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’rhe lady’s with me, so beat it,’ said the sailor

’Have you seen Matthew Lester?’

Watthew?l said the girl ’Mattheho?’

’I told you to get lost,’ said the sailor, rising to his feet

~One more word out of you, and I’ll knock your block off,’ said Williarr - L The sailor had seen anger like that in a man’s eyes once before in his life and had nearly lost an eye for his trouble He sat back down

’Where is Matthew?’

’I don’t know a Matthew, darling’ Now she, too, was frightened

’Six - feet - two, blond hair, dressed like me, and probably drunk’

~Oh, you , not Matthew’

She began to relax ’Now let ht?’ She turned her head towards the bar and shouted at the bartender ’Terry, who did Martin go out with?’

The bartender rearette butt from the comer of his arette back in place

Uenny, that’s right,’ said the girl ’Now let me see, she’s short sessions

Never lets a man stay for more than half an hour, so they should be back soon’

’Thank you,’ said Willia a scotch with a lot of water, feeling more and more out of place by the arette still in his h the door

’That’s Jenny,’ he said Mattheas not with her