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Chapter 14

           

           “Thegrocerystoreonthecorner,halfablockfromwheremotherlived,changedhands,”hetoldus.“Iknewitbythedifferentsignovertheplace.IhadtowaitsixmonthsafterthatbeforeIcouldwritemyfirstletter,butwhenIdidIaskedmotheraboutit.Andshesaidyes,ithadchanged.”

           “Didyoureadthatgrocerysign?”JakeOppenheimerasked.

           “SurethingIdid,”wasMorrell’sresponse.“OrhowcouldIhaveknownit?”

           “Allright,”rappedOppenheimertheunbelieving.“Youcanproveiteasy.Sometime,whentheyshiftsomedecentguardsonusthatwillgiveusapeepatanewspaper,yougetyourselfthrownintothejacket,climboutofyourbody,andsashaydowntolittleold’Frisco.SlideuptoThirdandMarketjustabouttwoorthreea.m.whentheyarerunningthemorningpapersoffthepress.Readthelatestnews.ThenmakeaswiftsneakforSanQuentin,getherebeforethenewspapertugcrossesthebay,andtellmewhatyouread.Thenwe’llwaitandgetamorningpaper,whenitcomesin,fromaguard.Then,ifwhatyoutoldmeisinthatpaper,Iamwithyoutoafare-you-well.”

           Itwasagoodtest.IcouldnotbutagreewithOppenheimerthatsuchaproofwouldbeabsolute.

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