Buddies by Kip Cassino

Author:Kip Cassino
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BookBaby
Published: 2019-10-09T16:29:02+00:00

Chapter 13

Seguin, Texas

October, 2017

A Month After the Captain Found Sixto Jimenez

Pauley and the Captain had spent the last month at Sixto’s compound, tucked away in the pecan orchards of Guadalupe County. As the Captain had hoped, his former truck driver had agreed to supply him and Pauley with new identities and even a new vehicle. “It will take some time to do it right,” he explained. “For you, I can only give the best. Stay here with me for a few weeks. When everything is done, you and your friend can be on your way.”

They were given a tree-shaded casita to stay in, and nothing much to do but stay out of the way of Sixto and his men. Their belongings from the motel had been brought to them, and Sweeney’s truck had disappeared―probably to someplace south of the border, the Captain guessed. A young woman brought them food twice a day, hearty Mexican fare with flavors and textures neither man had tried before. They could have had beer or liquor had they wanted it. For the most part both demurred, though the Captain allowed himself a beer once in a while.

Sixto’s operation fascinated the Captain. He had explained it after stopping by one afternoon to see how his guests were faring. “I started out as a truck driver when I got out of the Army,” Sixto told him. “It was all legit, I just hauled freight up from Monterrey. Did you know that all the zip cuffs used by cops are made there? Anyhow, some men approached me after a while. They told me I could make big money―very big money―if I carried crates they would give me over the border. I didn’t have to ask what was in the boxes. Still, the money was so much. I couldn’t pass it up, Captain Taws.”

“After a while,” he continued,” I started noticing problems these guys were having. Logistical problems!” He smiled, and slapped the Captain on the back. “The kind of problems you taught me about, Captain. So I showed these guys how I could save them money and move their product better. After all, it’s nothing but trucks and warehousing. Took a few years to build things up, but here we are. Pretty good, huh?”

The Captain marveled at the extent of Sixto’s efforts. Trucks came and went from the farm’s warehouses every hour of every day. There were extensive motor pool and maintenance facilities as well. “You must be responsible for all the dope in Chicago,” he said.

Sixto laughed. “No, Captain,” he said. “Most of that goes up the Mississippi on barges or into O’Hare in big, shiny jets. We take care of the smaller cities and towns between here and Saint Louis. It’s a very big business.”

“Are there other organizations pushing against you?” the Captain asked.

“At the edges, sometimes,” Sixto said. “Most of the time, our neighbors to the west and the Cubans east of us mind their own business. Believe me, my friend, there is plenty of money to go around.

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