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 the back. Money and power on one hand and lack of them on the other has a way of making people understand each other quickly and thoroughly.

They took the wounded boy back to a room in the hotel which was the gang's headquarters and the doctor went to work on him in an effort to save his life. Tony retired to his private office and sent for Steve Libati, the man whom Lovo had appointed as second in command of the gang dur­ing his absence and who, Tony realized, was very jealous of his position as chief. He felt that now was as good a time as any to give the man an im­portant assignment, to test his ability and his loyalty.