120. "without being too extraneous"

by horace p sternwall and manfred skyline

illustrated by danny delacroix and eddie el greco

editorial consultant: Prof. Dan Leo

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the escaped international jewel thief stan slade, disguised with a new shave and haircut and new clothes, looks across the deserted lobby of the venerable hotel st crispian. roland the night clerk is behind the desk.

meanwhile, miss laura lou and corporal gray are accompanying the painter pete palomine to his studio

we now return to the automat beside the hotel st crispian, where stan slade's associates cosette and jake are ready to listen to lullaby lewinsky's story

121. modulations of a bar napkin