King Blood
“The Indian youth had a half-breed whore with him, but he had remained dressed in anticipation of young King's visit; and he promptly handed over a sheaf of thousand-dollar bills as soon as he had dismissed the naked girl. Arlie counted the money; emitted an awed whistle of appreciation. 'God damn! A whole ten thousand dollars, huh?'__'I steal good, yes?' I.K. beamed modestly. 'Do plenty all right for my ol' frien', Arlie?'__'Uh-hah, plenty,' Arlie drawled. 'Kinda puzzlin', though. I coulda swor...n that Critch had maybe a dozen packets of dough stashed in that coat of his instead of just one.'__'Did have,' I.K. nodded promptly. 'I get bank to cash into t'ousand-dollar bills. Make easier to carry, you know.'__Arlie said that that had been real smart of him. And kinda dumb of the bank, when you come to think of it. 'They didn't ask you no questions, huh? Didn't want to know how come a God damned greasy-assed Injun kid like you got himself so much money?'__I.K. made a sudden dive for the door.MoreLess
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