“Let’s go!” shouted the Professor. And he, Emil, the Middleday brothers, and Crumbagel all sprinted to Emperor Avenue as if they were trying to break the world record for the hundred-yard dash. Then Gus signaled to them to slow down, and they took the last thirty feet before the newspaper stand at a walk, trying to be careful. “Too late?” asked Emil, out of breath. “Are you crazy, bud?” whispered Gus. “When I do a job, I do it right.” The thief was standing on the other side of the street in front of Café Josty, looking around like a tourist in Switzerland. Then he bought the evening newspaper from a newspaper vendor and began to read. “If he comes over here and sees us, it’ll be messy,” said Crumbagel. They stood behind the kiosk, stuck their heads out around the side, and trembled with excitement. The thief didn’t notice them in the slightest. He was doggedly turning every page of the newspaper. “I bet he’s looking out the corner of his eye to see if anyone’s on his trail,”
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