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〃Yes；　sir；〃　Hallorann　said　somberly。

〃Hunting　accident？〃

〃No；　sir；〃　Hallorann　said；　and　let　his　voice　drop　to　a　lower；　huskier　note。

〃Jana；　shes　been　livin　with　this　truck　driver。　A　white　man。　He　shot　my　boy。

Hes　in　a　hospital　in　Denver；　Colorado。　Critical　condition。〃

〃How　in　hell　did　you　find　out？　I　thought　you　were　buying　vegetables。〃

〃Yes；　sir；　I　was。〃　He　had　stopped　at　the　Western　Union　office　just　before

ing　here　to　reserve　an　Avis　car　at　Stapleton　Airport。　Before　leaving　he　had

swiped　a　Western　Union　flimsy。　Now　he　took　the　folded　and　crumpled　blank　form

from　his　pocket　and　flashed　it　before　Queemss　bloodshot　eyes。　He　put　it　back　in

his　pocket　and；　allowing　his　voice　to　drop　another　notch；　said：　〃Jana　sent　it。

It　was　waitin　in　my　letterbox　when　I　got　back　just　now。〃

〃Jesus。　Jesus　Christ；〃　Queems　said。　There　was　a　peculiar　tight　expression　of

concern　on　his　face；　one　Hallorann　was　familiar　with。　It　was　as　close　to　an

expression　of　sympathy　as　a　white　man　who　thought　of　himself　as　〃good　with　the

coloreds〃　could　get　when　the　object　was　a　black　man　or　his　mythical　black　son。

〃Yeah；　okay；　you　get　going；〃　Queems　said。　〃Baedecker　can　take　over　for　three

days；　I　guess。　The　potboy　can　help　out。〃

Hallorann　nodded；　letting　his　face　get　longer　still；　but　the　thought　of　the

potboy　helping　out　Baedecker　made　him　grin　inside。　Even　on　a　good　day　Hallorann

doubted　if　the　potboy　could　hit　the　urinal　on　the　first　squirt。

〃I　want　to　rebate　back　this　weeks　pay；〃　Hallorann　said。　〃The　whole　thing。　I

know　what　a　bind　this　puttin　you　in；　Mr。　Queems；　sir。〃

Queemss　expression　got　tighter　still　it　looked　as　if　he　might　have　a　fishbone

caught　in　his　throat。　〃We　can　talk　about　that　later。　You　go　on　and　pack。　Ill

talk　to　Baedecker。　Want　me　to　make　you　a　plane　reservation？〃

〃No；　sir；　Ill　do　it。〃

〃All　right。〃　Queems　stood　up；　leaned　sincerely　forward；　and　inhaled　a　raft　of

ascending　smoke　from　his　Kent。　He　coughed　heartily；　his　thin　white　face　turning

red。　Hallorann　struggled　hard　to　keep　his　somber　expression。　〃I　hope　everything

turns　out；　Dick。　Call　when　you　get　word。〃

〃Ill　do　that。〃

They　shook　hands　over　the　desk。

Hallorann　made　himself　get　down　to　the　ground　floor　and　across　to　the　hired

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