Isabel Ostrander,
How Many Cards? — 19. Green Fire
(1920)
“ Old Kosakoff don't turn a hair, dough; he's busy openin' a door at de back of de store when all of a sudden de guy pulls somet'in' out of his coat pocket just as if it was a handful of junk an' I see a flash of green fire dat would knock your lamps out! Kosakoff turned 'round den an' grabbed him by de arm an' hauled him into de back room but I'm still foolin' wit' de bracelet when dey come out. ”
Isabel Ostrander,
How Many Cards? — 19. Green Fire
(1920)
“ I ain't got not'in' on Kosakoff, at dat. It ain't a crime for a swell guy to go over to de East Side to sell de fam'ly jewels, an' as for Spanish an' Harry, dey might have reformed, an' gone dere peaceable, like I done, to buy somet'in' for dere goils. I only got cold feet like I told you, an' laid off de whole works. You can't prove not'in' by me!" "You've gone too far to stop now, Joe!" the inspector said sternly. "You come through with the whole business or we'll put you on the stand against Kosakoff. ”
Isabel Ostrander,
How Many Cards? — 19. Green Fire
(1920)
“ Yes, ma'am, and by the only one who knew the combination; the same who entered your dressing room after Ilsa had left it for a minute, and took the fakes after he learned that you meant to have them reset almost at once and knew that you'd find out the truth. ”
