10-Story Detective, September 1941 — page 113: what you’re looking at

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ASSITY was dead. The killer behind the wheel of the death car had been hauled out of the wreck- age and laid beside Massity. He breathed harshly, with blood in his mouth. Steve knew he would be dead before the ambulance arrived. Captain Stearn was beside Steve. He and several of his men had arrived there two minutes after the shooting. Steve was looking down at the bloody-lipped killer, an edge of sur- prise in his eyes. “Keene!” he said slowly. “It was Keene who killed Louie Kelzeck—and Lance Boardman. With that damned ingenious rig he had set up in his car. A silenced gun, set behind the radiator grillwork, lined up so that the winged radiator ornament served as a sight for the target he aimed at. “The trigger was worked by a foot button, up out of easy sight, under the wheel. All he had to do was swing the ear’s front around till the winged Mercury lined up with his victim, and step on the button—” Stearn nodded. “From what I can gather, he was up against it when Kelzeck was indicted and gave evi- dence of breaking down. He was the real brains behind the racket, and Kelzeck’s testimony would have brok- en him. He and Massity had used Kel- zeck as their front to obtain juicy city contracts. “They were holding over Louie’s head the threat to expose his illegal entry into the country to the author- ities. But Massity overplayed his hand when he supplied Kelzeck with mate- rial that was so lousy it didn’t stand up. Hell!” Stearn growled. ‘These rats always slip up, in the end.”’ Steve shrugged, watched with hard. eyes as the morgue ambulance drew up by the curb. A small crowd had collected about the wrecked sedan. “IT was with Keene when he killed Lance,” he muttered. “Rode with him while he shot Lance, right under my nose. And I never suspected. Not till Massity and his hoods showed up at the Redtop Garage, right on my heels. Please mention Acw Fiction Group when anewering advertisement C(O) VENGEANCE ON THE WATERFRONT =——lit SUPER BAND | SPREAD CHASSIS: : 19 BANDS {o:o’scaces} 107m 71M MES EASIER FOREIGN TUNING/ REPLACE YOUR O10 CHASSIS WITH THIS NEW 1942 MUOWEST, <>) FACTORY T0-YOU SAVES YOU %. 50% UP & 5Q 08 0° TRADE-IN 9, sei SPEAKER, whines big FREE catalog. New 1942 Bais or big bie BUTTON TUNING models include Radios, Radio-Phonos, by MAGNA TENNA. jome ers, Sensationally low 4 LOOP AERIAL... factory-to-you prices: $9.95 to $199.50 »osup to 16 tubes. JUset-A gents Wanted). com PLETE READY TO PLAY 16-A CINCINNATI, GHIO vassing, no investment, Write ee giving age, dress sizo FASHION FROCKS, INC. DEP 23072 CINCINNATI, OHIO Size 8 x10 inches or souniter if de- sired. Same price for full length or C apie. etc., or Sopa anol of gil part o group picture e return o 3 for $1.00 SEND NO MONEY 22:22! photo or snapshot (any size) and within a week you will receive your beautiful pestaze or fend 496. a sent C. O. ue Pe rplus postare ee ing offer now. Send your photos today. Specify size wanted. STANDARD ART STUDIOS, 113 S. Jefferson St.,Dent. 99!1-L.Chicago Sell our ILLUSTRATED COMIC. BOOKLETS and other NOVEL- TIES. Each booklet size 444 x 2%. Ten different sample booklets MIDWEST RADIO CORPORATION T. : Earn up to $23 in @ week and your own dr sses Free. No can- bust form, groups, landscapes, pet Original photo guaranteed. enlargement, guaranteed fadeless. Dy Lachey 470 plus | / th o an : or send80c andwepay postage. Take aevpctege ofthis ames (Sideline Salesmen & Agents) sent for 50c, or 25 assorted for or 100 assorted for $2.00, Shipped prepaid, ch novelty price list sent with order ae No one sent C.0.D. Send Cash, Stamps or Money- onary REPSAC SALES co0., § W. (3th St., Dept. 409, BE A DETECTIVE Make Secret investigations Earn Big money. Work home of travel. Fascinating work. Experience unnecessary. DETECTIVE Particulars FREE, Write to GEO. f.7N. eo Broadway; N.Y, PAA Write today for free Booklet out- lining Pe das sharing plan. ALLIED WM 1 . Dept. 25, 7608 Se sian. Oe eeati oO, Free for Asthma During Summer If you suffer with those terrible attacks of Asthma when it is hot and sultry: if heat, dust and general mugginess make you ‘wheeze and choke as if each gasp for breath was the very last; if restful sleep is impossible because of the struggle to breathe; if you feel the disease is slowly wear- ing your life away, don’t fail to send at once to the Frontier Asthma Co., for a free trial of a remarkable _ method. No matter where you live or whether you have any faith in any remedy under the Sun, send for this free trial. If you have suffered for a lifetime and tried every- thing you could learn of without relief; even if you are utterly discouraged, do not abandon hope but send today for this free trial. It will cost you nothing. Address Frontier Asthma Co. 145-H Frontier Bldg. 462 Niagara 8St., Buffalo, N. Y; ANICLOOOKS