Red Harvest
“A Tip on Kid Cooper I spent most of the afternoon writing my three days' reports on the Donald Willsson operation. Then I sat around, burned Fatimas, and thought about the Elihu Willsson operation until dinner time.I went down to the hotel dining room and had just decided in favor of pounded rump steak with mushrooms when I heard myself being paged.The boy took me to one of the lobby booths. Dinah Brand's lazy voice came out of the receiver:"Max wants to see you. Can you drop in tonight?""Your place?""Yes."I promised to drop in and returned to the dining room and my meal. When I had finished eating I went up to my room, fifth floor front. I unlocked the door and went in, snapping on the light.A bullet kissed a hole in the door-frame close to my noodle.More bullets made more holes in door, door-frame and wall, but by that time I had carried my noodle into a safe corner, one out of line with the window.Across the street, I knew, was a four-story office building with a roof a little abov...e the level of my window.MoreLess
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