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"He had vanished fro before his crimes were tied to hi newspaper reporter proved that Clement Massey and Dapper Doyle-were one and the saues saw to it that the scandal was quickly covered up There wasn't enough hard evidence for a trial anyway"

"Hard to believe that Massey was never recognized during a holdup"

"He seldo a battle behind the lines, he usually stayed in the background All the jobs were pulled out of state, and even his own gang didn't know his true identity Actually, he was recognized on one of the few occasions he directed a robbery at first hand

But the witness' testi marshal After all, who could believe that a respected state senator was a closet bandit?"

"Odd that Massey didn't wear a mask"

"A psychological turn-on," said Beatty "He probably flaunted himself just to experience the excite your luck A double life can be a super challenge for soht Like a husband cheating on his ho throws lipstick covered handkerchiefs in the family laundry hamper"

"Then why the Wacketshire depot robbery? Why did Massey risk everything for a paltry eighteen bucks?"

"I've spent lass around "Except for that caper, Massey never pulled a job that paid less than twenty-five grand"

"He disappeared right after that"

"I'd get lost too if I was the cause of a hundred deaths" Beatty took a long s of his beer

"Because he ignored the stationmaster's plea to stop the train and allooe into a cold river, he becae mass murderer instead of a Robin Hood

"How do you read it?"

"He wanted to rob the train," Beatty answeredThere was a bad stor late Maybe he was thrown off schedule I don't know

So screwed up his plans"

"What was on the train for a robber?" asked Pitt