Short Money
“—RICH WICKY GEORGE MURPHY HANDED HIM a beer. “Get you loosened up for the hunt. You know what they say. One steadies the eye.” He laughed. “Two, you’re good looking. You ever hear that one?”
Anderson said, “Heard what one?”
“Three beers, I’m brilliant. Four, I’m bulletproof.” Murphy tipped his head, his fleshy face sliding toward his left ear, and grinned. “Five, I’m invisible.”
Anderson laughed politely and sipped the beer. It tasted sweet and wasn’t quite cold enough, but he planned to drink ...it quickly. Midafternoon, only a couple hours of light left, and he wanted to get on with the hunt.
Murphy, however, seemed to be in no hurry. He leaned his butt against the edge of his desk, his muddy eyes fixed on Anderson.
Anderson held the opaque gaze for two seconds, then let his eyes slide away. Murphy seemed like a nice enough guy, but he made him uncomfortable. He looked around the office, which managed to be both spartan and cluttered at the same time. Other than the old desk, the homemade leather chair, a few hundred old magazines, potato chip bags, empty coffee cups, and a gun cabinet, the only notable feature in the room was an enormous stuffed pig.MoreLess
Anderson said, “Heard what one?”
“Three beers, I’m brilliant. Four, I’m bulletproof.” Murphy tipped his head, his fleshy face sliding toward his left ear, and grinned. “Five, I’m invisible.”
Anderson laughed politely and sipped the beer. It tasted sweet and wasn’t quite cold enough, but he planned to drink ...it quickly. Midafternoon, only a couple hours of light left, and he wanted to get on with the hunt.
Murphy, however, seemed to be in no hurry. He leaned his butt against the edge of his desk, his muddy eyes fixed on Anderson.
Anderson held the opaque gaze for two seconds, then let his eyes slide away. Murphy seemed like a nice enough guy, but he made him uncomfortable. He looked around the office, which managed to be both spartan and cluttered at the same time. Other than the old desk, the homemade leather chair, a few hundred old magazines, potato chip bags, empty coffee cups, and a gun cabinet, the only notable feature in the room was an enormous stuffed pig.MoreLess
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