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"Oh, right It will be super-busy," she said She noted that David was barely listening to her; he atching Danny Zigler

He didn’t look happy

"Anyway, I’ to have a busy week no matter what," Pete said "I think I have a runaway stripper, and I’m pretty sure she’s the one who took off with that hed "A runaway stripper? Is there such a thing? I ht?"

"Unless she’s wanted by the law for being a pickpocket," Pete said gri

"No, I didn’t see her But lately, we’ve only had one girl in trouble for helping herself to gents’ wallets, instead of waiting for the bills in the garter-or whatever," Pete said

"How do you know she’shis attention to Pete

"She works at the Top-O-The-Top, and when I went to try to talk to her-warn her that I’m on to her at the least-she hadn’t shown up for work One of the other girls told me that it was unusual She likes money," Pete said

"Well, it is a Sunday night," Sam cos up the islands"

"If I don’t find her by tomorrow, I’ll put out an APB," Pete said

"Pete, can we prove anything?" Liaot the kid’s report-hell, yes, I can put out an APB Anyway, good night, all I’ a good ti ser than she had intended

Even so, David waited for her

"You know," she told hi time"

"Alone?" Bartholomew said

She didn’t look his way, but she added, "Physically walking my mortal self"

David seemed bemused by the comment "But it is late and I alad" She waved good-night to Clarinda

"Zigler is gone," David noted

"I guess he took off early"

"Started late, and took off early Interesting," David said

"You’ve been looking at hiht," Katie corimly

"Oh"

"After what I heard on his tour, I’d be scared of h," she said "And I guess there’s no way to keep the tour guides frohost"

"I wonder what he does with all hisjobs that set you in the upper stratosphere of income," Katie pointed out

"Still, he eats where he works, lives frugally… He must have some kind of a pastime"

"Maybe he hides all his money in his mattress Wasn’t there a crazy person who did that once?" Katie asked

"Crazy Umm There have been a lot of crazies down here It must be the sun," David said

They reached her house He stood on the porch while she found her keys and fit one into the lock The key turned and she looked at him It seemed that she had no voice She wanted to speak; she wanted to sound casual

"Would you like to co for a job as phone-sex girl