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- The policeman moved up the beat impressively. The time was barely 10 at night and gusts of wind had de-peopled the streets.
- As the policeman walked up to him the man spoke up quickly. its all right officer he said reassuringly
- The waiting man pulled out a handsome watch, its lids set with small diamonds.
- When about midway of a certain block the policeman suddenly slowed his walk.in the doorway of a darkened hardware a man leaned.
- About twenty minutes he waited and then a tall man in a long overcoat with the collar turned up to his hurried across form the opposite side of the street. He went directly to the waiting man.
- The man in the doorway struck a match and lit his cigar. The light showed a pale square jawed face with keen eyes, a little white scar. He wore a large oddly set diamond pin in his scarf.
- At the corner stood a drug store, brilliant with electric lights. When they came into the glare of them they turned simultaneously to gaze upon each others faces.
- It sounds pretty interesting to me...Rather long time between meets though isn't it?
- You're not Jimmy wells!. Twenty years is a long time but not long enough to change a mans nose from a romans to pugs!
- I'm just waiting for a friend. Its a appointment made twenty years ago. Sounds funny doesn't it? Twenty years ago i dined here at big joe brady, the finest chap in the world. I was to leave to the west the next day so we bade goodbye at this entrance and promised to meet again after twenty years.
- The policeman went on his way trying doors as he went. And in the doorway of a darkened hardware shop a man who came a thousand miles to visit his friend; waited.
- The man from the west unfolded the little piece of paper handed to him.
- Ill be on my way then. Hope your friends comes around. Good night sir.
- Yes it is quite a long time. We corresponded for a year or two but lost touch...Three minutes to 10!.It was exactly 10 when we parted at the restaurant door.
- The two men started up the street arm in arm, the man from the west started outlining his success story while the man in the overcoat listened intently.
- Bob! is that you?!!. Its fate bob I'm sure of it!...Shame, The restaurants closed now. How's the west treated you?
- Well its given me everything I've wished for. You've changed lots jimmy!.You've grown so tall!
- Now before we go on to the station here's a not i was asked to hand you. You may read it here at the window. Its from patrolman wells The mysterious man continued.
- But it sure can change a good man to a bad man … You've been under arrest for ten minutes 'Silky Bob' Chicago thinks you may have dropped over our way and wires us she wants to a have chat with you. Going quietly are you? That's sensible.
- His hand was steady as he began to unfold but as he began to read it trembled little by the time he finished.
- Bob: I was at the appointed place on time. When you struck the match to light your cigar, I saw it was the face of the man wanted in Chicago. Somehow I couldn't do it myself, so I went around and got a plain clothed man to do the job,- Jimmy
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