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"I think it's exciting," Annie bubbled

"Annie, you act out the role of Hiraent, Saee, you're the authority I'll leave it to you to take the part of Cleh the events step by step"

"I'll try," Magee said "But it's iue and o"

"We won't need a perfect perforh will do fin

e"

Magee shrugged "Okaylet's see, Meechum was seated at the table in front of the chessboard

Harding had just taken a call fro near the phone when Massey entered"

He walked to the doorway and turned around, holding out his hand in siled with the occasional boo, and then he nodded his head "This is a holdup," he said Annie looked at Pitt, unsure of what to do or say

"After the surprise wore off," said Pitt, "the railroad ument"

"Yes, when I interviewed Sa he said they tried to tell Massey there was no money in the depot, but he wouldn't listen He insisted that one of them open the safe"

"They hesitated," Pitt conjectured

"In the beginning," said Magee, his voice taking on a hollow tone "Then Harding agreed, but only if he could flag the train first Massey refused, clai it was a trick He becah Meechum's chessboard"

Annie hesitated, a blank look on her face Then, carried away by her iination, she swept the board off the table and scattered the chess pieces over the floor

"Harding begged, tried to explain that the bridge was out Massey would have none of it"

The headlah thePitt could see that Magee's eyes were looking into another time "Then what happened?" Pitt prompted