"Nobody."
"Not waiting for me?"
"I am," I said.
He shut the door, running his finger over the space where they'd dissolved the gold letters of his name. "They're right," he commented. "I'll never be back—to stay; that is unless I'm caught before I catch Keeban. He had a good idea for me on that money, Steve; I can use it. Got it here?"
I nodded.
"Want to give it to me?"
"There's a squeal set against you which you've got to square?" I asked.
"Who told you that?"
"Christina."
"Haven't you got us mixed now?" He looked at me.
"Maybe," I said, boldly.
He got up. "Keep your damn money. By God, you, Steve
"I got up and pushed him down into his chair. "I don't deserve that. You know it."
He laughed. "You sure don't. Old Top, I had a hundred on me that night at the station; it's spent. Problem; how to live? Bigger problem; how to entertain? I might blow a