Leopold's Way
“The detectives, like Fletcher, who worked under him would occasionally stop in for a chat or a gripe, and when election time neared, the politicians came out of their holes. But mostly those who occupied the worn straight-backed chair opposite his desk were there on the most specific of business. They were there because they were suspected of murder.
Harry Tolliver was not a cop or a politician—nor, so far as Leopold knew, was he a murderer. He was, actually, a boiler salesman—and Leopold had n...ot seen him in almost twenty-five years.
“You haven’t changed a bit,” he was saying. “I’d still know you anywhere.”
Leopold smiled and offered him a cigarette. “Well, my hair is a bit thinner on top. And I’d hate to think that my middle bulged like this in high school.”
Harry Tolliver waved away the cigarette. “Stopped smoking three years ago, when I turned forty. This stuff you read in the papers scares you after awhile.”
“In my business, Harry, walking down a dark street at night scares you more.”MoreLess
Harry Tolliver was not a cop or a politician—nor, so far as Leopold knew, was he a murderer. He was, actually, a boiler salesman—and Leopold had n...ot seen him in almost twenty-five years.
“You haven’t changed a bit,” he was saying. “I’d still know you anywhere.”
Leopold smiled and offered him a cigarette. “Well, my hair is a bit thinner on top. And I’d hate to think that my middle bulged like this in high school.”
Harry Tolliver waved away the cigarette. “Stopped smoking three years ago, when I turned forty. This stuff you read in the papers scares you after awhile.”
“In my business, Harry, walking down a dark street at night scares you more.”MoreLess
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