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that's best But if they put you behind the bars in Atlanta, son, you'll

stay there till your term is up No matter what is found out in your

case, it will take ht people But if you ain't in prison, and we can get a line on this

case and dig up even a part of the truth, then you've got a fighting

chance in the open If we can get just enough to make 'em afraid to put

you onto the witness-stand, that

You're a sailor, boy! You know a sailor can't do much when his hands are

tied Stay outside the penitentiary and help "

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s to have 'es you can do if

you duck out of sight for a little while I'll go ahead and--"

Suddenly he checked hi the hich commanded

a considerable section of street He wasted no further breath on good