The Best American Mystery Stories 2004 by Otto Penzler

Author:Otto Penzler [Penzler, Otto]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

“Yeah,” I agreed, “it is.”

“There’s nothin’ more I can tell you,” he said. “People come along, and then they’re gone. That’s just the way it works. You never see ‘em again.”

I pushed away from the table and stood. “Well, thanks. Mr. Heath, you’ve been a lot of help. I appreciate it.”

“They come then go. That’s what they do — come and go.”

I let myself out, and just before I shut the apartment door, I thanked him again. I don’t think he heard me, though. He didn’t respond. He just sat there drinking his milk and staring out the window at the Silk Hat Lounge.

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