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Before that, she had to go into two other businesses: liquor and gambling.
After leaving Ophelia’s, Harlow made a stop at the Sotos on her way back to Ryske’s bed. She asked Felipe to come by Floyd’s the next day.
Together, they cleaned up and got to work removing the boards from the windows. While they were doing that, a few guys who passed asked what was going on. They pitched in once Harlow explained she was getting the bar running again.
Though most people who joined them knew her, Felipe was a great help in introducing her to those who didn’t. The first time he’d introduced her as Ryske’s wife, she’d been taken aback. But everyone accepted it, seeming to understand that the title was unofficial. Every person who stopped offered condolences as though she had actually been the wom
