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due northwest with Tampa as their goal, Perk
slapped his pal on the back and gave vent to his
high spirits.

"Oh how joyful it does seem, partner," he was
saying, "to be startin' on the home stretch with
our game played to a finish, the ducks bagged
an' nigh ready for the spit. Somethin' to crow
about this time, I guess boy. Mebbe the Big
Boss up at Washington ain't goin' to be tickled
pink when he gets the news an' knows we've
grabbed Oswald by the heels with evidence
aplenty to send him to Atlanta for a term o'
years. This night flight promises to be the happiest
ever for the pair o' us. I know I'm actin'
like a loon, partner, but I jest can't help it--such
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our line. An' now I wonder where we'll be sent
for the next big job we tackle?"

"We'll know all that soon enough Perk," he
was told by his comrade. "We deserve a little
rest after this business is cleaned up, then we'll
be ready to start out fresh and dandy, no matter
if it takes us to the Wild West this time."

"Huh! why not?" grunted Perk with the air
of one who was utterly indifferent as to whether
he was given a mission that would take him to
the other side of the world, as long as he had at
his side the pal whom he loved so well and the
backing of the Government to stand for expenses.

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