2/18 "If so, come in here, where we can talk quietly and get things straight." He pointed at a cheap restaurant, across the street. Only I--I wouldn't ask, if I fell on the sidewalk! Fifty cents--yes, I got that much, but I been tryin' to get enough to pay Mr.Micolo, an' get hold of Ed's things, an'-- " "All right, forget that, now," commanded Gabriel. He took her by the arm and piloted her across the thoroughfare, then into the dingy hash-house and to a table in a far corner. A few minutes later, pretty much everything on the bill of fare was before them on the greasy table. "I'll just take a little bread and coffee, to keep you company." The woman adequately proved her statement that she was hungry. |