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Something terrible impended. This was evident from the furtive manner of the small, flat-chested man who cowered in the shadows. He quaked like a terrified rabbit at each strange sound. Once a cop came along the alleylike side street, slapping big feet heartily on the walk, twiddling his nightstick, and whistling 'Yankee Doodle.' The prowler crawled under a parked car, and lay there until the happy cop passed.