About 20 minutes after the officer left. A man walks toward the man who is waiting at the doorway of the store
I was patrolling the street, the time was barely 10'o clock at night. When I saw a man leaning on the doorway of the darkened hardware store with a unlighted cigar on his mouth . As I walk up to him. He spoke up quickly
It's alright, officer. I'm just waiting for a friend. It's an appointment made 20 years ago. Sounds a little funny to you, doesn't it? Well I'll explain to you if you'd like to make certain it's all straight.
About that long ago, there used to be a restaurant where this store stands " BIG JOE, BRADY'S RESTAURANT"
The man on the doorway struck a match and lit his cigar. The tells the rest of the story.
I'll be on my way. Hope your friend comes around all right.
Until five years ago, It was torn down then.
Is that you Jimmy Wells?
They talk to each other until Jimmy ask Bob to come with him.
Come on, Bob; we'll go around to a place I know of, and have a good long talk about old times
Is that you Bob?
While they are walking Bob suddenly said
You're not Jimmy Wells, 20 years is a long time, but not long enough to change a man's nose from a roman to a pug
It sometimes changes a good man to a bad one. You've been under arrest for ten minutes, 'Silky' Bob. Chicago thinks you may have dropped over your way and wires us she wants to have a chat with you Going quietly, are you? That's sensible. Now, before we go onto the station here's a note I was asked to hand you. You may read it here at the window. It's from patrolman wells
Bob, I was at the place on time. When you struck the match to light your cigar I saw it was the face of man wanted in Chicago. Somehow I couldn't do it myself so I went and got another cop to do the job- jimmy