Five pieces of jade by Ball John Dudley 1911-

Author:Ball, John Dudley, 1911- [Ball, John Dudley, 1911-]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Publisher: Toronto ; New York : Bantam Books
Published: 1973-07-22T04:00:00+00:00

other breach of police ethics and he knew it. "If you*d like," he answered. "But I want to know all about Chin Soo."

"Please to sit down." Yumeko gestured toward the living room. "It will be only a few minutes.*'

She came to the door after a scant five minutes and let him into the dining room. She had set two place mats and a small, intimate meal was waiting in basic Japanese style—a number of different items each presented in a small bowl. There was no evident main dish as in Western dining. Tibbs sat down, imfolded his napkin on his lap, and recalled the time that he had prepared to have lunch in the kitchen of a converted farmhouse that served as the headquarters of a nudist resort.

A candle stood in the center of the table, but Yumeko did not light it. They helped themselves in silence for a few moments, then the girl began to explain. "When I come here Chin Soo was houseboy to Mr. Wang. I do not know how long he was here, but for a while anyway, because he did not act like he had newness. Mr. Wang spoke to him many times, always kindly, but Chin said little. I do not under- ^ stand what they said, because they speak in Chinese." |

"Chin was from the old country, then? I mean, he was not a Chinese-American."

"That is so, he was from Hong Kong, I think." "Good. Go on."

'When Mr. Wang was made dead I have shock, I did not notice that Chin Soo was not here. His room is upstairs in the back of the house, so at night I never see him."

"One question. Did Chin Soo ever seem to be—^fond of you?"

Yumeko lowered her eyes. "I do not think so. Mr. Wang did not encourage this and Chin Soo saw too clearly what lam."

For a little while it was quiet, then Yumeko continued. "I tell you now all that I know. Mr. Wang secured for me a position. I did not wish it, but it was his desire that I not live here all day, that I go outside and see people." "I think he was right," Tibbs commented. "Because it was his wish, I went; from the first day of work I came home to find . . ." She did not want to finish that sentence. "Chin was not here also, but that I did not think about. Then for a little while I think that he ran away because he was scared. But when he did not come back, then I called you on the telephone."

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