治安官说：“在杰克逊县我就是法律。”
The sheriff said, “I’m the law in Jackson County.”
杰克不由自主地笑了起来。这种话在附近的电影院里会引起哄堂大笑。但随后笑容在他的唇边凝固了。那个小个子副治安官从一边慢慢地向他靠近，那个高大、衣着邋遢的副治安官从另一边围了上来。而治安官克林，两百五十磅纯粹的强壮身躯，站在门口，脸上露出凶恶的表情。
In spite of himself, Jake started to laugh. It was the kind of speech that brought down the house at the neighborhood movies. Then the laugh froze on his lips. The little deputy was moving slowly up to him on one side, the big, sloppily dressed deputy was closing in on the other. And Sheriff Kling, two hundred and fifty pounds of sheer brawn, was standing in the doorway, an ugly look on his face.
“没人知道参议员被枪击的时候你们在哪里，”治安官斟酌着用词说，“而且我听到汤姆在这里说你卷入了一堆谋杀案。”他的小眼睛紧盯着杰克的脸。“也许我只是个小镇治安官，但我知道怎么对付你们这些芝加哥的歹徒。”
“Nobody knows where you were when the Senator was shot,” the sheriff said, weighing his words, “and I heard Tom here talking about you having been mixed up in a bunch of murders.” His little eyes bored into Jake’s face. “Maybe I’m a small-town sheriff, but I know how to take care of you Chicago gangsters.”
“别再发表演讲了，”汤姆·伯罗斯一只手拿着电话说，“我要告诉合众社什么？”
“Lay off the speechmaking,” Tom Burrows said, one hand on the phone. “What do I tell the U.P.?”
治安官马文·克林的嘴唇紧绷起来。“就说——”他停顿了一下，“杰克逊县已经完全控制了局面。并且说我扣留了两个重要证人。”
Sheriff Marvin Kling’s lips tightened. “Just say -” he paused, “Jackson county has the situation well in hand. And say I’m holding two material witnesses.”
杰克·贾斯特高大、瘦长的身躯绷紧准备行动。一道阳光透过窗户照在他身上，把他的红头发变成了一团火焰。他向治安官迈了一步。
Jake Justus’ big, rangy frame tightened for action. One flash of sunlight through the window turned his red hair into a flame. He took one step toward the sheriff.
“我就是这个意思，”治安官总结道，指着杰克和海伦。他转过身面对杰克。“我也懂一些法律。”
“And I mean them,” the sheriff concluded, pointing to Jake and Helene. He wheeled to face Jake. “I know something about the law too.”
“你这个混蛋。”杰克说着，同时动了起来。海伦尖叫起来。
“You son of a bitch,” Jake said, in the same moment that he moved. Helene screamed.
汤姆·伯罗斯抓起电话大喊：“给我接麦迪逊的合众社，快点——”
Tom Burrows grabbed the telephone and yelled, “Get me the United Press in Madison and make it fast -”
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