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And he probably had。 Percy Wetmore was a great reader of Argosy and Stag and Men's Adventure。 There was a prison tale in every issue; it seemed; and Percy read them avidly; like a man doing research。 It was like he was trying to find out how to act; and thought the information was in those magazines。 He'd e just after we did Anthony Ray; the hatchet…killer … and he hadn't actually participated in an execution yet; although he'd witnessed one from the switch…room。
〃He knows people;〃 Harry said。 〃He's connected。 You'll have to answer for sending him off the block; and you'll have to answer even harder for expecting him to do some real work。〃
〃I don't expect it;〃 I said; and I didn't 。。。 but I had hopes。 Bill Dodge wasn't the sort to let a man just stand around and do the heavy looking…on。 〃I'm more interested in the big boy; for the time being。 Are we going to have trouble with him?〃
Harry shook his head with decision。
〃He b at court down there in Trapingus County;〃 Dean said。 He took his little rimless glasses off and began to polish them on his vest。 〃Of course they had more chains on him than Scrooge saw on Marley's ghost; but he could have kicked up dickens if he'd wanted。 That's a pun; son。〃
〃I know;〃 I said; although I didn't。 I just hate letting Dean Stanton get the better of me。
〃Big one; ain't he?〃 Dean said。
〃He is;〃 I agreed。 〃Monstrous big。〃
〃Probably have to crank Old Sparky up to Super