“I’s can hea your thoughts, boss. Yer asking yerself how I knows so much. Yessir, I can hea de gears in your head rollin’ along!”
The dark-eyed man smiled, unseen, in the darkness of the car. He knew the old man sitting in the car with him was smart. Astute. Smokey’s comment didn’t surprise him in the least. But a thought came to him. A question that had to be answered before Smokey went on with his tale.
before“Tell me something first,” he whispered in the darkness. A strange sound. Almost alien. Faintly human. “Just a side note. Was Doris’ husband around when she seduced Jimmy?”’
“No, boss. He gone. He left ‘bout a year befo’ all dis goes down. But dat’s part of de puzzle I was talkin’bout. He jes ups and leaves like Jimmy does. Jes walks outta every one’s lives as easy as walkin outt
