1956 - There's Always a Price Tag
“The National Fidelity would put her on the ball of its thumb and make a smear of her on a wall.It seemed to me now that I should have to be content with the two thousand six hundred dollars that Dester had given me and write the insurance money off as an impossible risk.My mind was still working on the problem when I took the car over to the house.Dester came down the steps. He paused to light a cigarette before getting into the car.'Well, this is it, kid,' he said. 'There'll be no rain check f...or today. This is my last trip.'I didn't say anything: there wasn't anything to say.He got into the car.'Let's have the top down. We'll go in there with the flag flying. I may as well show them I don't give a damn.'I put the hood down.As I drove along the crowded streets towards the Studios, people stared at Dester. The blue-and-cream Rolls was a familiar landmark, and they knew who was in it. They knew too that this was his last day at the Studios. The gossip columns had been full of it this morning.MoreLess
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