Proof at last. The New Mills Masfia are working their evil ways. It was rumoured earlier this week that Chaddy Pat Trombione was looking at a concrete waistcoat instead of the new Masonic jacket. Now he is keeping the newts company at the bottom of the Sett.
His crime was to speak out. You don't do that too often against Papa Masfon. He used to be happy with keeping little schoolkids in their place. Nowadays the Brass just isn't enough. He gets his kicks now in bigger organisations. They call it something like "The Co-Operative"- yeah, everyone co-operates allright. Try not doing, Pat Trombione did.
There's a long list of losers. All gone now of course. The Masfia had them all - they usually didn't tow the line.
Jim, a little while back. He was a Don as well. Don Ductor they say. He was pleasant enough - he knew how to put it about. The basses got him out in the end. They all scarpered at tea break. Jim threw both a wobbler and his baton, neither was ever seen at New Mills again.
The_Walrus
Pro 
A pedant writes:- It's "toe the line". As in standing in the right place when you are told, rather than pointlessly dragging a rope...