Chapter 32
Hot Dog Island
“LISTEN, TRIPLE N, I got to go down to the Row and get my papers. Two-Tooth Tommy can’t take all these days off like you. Don’t understand nothing about no paid vacation—may not be on the up and up. Probably some kind of law against it as far as I can tell, so you’ll only be with Mrs. Heinricky, because I got to work. I’ll see you later.”
“Not Heinricky, just Heinrich, and she’s softening up. I think she might give you a paid vacation, too.”
“You asked her a bunch of times. Don’t want you to miss out because of me.”
“She needs to meet you, is all. Why didn’t you come over the other day?”
“Stop asking me the same question. I told you, can’t mess up my deal at work—they give me the biggest stack because I sell the best. The guy reads the headline to me before
