Judge — April 25, 1931 — page 23: what you’re looking at

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JUDGE UNCLE SPIKE’S BEDTIME STORIES FOR LITTLE RACKETEERS THE LION AND THE MOUSE Tus is the real McCoy on how Machine Gun Leo the Lion a Three-Finger Jocy the Mouse pened to hook up together, an’ don’t vt no books tell you different It all starts when Thre Joey is makin’ a delivery over in M chine Gun Leo’s territory, one day. Ya'd think he'd of known better, but he was new at the racket, He was walkin’ down the street when Leo drives up an’ gives him the eye. , got in the — satchel, rn says Joey, “I just got some medicine for my mother-in- law, down on Monroe Street. Oh, yeah?” Leo says. “Save that one for the bulls, Ain't you heard that any guy who comes over on this side of Madison Street is taking the wrong way to save shoe leather? ‘Whaddya mean, save shoe leath- cr?” asks Joey. “[ mean you're goin’ to spend the rest of your life in this automobile,” says Leo, “an’ you ain't goin’ to die of old age, neither. Climb in, an’ don’t make no fuss,” he says, “because you only got a few minutes to say a lot of prayers.” “Aw, lissen, Leo,” says Joey, “gim- me a brea I didn’t know this was in your territory, honest, I didn’t.” “Come on, come on,” says Leo. “I cotta get home for dinner. Get in the car an’ stop worryin’. In just a few minutes all your troubles'll be over.” “Boy, that girl's crazy to meet you!! * says Joey, “you lem- me off this time, and I'll pay you ba “What could a little punk like you do for me?” “Well, you never can tell,” says Joe: scram! I'll let you go, this time, but remember—lemme see you just once more over on this side of the line, I'll turn you into. solid lead. rig where you stand.” So little Three-Finger Jocy beats it, in one pice V Teun, it gets to be about a month before election time, and one day Joey sees by the Tribune that Ma- chine Gun Leo is in the Big House, on sixteen charges. So when visitors’ comes around, he blows down to him. What's the big idea, Machine asks him. ; . “the district at- y wants to get his name in the paper, so he’s ma a grandstand play by puttin’ me in hock for a while,” “Oh, that’s the idea!” Jocy says. “Well, remember I told you once that I'd do something for you, some day? see,” says lams out (Continued on page “I shouldn't wonder, I owe her three months’ alimony!” comicbooks.com