10-Story Detective Magazine Cover — page 113: what you’re looking at

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SATAN’S SEARCH WARRANT— Dunno how that happened, but Pll make one guess. “You wanted something to kill him with that wouldn’t make a noise or a mark. So you went in the bathroom awhile, and you put a cake of soap in the toe of a sock. That makes a good blackjack. Then you came back and— “Well, you could have killed him here, but you’d have had to carry him to the flat above. My guess is you got him up there on some pretext and slugged him there. Then you rigged the sheets out of the window and dropped him down the airshaft.” Paul Durban didn’t smile; there wasn’t any expression on his face at all. He said, “That’s guesswork, Hay- den. Now get the hell out of —” “Shut up,” said Dutch. “You forgot something, Paul. When you left Elkins in here, you forgot he was a petty dip, maybe a klepto to boot. You say he was never in here. Well, there’s proof that he was. Pocketfuls of it. Elkins’ pockets were full of stuff he swiped when you left him alone. “He stepped into the kitchenette— there’s silverware to prove it. And your bureau’s just inside the bedroom door and he had time to reach through and loot it—the top of it anyway. Studs and cuff links and stuff. And a gold watch. There was an initial G on it, and that didn’t hit me right away. “But didn’t you originally have a name like—wasn’t it Golemononavian or something like that? And didn’t you change it for business reasons when you opened a club of your own? If we can prove that watch was yours, let alone the rest of the stuff he’d swiped —well, you see where it puts you, since you’re on record he didn’t come here.” Dutch had stepped forward along- side Ben Hayden while he was talking. His gun was still aimed at Ben; the other man’s gun still covered Durban. Ben said, “Okay, boys. It’s your turn. I think he’ll talk business.” Dutch’s greedy eyes as well as those a of the other gunman, swung to Dur- urs s sate: ALSE TEETH mouth-impression GUARANTEE ae torial, Se 5 oe Booklet of vew |FREE| Styles and Information, Write today «FREE, MONEY EROEER SSRI AS AG te Corres Dep’ 3 ee >< S - 2 ape " ~ 2 Tn a ee ee xs : fh = ; a. ar <= > a 7 ae z = Poe eae Here’s What Many Doctors Advise . « « ‘New, Safe, Quick and Inexpensive At ig Here's something new that gives amazingly simple atts to increase. T short mon a over America ‘are ae inches to their = earance—and increasi too, doctors suthusiasticalty recommend “this their por tarity persons. Acclaimed & Endorsed Everywhere is the book doctors have been reading about in . ttlineis Medical Journal ently.’ ith creat possibilities.’ ne devices, etc. eximple directions. OUR OFFER—SEND NO MONEY “Short Stature & Height Increase’’ gives you apparent 2 by scientists and recommended . npsiciaaa. Guaranteed harmless. mmand tention, be admired women. Fi $2.98, now only 98 cents. SEND NO MONEY. Just mail coupon ron OS yO OS OO SS Ot OS OO GO g HARVEST HOUSE, 70 Fifth, Aven, Dept. K- K-408, NEW YORK: 8 z S508 SeORT mt ATURE & IN! in plain package, g pees Lifetime ill pay den OA 98 cents plus few pl a Bi not « I may return it within ten days and my Oe conte ff g wet ; MS acs ore ot CCUsC cher het went bund tbte Laden iia - | Address vee ene ewer e eee wneewenweeawewweweweeneewn ewe eweeereneeee i ¥ ag CRECE. I HERE if you want to save postage, Enclose $1.00 f pon & we ship prepaid. C as comdes ahem tens cocci aia DICE e CARDS Periect Dice; Magic Dice Cards—-READ THE KS — Inks, Daubs, vores Chi Se “foxes. ayouts, ce Boxes, Counter Games nch- WRIT A boards. CATALOG TODA K. C. CARD CO. (242 W. Washington Bivd., Chicago, Ml. POEMS WANTED: hoeniag ag Ams NA or any MUSICAL FOR H SETTING i, org Bee | sacred. 7 Brg sarang cal Gabe feeios D OnICHARD, BROTHERS, 53 Woods Building, Chicago, iHinois. FALSE TEETH Low a1” 68> 2 Be) 90 DAYS TRIAL oe,/ TEST THEM aaa D examine THEM — MAIL from Lon make F. of of Satiataction. FREE Baers omg n ma- rik as — , =