The Public Enemy Page #5

-Yes, sir.

Signed up or sealed up.

Tom and Matt here

is the official signers and sealers.

-The trouble squad.

-And if they need any help...

Nails has got some pretty handy boys

with their gloves all oiled.

Dear me, l'm afraid this means--

lt means they buy our beer

or they don't buy any beer.

All right, Dutch, get going.

And don't take any back talk

from those speakies.

Tell them, ''Here's the beer you ordered.''

lf they doubt you, call Matt and Tom.

All right, Matt, Tom, get going.

-Hello, Steve. How's business?

-Business?

Business is on the bum.

That's with telling us

you only took two kegs of beer last trip...

-but now you don't want any at all.

-Business is on the bum.

Give us a couple of beers.

That'll help a little.

-That ain't our beer.

-Where'd you get this slop?

lt's good, ain't it?

And it's cheaper than yours.

How much you paying for this stuff?

-Two bits a glass.

-All right. Screw.

l thought so.

You can sell ours for the same price.

Get your hands off that!

Somebody's got to protect

your customers.

What can l do? l can't help it

if l have to buy from Schemer Burns.

-They tell me the same thing that you do.

-You're yellow.

Please, you ain't gonna slug me, are you?

Maybe not today.

But l'm telling you this for the last time.

When Dutch comes,

he will leave some beer.

You're going to take it

and kick in with the dough.

lf you don't, somebody will come and kick

your teeth out one at a time. Get me?

You'll be needing some right away.

How many should we leave?

-Two kegs.

-You hear that, Dutch? Bring in five kegs.

''Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Ryan.''

''Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Grogan.''

''Welcome home, Michael Powers.''

''Samuel Nathan''?

l never heard of him.

Nails Nathan. One of Tom's new friends.

What's Tom doing now, Pat?

Mother said something

about a political job.

Yeah? And that ain't all.

He and Matt have been running around...

with a couple of girls

at the Washington Arms Hotel.

Now, the worst part of it all

is that he's been lying to his mother.

He's leaving her think

that he's made an honest success.

Why, sure it's only a question of time

when he's going to be caught.

And then he'll be

after breaking her poor heart.

But what's he doing?

Beer. Bootleg.

He's one of Paddy Ryan's gang.

But that's not all.

Sure, they stop at nothing.

You either take their beer,

or they put you on the spot.

l tell you, Michael, it is a wicked business.

Why, only last week....

-Got it?

-Yeah, l got it.

That's nice of you, Tommy...

but l don't think

Mike will be able to drink any.

lt's the best beer in town.

lt'll do him good.

Dinner's all ready, Michael.

-Shall l help you in?

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