"Youbetterhingtodowithitatall，"Sam，thecook，said。"Youbetterstaywayoutofit。"
"Don'tgoifyoudon'twantto，&quesaid。
"Mixingupinthisain'tgoiyouahecooksaid。"Youstayoutofit。"
"I'llgoseehim，"Nicksaidte。"Wheredoeshelive?"
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"Littleboysalhattheywanttodo，"hesaid。
"HelivesupatHirsi;GeesaidtoNick。
"I'llgoupthere。"
Outsidethearclightshhthebarebraree。hestreetbesidethecartradturarclightdowhreehousesupthestreetwasHirsinghouse。hetushedthebell。Awomahedoor。
"IsOleA;
"Doyouwanttoseehim?"
"Yes，ifhe'sin。"
Nickfollowedtheaflightofstairsandbacktotheendofacorridor。Shekhedoor。
"Whoisit?"
"It'ssomebodytoseeyou，Mr。A;the>
"It'sNickAdams。"
"ein。"
hedooraheroom。OleAndresonwaslyihallhis。Hehadbeeprizefighteraoolongforthebed。Helaywithhisheadontwopillows。HedidnotlookatNick。
"Whatwasit?"heasked。
"IatHenry's，"Nicksaid，"andtwofellowsdtiedupmeandthedtheysaidtheyweregoingtokillyou。"
Itsoundedsillywhe。OleAndresonsaidnothing。
"Theyputusouti，"on。"Theyweregoingtoshootyouwheosupper。"
OleAndresohewallanddidnotsayanything。
&quhtIbettereandtellyouaboutit。"
"Thereisn'tanythingIdoaboutit，"OleAndresonsaid。
"I'lltellyouwhattheywerelike。"
"Idon'twanttoknowwhattheywerelike，"OleAndresonsaid。Helookedatthewall。"Thanksftotellmeaboutit。"
"That&apht"
hebigmanlyingonthebed。
"Don'tyouwaogoahepolice?"
"No，"OleAndresonsaid。"Thatos;tdoanygood。"
"Isn'ttheresomethingIcoulddo?"
"No。Thereain'tanythingtodo。"
"Maybeitwasjustabluff。"
"No。Itain'tjustabluff。"
OleAndresoowardthe>
"Theonlythingis，"hesaid，talkingtowardthewall，"Ijust'tmakeupmymindtogoout。Ibeeninhereallday。"
"p;apos;tyougetoutoftown?"
"No，"OleAndresonsaid。"I&aphwithallthatrunningaround。"