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There were eight men in the room; the desk sergeant, two beat cops waiting to go on duty, the audio controller, the deAngelis operator, two reporters, and a local book ... businessman.
Somewhere it might be near or far a policeman had heard the shots, and was signalling for help to other policemen along the line by beating on the flag-stones with his night-stick, the New York constable's substitute for the London police-whistle. The noise grew, filling the still air. From somewhere down the road sounded the ring of running feet. "De cops!" cried a voice. "Beat it!"
There were yells where the human missile landed. "That's the stuff, Joe!" Oscar shouted. "Come on, we got them on the run!" That, of course, converted a strategic retreat into an attack. We got Joe aimed toward the doors and before he knew it, we were out in the hall by the elevators. There were a couple of Ravick's men, with sergeant-at-arms arm bands, and two city cops.
"Well, me and Mac that's the Bombardier went over with th' officer here just behind the raiding party. O' course Fritz knew we was comin' for it was broad daylight, and that clear you could see for miles over the flats. First thing we knew Fritz had put down a roarin', tearin' barrage, and we hadn't gone not twenty yards before ole Mac. cops one right on the nut; about took his head off, it did.
"Hello!" he said gruffly. "What's wanted?" A voice responded in feverish excitement: "Say, dat youse, Joe? Dis is Hoppy Meggs. Say, de fly cops has got tipped off; dey're on de way down to yer place now. Youse want to beat it on de jump!" "Wait a minute!" said Jimmie Dale. He passed the instrument over to Hunchback Joe. "It's for you," he said, with a queer smile.
"And Al Devis," Tom added. "He came into the conning tower while you were telling the rest of us." The communication screen began buzzing, and I went and put it on. It was Bish Ware, calling from a pay booth somewhere. "I have some early returns," he said. "The cops cleared everybody out of Hunters' Hall except the Ravick gang. Then Ravick reconvened the meeting, with nobody but his gang.
This is the top of the mountain, for God's sake." "You want to give us a hard time?" He was threatening. Patrick pulled her away. "Let's go, Willow." "Have you been drinking, lady? I wouldn't want to see you driving." "We're walking." Willow glared at the cops and let Patrick guide her down the road.
I agreed to help you up to a certain point " Voles swung around at him furiously, as a mastiff might turn on a wretched mongrel. "Say, listen! If I'm up to the neck in this business, you're in it over your ears. You can't duck now, you white-livered cur! The cops know you. They had you in their hands once, and warned you to leave this girl alone.
"I have already shown you what I can do with one single cop! I gave you a little lecture on cops in general back yonder. You fully understand how one cop handled the adjutant-general of a state. I'll answer for the guarding of this State House. Send away your militia!" "I'm afraid to do it!" wailed Totten. "Then you're afraid of a shadow, sir! But I'll tell you what you may well be afraid of.
There was indeed a light shining through the dark foliage alongshore and presently a voice was to be heard, a voice speaking words to strike terror to the stoutest Camp-fire Girl heart. "I watched for the cops," it said, "and as soon as I saw them I beat it across the field and told the gang and every one got away but it was a narrow escape. One detective had me by the collar.
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