Native Tongue (2010)
“The clientele seemed ruffled by the sight of a tall black man with a sidearm.
“You’re making the folks nervous,” Joe Winder observed.
“Must be the uniform.”
Carrie popped a shrimp into her mouth. “Are we under arrest?”
“I’d be doing all three of us a favor,” Jim Tile said, “but no, unfortunately, you’re not under arrest.”
Winder was working on a grouper sandwich. Jim Tile had ordered the fried dolphin and conch fritters. The dining room was populated by rich Republican golfers with florid cheek...s and candy-colored Izod shirts. The men shot anxious squinty-eyed glances toward the black trooper’s table.
Jim Tile motioned for iced tea. “I can’t imagine why I’ve never gotten a membership application. Maybe it got lost in the mail.”
“What’s the point of all this?” Winder asked.
“To have a friendly chat.”
“About what?”
Jim Tile shrugged. “Flaming bulldozers. Dead whales. One-eyed woodsmen. You pick the subject.”
“So we’ve got a mutual friend.”MoreLess
“You’re making the folks nervous,” Joe Winder observed.
“Must be the uniform.”
Carrie popped a shrimp into her mouth. “Are we under arrest?”
“I’d be doing all three of us a favor,” Jim Tile said, “but no, unfortunately, you’re not under arrest.”
Winder was working on a grouper sandwich. Jim Tile had ordered the fried dolphin and conch fritters. The dining room was populated by rich Republican golfers with florid cheek...s and candy-colored Izod shirts. The men shot anxious squinty-eyed glances toward the black trooper’s table.
Jim Tile motioned for iced tea. “I can’t imagine why I’ve never gotten a membership application. Maybe it got lost in the mail.”
“What’s the point of all this?” Winder asked.
“To have a friendly chat.”
“About what?”
Jim Tile shrugged. “Flaming bulldozers. Dead whales. One-eyed woodsmen. You pick the subject.”
“So we’ve got a mutual friend.”MoreLess
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