Carla's Revenge

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Sydney J. Bounds. Carla's Revenge

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For Mike Shine

The car was a Lincoln. It was wide as a tank, and streamlined; the nose was curved, the tail narrowing to a cigar-shape. The steel plates had been reinforced, painted a drab olive-green, and the windows were curved and bulletproof. It was not the sort of car an honest citizen would need in his daily chores.

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“King Logan did run the protection racket,” he replied gently, “but he doesn’t now. Logan is finished in the Bowery. Traders’ Insurance Inc., have taken over for Logan—and Mr. Shapirro, our boss, wishes me to leave this message with you for him. ‘King Logan will take himself out of New York if he values his health’!”

Carla said: “King isn’t going to like that. He likes to think he’s the boss around these parts. This means trouble.”

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