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Taking Chances, by E. L. Van Hine and L.H. Nicoll
louisev:
The Quote-Mistress always gets the good quotes!
MaineWriter:
--- Quote from: louisev on January 05, 2007, 10:41:00 am ---The Quote-Mistress always gets the good quotes!
--- End quote ---
Ah, gee, thanks....
L
MaineWriter:
Good morning re-readers,
Since we read ahead yesterday, only four chapters today to stay on track: 57-60.
http://louisev.livejournal.com/42957.html
From 57:
Ellery had just finished scheduling the lineup with Amos Marigold, spent some time glowering over his coffee cup at Carol, and then finally decided to say something.
“Hey Carol, I know you are super busy sometimes with real police business like assaults, shootings, witnesses, subpoenas and all that, but I got a question for ya about telephone calls."
She looked suspiciously at him and said… “I forgot ta give ya a message didn’t I?”
“Yeah.”
“I’m sorry Ellery but he called an said it was no big deal an then the DA got me on the phone for half an hour an by then you was already gone off to see Mrs. Palmer and –“
“It’s okay… well it ain’t okay because he was real upset I didn’t call him back but if I’m here, even if I’m on the phone, can I ask ya ta bend an effort ta put em through? It ain’t like he calls all the time, ya know?”
“I know, Ellery. I’m real sorry. You guys make up an all?”
Ellery gave her a sharp glance. “What made ya think we was fightin?”
“Because you’d never a mentioned it if you hadn’t had a fight about it.”
“That’s why yer so good at yer job, Carol, because you can pull a fact outta practically nowhere.”
L
MaineWriter:
From Chapter 58:
“I got nothin but time if you got nothin but money,” he replied, and once again, Ennis startled slightly as he thought he saw Nate wink at him. Except that this time his remark was more suggestive.
“What’s that for?” Ennis grumbled, disturbed.
“What you don’t like a man givin ya a wink? I thought you was queer. An yer a nice lookin guy.”
Ennis’s mouth dropped open. “How the hell’d you know that?”
“Saw you outside the Red Stallion few weeks ago when the police were there with the owner an the manager. You step out with the owner don’t ya? The deputy sheriff?”
“Well you don’t miss a thing in this town do ya?”
“I’m right ain’t I? Sorry if I offended ya. Maybe yer steady with em.”
“You might say,” he stammered. “Ain’t interested in… nobody.”
“That’s okay,” Nate said. “But I do think our kind are better off watchin each other’s backs if you know what I mean.”
L
MaineWriter:
And in case anyone has forgotten, here is what Nate looks like:
L
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