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...were tied up in London at the time, and the Waterloo Airways Terminal is part of the postal district in which the letter was mailed. The message itself, according to Colonel Bassett, gave no clue to Burgess' whereabouts. It came, as The Manchester Guardian put it, "like a rap on the door-but when the door is opened, nobody is there...
...confidential voice, "but next time you must ..." To the clumsy he urges, "be smooth like the violinist--zipp, zipp, zipp!," and compares the unrelaxed fencer to a "medieval knight." His sterner nature emerges with the repeated mistakes of more experienced pupils. Those who become careless may get a sharp rap from his blade...
...French imports. As France is the worst offender, OEEC decided that Faure's gesture was not enough; France got orders to report back next year, itemizing the steps it is taking to reform its artificial exchange rates, free more trade. Even the French delegate endorsed this rap at his own country...
...Nola, near Naples, was pretty proud of his nickname-"Crackshot." For years the local carabinieri had tried to nail him for bootlegging, petty theft and antiFascism, without success. Then one day in 1934, word reached the village that Crackshot Carlo was wanted on a highway robbery and murder rap. Carlo left his dark-eyed mistress and their two illegitimate children behind and took to the hills. Two weeks later he decided to give himself up for trial. "I am innocent!" he shouted in court; he had been miles away at the time of the murder, loading a wagon with bootleg...
...night, Gambler Randy shows up outside Rowdy's window with a bullet wound in his upper arm and a plea of "Hide me" on his lips. A Congressman's son has been killed in a shooting brawl, and Randy is sure he will be tagged with the rap. Rowdy not only hides him, she takes charge of his getaway by car and speedboat...