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 of help. “Gee!” he said to himself. “The big boob! Why couldn’t he leave us alone fer a minute!”

“They want to see you,” Corcoran said, “about the same old trouble. I ’ve been looking for you all day.”

“Well, I ’m busy.”

“Won’t take you a second. Run along down in the machine. I ’ll go with you.”

“Now look-a-here, Cork,” he protested plaintively, “you ’ve been over me so often on that damn ol’ frame up of yours— I don’t know a thing about the bus’ness, an’ I can tell you that, here, without wastin’ gasoline.”

Corcoran noticed Barney. “Who ’s your young friend?”

“It don’t matter who he is. I was told to take him uptown to keep a date, an’ I got to do it. How long ’ll you want me?”

“About five minutes.”

Tip cursed. “All right. I ’ll get out. The kid can go up alone.”