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IT was Angelo who admitted the Commissioner, and if he showed some apprehension it was only natural, for Angelo had the clearest vision of all gangsters, and recognized the potential danger represented by this hard--faced man.
Between Kelly and him there was a sort of sympathy which was difficult to define. Kelly had marked Angelo as the future leader of the gang which Perelli controlled, and he saw that there would not only be a change in methods, but a considerable improvement in the state of affairs, when the time came for Angelo to take charge. "Where's Perelli?" he asked roughly. Looking around, he saw the empty champagne bottles and glasses, and even without the strains of the gramophone would have known there was a party in progress.