The Scapegoat
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About This Book
Who would not have pity for a poor, helpless victim? Nobody--except another poor victim!ExcerptThe old guy didn't have a chance. All he could do was shield his head with limp arms and moan, while this other fellow--a young, husky six-footer--gave him a vicious, cold-blooded beating."Hey, there!" I yelled indignantly. "Cut it out!"But the kid kept belting away, as if he were methodically working out on a fifty-pound training bag. Finally, the old man sagged to the pavement. Then this hoodlum began to kick him.I'm not a hero. I'm a newspaper man whose job it is to look at things objectively. But...
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