East of the River
East of the River
“He walked to the bar, and Newly Hagen had a beer waiting for him.
“Get your business with the boss done?” he asked.
“Maybe,” Clint said.
“Sorry if I walked in at the wrong time,” the bartender said.
“No problem.”
“You ain’t here lookin’ for . . . somebody, are ya?” Hagen asked.
“Like who?” Clint asked.
“Jeez, I don’t know,” the bartender said.
“Have you done anything I should be looking for you for?”
“Me? No, no,” Hagen said. “I was just wonderin’—I mean, your reputation and all . . .”
Clint st...ared at him.
“I didn’t mean nothin’.”
“Yeah, I know,” Clint said. “I was just looking for a poker game, Newly.”
“Poker game,” Hagen said. “Lots of fellas here play poker.”
“Yeah, but I was looking for a big game.”
“You carryin’ a lot of money?”
The bartender’s raised voice caught the attention of others at the bar, who sized Clint up.
“No, Newly, I’m not carrying a lot of money,” Clint said loudly. “Are you trying to get me killed?”MoreLess
“Get your business with the boss done?” he asked.
“Maybe,” Clint said.
“Sorry if I walked in at the wrong time,” the bartender said.
“No problem.”
“You ain’t here lookin’ for . . . somebody, are ya?” Hagen asked.
“Like who?” Clint asked.
“Jeez, I don’t know,” the bartender said.
“Have you done anything I should be looking for you for?”
“Me? No, no,” Hagen said. “I was just wonderin’—I mean, your reputation and all . . .”
Clint st...ared at him.
“I didn’t mean nothin’.”
“Yeah, I know,” Clint said. “I was just looking for a poker game, Newly.”
“Poker game,” Hagen said. “Lots of fellas here play poker.”
“Yeah, but I was looking for a big game.”
“You carryin’ a lot of money?”
The bartender’s raised voice caught the attention of others at the bar, who sized Clint up.
“No, Newly, I’m not carrying a lot of money,” Clint said loudly. “Are you trying to get me killed?”MoreLess
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