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"We're going to persuade that bastard to never set foot in town again'"

"We ought to kill the bastard'"

"We oughta,' the old man said 'But then, we'd be the cri to talk to a friend about this If everything goes right, toet I don't want you going nowhere Hang around the house You understand?'"

"Yeah,' I told the old man"

"Good,' he patted my back 'It's your duty to help someone when they can't help themselves Listen to me boy, and you'llto happen That night, a friend of the old man, who happens to be one of Beyford's finest, paid us a visit In the kitchen, the old man and his friend, I'll call him Mr Smith, told me to sit down"

"Mrs Ortolan took Shannie out of town for a few days By the tiure it, toht the three of us will pay Manson a visit I don't know if he locks his doors our keeps a gun in the house That's were you come in,' he said to Smith"

"I knoay in,' I spoke up" The oldfound out,' I said"

Count interrupted his story, "Ja about don't you?" he asked

"Yeah Under the front porch, lift the lattice, slide under the porch, slide the plywood from theand you're in the room with the oil tank Froood Jaet to him while he's on the first floor on't have to worry about a gun I doubt if he carries in his own house It's where he feels safest He'll be unsuspecting But, if he is, we get our asses out of there Hoell do you know his house Junior?'"

"Like the back of my hand'"

"Good If he locks his door, on't have to jimmy the lock Junior sneaks in and opens it fro," Mr Smith said as he reached into his wallet He produced tickets for to, it's his word against ours As far as anybody is concerned, we are at a hockey game Junior, tomorrow in school, let it be known that you have tickets for the game Understand?'"