The Devil You Know
“a woman called back. The sound of typing continued as she spoke.
“Then Clapsaddle is going to miss his deadline.” He pulled on a coat and overcoat and sauntered out, not waiting for a reply. Just as well, none came.
Desmond Clapsaddle was the man I’d come to see. He knew more about the New York underworld than he was allowed to print, though some of his pieces read like a gossip column as he nimbly wrote his way around libel suits. His work was heavily peppered with “allegedly” and “you-know-wh...o” and “the accused” and so forth. Most people could follow his broad hints easily enough. I’d been one of them, but that hadn’t gotten me into his circle of cronies and contacts where I could have done myself some good.
I’d not liked him much, but between the two of us, Barrett and I could get him to talk about Fleish Brogan. All it would take was a drink.
Or maybe not.
Peering in his office, I found Clapsaddle sprawled on a battered couch, hat over his eyes. When I breathed in to say hello, the air was thick with the ripe fumes of stale booze from his sagging mouth.MoreLess
“Then Clapsaddle is going to miss his deadline.” He pulled on a coat and overcoat and sauntered out, not waiting for a reply. Just as well, none came.
Desmond Clapsaddle was the man I’d come to see. He knew more about the New York underworld than he was allowed to print, though some of his pieces read like a gossip column as he nimbly wrote his way around libel suits. His work was heavily peppered with “allegedly” and “you-know-wh...o” and “the accused” and so forth. Most people could follow his broad hints easily enough. I’d been one of them, but that hadn’t gotten me into his circle of cronies and contacts where I could have done myself some good.
I’d not liked him much, but between the two of us, Barrett and I could get him to talk about Fleish Brogan. All it would take was a drink.
Or maybe not.
Peering in his office, I found Clapsaddle sprawled on a battered couch, hat over his eyes. When I breathed in to say hello, the air was thick with the ripe fumes of stale booze from his sagging mouth.MoreLess
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