Five Points
Five Points
““How’d you do today, young man?”
“Not so good, George,” Red said. “I went to Grand Central Station, but wouldn’t ya know it, the cap’n was there.”
“Byrnes? What was he doin’ at the train station?” Appo asked.
“Meetin’ somebody, I guess,” Red said. “I tried pickin’ this gent’s pocket, but he weren’t no sucker.”
“He caught you?”
“Slick as you please.”
“And let you go?”
“Yup.”> “And then what?”
“I watched him,” Red said. “He met up with the cap’n, they shook hands, and then the cap’n drove him awa...y.”
“To where?”
“Didn’t see,” Red said. “I thought once the cap’n was gone I’d get some work done, but the terminal was emptying out and there weren’t another train for another couple of hours.”
“You should have waited.”
“I thought I’d go over to Times Square and do some business but it was slim pickins.”
“Are you hungry?”
“I sure am.”
“Well, come on,” Appo said. “I’m goin’ over to the Metropole for some supper.”MoreLess
“Not so good, George,” Red said. “I went to Grand Central Station, but wouldn’t ya know it, the cap’n was there.”
“Byrnes? What was he doin’ at the train station?” Appo asked.
“Meetin’ somebody, I guess,” Red said. “I tried pickin’ this gent’s pocket, but he weren’t no sucker.”
“He caught you?”
“Slick as you please.”
“And let you go?”
“Yup.”> “And then what?”
“I watched him,” Red said. “He met up with the cap’n, they shook hands, and then the cap’n drove him awa...y.”
“To where?”
“Didn’t see,” Red said. “I thought once the cap’n was gone I’d get some work done, but the terminal was emptying out and there weren’t another train for another couple of hours.”
“You should have waited.”
“I thought I’d go over to Times Square and do some business but it was slim pickins.”
“Are you hungry?”
“I sure am.”
“Well, come on,” Appo said. “I’m goin’ over to the Metropole for some supper.”MoreLess
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