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the utmost eagerness. "It sure would be a pity
if we kicked off an' Uncle Sam couldn't profit
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goat, like as not there never was a feller as full o'
kinks as he is."

"I'm pretty certain of that, partner," Jack
assured him, "there's no doubt about his having
been gassed in the war and that might account
for his actions--he's dippy along certain lines
and he finds this way of defying the Government
gives him the one big thrill he wants. It's almost
incredible, I own up, but I believe we're going to
prove it before we quit.

"Some men you know find this excitement in
driving a speeding car along the beach up at
Daytona at a hundred miles and more an hour,
others go out and hunt tigers in India, lions and
elephants in wildest Africa, but with this
wealthy sportsman the craze takes the form of
snapping his fingers in contempt at Uncle Sam's
Coast Guard and all the revenue men in
Florida.

"I was a bit skeptical at first, it all seemed so
silly, such a whimsey for a rich man to fancy--taking
such big risks just for the thrill he got--but
the more I picked up about the man the less
inclined I became to doubt, and by now I'm convinced
it is the truth."

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