Nothing In Her Way by Wiliams Charles

Author:Wiliams, Charles [Wiliams, Charles]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: General Interest
Published: 2013-01-27T05:00:00+00:00

chapter twelve

“YES,” HE SAID. “But I sing better. Or maybe you'd rather have a little talk first.”The car stopped in the middle of California Street and he stepped down and nodded at me. I got down and we both walked over to the sidewalk. I still hadn't thought of anything. I'd know all the time this was going to happen, but maybe I just hadn't expected it so soon.

“How about the Top of the Mark?” he asked.

“All right.”

It wasn't crowded, and we got seats by a window with empty booths on both sides of us. We ordered Scotch, and while we were waiting for the drinks I studied his face. The cuts were healed now. You couldn't see anything in the eyes; they were as noncommittal and hard and gray as ever. He was smooth and tough as they come, but somehow in a civilized sort of way-which made it worse, because there was no way on earth to guess what he was capable of.

Suddenly I was conscious of an odd sort of flashback to that night in the bar in New Orleans and the way he had cringed before Donnelly. It still puzzled me. The evidence didn't add up right.

The drinks came. “Salud,” I said. And then, as soon as the waiter was gone, I went on quickly, trying to beat him to the punch. “Well, don't keep me guessing all day. I want to hear about it. How'd you get away? And what about Charlie? Did he-”

“Cut it out, Belen,” he interrupted impatiently. “Let's dispense with the fairy tales and get down to business. Where's Cathy?”

I could see that routine was out. As she'd said, they'd known they were sold as soon as they took a look at the car. I had to try something else.

“Cathy?” I asked in surprise. “How would I know?”

“Oh, I see. She's not with you?” he murmured politely.

“No,” I said. “I went off and left her in El Paso. She's lucky I didn't strangle her. Leaving me there in Wyecross to get away the best way I could.”

“Two down,” he said boredly. “Now, if you're sure you're finished with that one, we'll get on with it. You left Reno together just a week ago, if that's any help to you, so where is she?”

He had me. He knew all the answers. I lit a cigarette to stall for time. “You don't think I'm going to tell you, do you?”

“I don't know for sure, but I think so. As a matter of fact, you probably won't have to. If you'll just tell her you saw me and give her a message, she'll probably call me.”

“She won't,” I said. “But let's have the message.”

“Tell her if I don't get my share of that money, I'm going to call Lachlan.”

He had us. He had us right over the barrel. One word to Lachlan and the whole thing would blow up and drift away in a cloud of smoke before it even got started. I sat there

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