…oncet I knowed a feller what got throwed in jail…wouldn’t let his wife bail him out…said he knowed a good thing when he had it…
Monroe D. Underwood
Mama Rosa bailed Gino Scarletti out at eight o’clock.
She took him by the arm.
She said hey kid amma like you fromma start.
Gino Scarletti said somma start.
Mama Rosa said amma gonna give you high-classa posish.
She said needa man arounda store.
She said odda jobs.
She crushed Gino Scarletti to her enormous bosom.
She said anna things.
Gino Scarletti said anna whatta things?
Mama Rosa said hey kid don’t acta dumb.
She led him away.
He went docilely.
Betsy bailed me out at ten o’clock.
That left Kellis J. Ammson.
Kellis J. Ammson rattled his cell door in the manner of a circus gorilla.
He said &@#$%¢*!
The grizzled old desk sergeant said don’t rattle that door and stop saying &@#$%¢*!
He said profanity is the clamoring of the limited intellect.
Kellis J. Ammson said I wish to announce that I am not favorably impressed with the recent flaming course of flaming events.
He said I predict sweeping flaming changes in the immediate flaming future.
I waved to Ammson.
I said I’ll send the flaming Salvation Army band.
I said I’ll have it play “The Myrtle Culpepper Lullaby.”
Kellis J. Ammson said go jump in bed with your flaming whore.
The grizzled old desk sergeant said call girl you flaming barbarian.
Betsy’s car was parked around the corner.
I said what took you so long?
Betsy said I had a call.
I said I didn’t know you serviced the Schenectady area.
Betsy said Chance why don’t you drop this crazy case?
I said how can I drop it?
I said I’m working for the government.
I said I got to find that goddam Nivlek Ysteb.
Betsy sighed.
She said but you aren’t finding Nivlek Ysteb.
She said all you are doing is pounding lumps on Ammson and Scarletti.
I said that don’t make me a bad guy.
I said how come you hired those clowns?
Betsy said I was trying to keep you from getting hurt.
As we drove away Betsy said what are you staring at?
I said I thought I saw Myrtle Culpepper in that doorway across the street.