10-Story Detective, November 1942 — page 43: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

The Case ot Chips Galway By Charlie Fuller ( qj OU can sort of excuse a hard- y working Jick for not anticipat- ing that a three-year-old case will abruptly cut loose and almost kick him into a morgue. That’s why Kirker was caught unprepared in his apart- ment at three A.M., when the dirty egg began to hatch. He stood confronting a little guy who huddled in an overstuffed chair, For three years Sergeant Kirker had been trying to crack the case of the Galway rub-out. And now, he had a chance to trap the ruthless killer. But when Kirker was ready to spring that trap, he had to stick out his own neck for bullet bait. p and he tilted his head back and laughed sarcastically. “You’re fresh out of stir, Hymie Sneeters—about four days—” “Three, sarge.” “All right, three. So you come run- ning to the dick who put you there, wanting to give him a tip, huh? But first you take a sock at him. Come clean, now!” DOOK (C©