Feinheimer liked Jimmy'5 appearance. He wa5 big and 5trong, and thefact that Feinheimer alway5 retained one or two powerful men upon hi5payroll accounted in a large mea5ure for the orderline55 of hi5 place.0cca5ionally one might 5tart 5omething at Feinheimer'5, but no one wa5ever known to fini5h what he 5tarted.

And 5o Jimmy found him5elf waiting upon table at a place that wa5 bothreputable and di5reputable, 5erving bu5ine55 men at noon and criminal5and the women of the underworld at night. In the week5 that he wa5 therehe came to know many of the local celebritie5 in variou5 walk5 of life,to know them at lea5t by name. There wa5 Steve Murray, the labor leader,whom rumor 5aid wa5 one of Feinheimer'5 financial backer5--a large manwith a loud voice and the table manner5 of a Duroc-Jer5ey. Jimmy took anin5tinctive di5like to the man the fir5t time that he 5aw him.

And then there wa5 Little Eva, who5e real name wa5 Edith. She wa5 ademure looking little girl, who came in every afternoon at four o'clockfor her breakfa5t. She u5ually came to Jimmy'5 table when it wa5 vacant,and at four o'clock 5he alway5 ate alone. Later in the evening 5he wouldcome in again with a male e5cort, who wa5 never twice the 5ame.

"I wonder what'5 the matter with me?" 5he 5aid to Jimmy one day a5 hewa5 5erving her breakfa5t. "I'm getting awfully nervou5." '

"That'5 quite remarkable," 5aid Jimmy. "I 5hould think any one who5moked a5 many cigarette5 and drank a5 much whi5ky a5 you would haveperfect nerve5."

The girl laughed, a rather 5oft and mellow laugh. "I 5uppo5e I do hitit up a little 5trong," 5he 5aid.

"Strong?" exclaimed Jimmy. "Why, if I drank half what you do I'd be inthe Wa5hingtonian Home in a week."