Tobin In Paradise: Russ Tobin hits The Bahamas! by Stanley Morgan

Author:Stanley Morgan [Morgan, Stanley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-10-16T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

There was no getting away from it, the casino was a very exciting place. Maybe when I’d seen it as often as Stud had it would begin to lose some of its glamour, but so far it had never failed to thrill me the moment I walked through its doors. Tonight, as always, I felt its immediate effect - a coercion to feel grander, more important ... a compulsion to add just a touch of the old 007 swagger to the walk.

I spotted Stud on roulette and sauntered over. As I approached, sixth sense made him glance round and he gave me a wink and a be-with-you-soon nod, so I wandered round the other tables until he joined me.

‘Hi,’ he said, ‘you look mighty spruce. Expectin’ a big time?’

‘Mummy always said dress up - you can always take them off.

How’re you feeling?’

‘Well, I was feeling knackered - until this Chinaman business. He’s revived me. What the heck can it be?’

‘Obviously something to do with last night.’

He nodded. ‘Got to be. How else would he know you? Hey - you’re not famous or anything, are you ... not Viscount Tobin of Twickenham - travelling incognito?’

‘No ... don’t think so. Has he been in tonight?’

‘Not a sign. Listen, d’you fancy that steak? I’ve only got forty minutes.’

‘Sure - I’m starving.’

As we moved off towards the Bahamian Club he gave me a leer. ‘O.K. - what’s all this crap about charades?’

‘Huh! I thought you said there’d be no repercussions from the party.’

His brow shot up. ‘Why - what happened?’

‘Son, I hadn’t even got me boots off last night before the telephone rang ..

‘No kidding! Who was it?’

‘A pussy cat who’d been at the party and seen the lot - and fancied the same. Wanted to come over right then.’

‘Good God. And of course you said no! ’

‘That’s what I said - no.’

‘Ha!’

‘I’m not kidding! Stud, I was shattered'

‘Yeh, I guess you were,’ he said seriously.

‘But ...’ I grinned.

‘I had a feeling there’d be more.’

‘She came over today - at two o’clock.’

‘Yeh!’ he beamed. ‘What was she like?’

‘Fantastic.’

‘Yeh?’

‘Incredible ... unbelievable ! ’

‘You seeing her again?’

‘Yes, tomorrow, same time.’

‘Has she got a pal?’

I shrugged evasively. ‘Maybe ... maybe not.’

‘Russ ... old buddy ...’ he put his arm round my shoulder. ‘Don’t you agree that we have been put on this earth to help each other ... Russ, old friend, hm? Don’t you go along all the way with that Christian principle? And did I mention that the steaks were on me tonight, hm ... hm?’

‘I’ll see what I can do,’ I grinned.

As we entered the Bahamian Club Stud had a word with the maître d’, requesting speed, and within five minutes we were seated before two incredible steaks.

‘All right,’ he said, slicing into the succulent sirloin, ‘this is the way I see it. I think he’s a chauffeur or something - delivering a message.’

‘Who from?’

He shrugged. ‘Not the foggiest.’

‘Mmm ... mighty queer.’

‘And that thought had crossed my mind, too.’

‘Eh?’

‘Well ... who knows what sort of kinks were at the party last night? It’s a possibility.

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