"Helle，"hesaid。"Igetsupper?"
"Sam'sgo，&quesaid。"He'llbebaabouthalfanhour。"
"I'dbettergoupthestreet，"themotormansaid。Geelookedattheclock。Itwastwesix。
"Thatwasboy，"Maxsaid。"You&apularlittlege;
"Hekneos;dblowhisheadoff，"Alsaidfromthekit。
"No，"saidMax。"Itain'tthat。Brightboyisnice。He'saniceboy。Ilikehim。"
Atsix-fifty-fiveGeesaid，"He'snoting。"
Twootherpeoplehadbeeninthelun。ohekitdmadeaham-and-eggsandwich"togo"thatamaakewithhim。IhesawAl，hisderbyhattippedbagonastoolbesidethewicketwiththemuzzleofasawed-offshontheledge。Nidthecookwerebacktobatheer，atoweltiediheirmehadcookedthesandeditupinoiledpaper，putitinabag，broughtitin，andthemanhadpaidfo。
&quhtboyd，"Maxsaid。"Hedeverything。You'dmakesomegirlaboy。"
"Yes?&quesaid。"Yourfriend，OleAndreson，isn'tgoi;
"os;llgivehimte;Maxsaid。
Maxwatchedthemirrorahehandsofthearkedseveno'dtheespastseven。
"eon，Al，"saidMax。"Webettergo。He'snoting。"
&quivehimfivemi;Alsaidfromthekit。
IesamandGeeexplaihecookwassick。
"Whythehelldon'tyougetanothera;Aren&apalu;Hewentout。
"eon，Al，"Maxsaid。
"Whataboutthetwhtboysandthe;
"They&apht。"
"Youthinkso?"
"Sure。hwithit。"
"Idon'tlikeit，"saidAl。"It'ssloppy。Youtalktoomuch，"
"Oh，whatthehell，"saidMax。"Wegottokeepamused，haven'twe?"
"Youtalktoomuch，allthesame，"Alsaid。Hethekit。Thecut-offbarrelsoftheshotgubulgeuofhistootight-fitti。Hestraightenedhiscoatwithhisglovedhands。
"Shtboy，"hesaidte。"Yougotalotofluck。"
"That'sthetruth，"Maxsaid。"Yououghttoplaytheraces，brightboy。"
&hemwentoutthedewatchedthem，throughthewindow，passuheardcrossthestreet。Ioverdderbyhatstheylookedlikeavaudevilleteam。GeewentbackthroughtheswingingdooriduntiedNidthecook。
"Idon'twanta，"saidSam，thecook。"Idon'twanta。"
Nickstoodup。Hehadowelinhismouthbefore。
"Say，"hesaid。"Whatthehell?"Hewastryingtoswaggeritoff。
"TheyweregoingtokillOleA;Geesaid。"Theyweregoingtoshoothimwheoeat。"
"OleA;
"Sure。"
Thecookfelttheouthwithhisthumbs。
"Theyallgo;heasked。
"Yeah，"saidGee。"They&aponenow。"
"Idon'tlikeit，"saidthecook。"Idon'tlikeanyofitatall。"
"Listen，&quesaidtoNick。"YoseeOleA;
&quht。"