One piece of paper was an invoice from the Grafalk Steamship Line to the Eudora Grain Company, showing loads by ship, date of departure and arrival. The second piece of paper, written in Boom Boom's tiny handwriting, listed six date when Pole Star had lost contracts to Grafalk.
I poured myself a drink.Boom Boom had called me about his information and had put the papers behind my picture to prevent anyone else from finding them.A stab of pain hit my chest.I missed Boom Boom terribly. I wanted to cry, but no tears would come.
I wondered if it was time to let the police question everyone. The answer to everything lay in Boom Boom's papers.I'd give maself twentu-four more hours,then turn it over to Bobby.