a dead cleak on the floor, a man who had kept a secret for nineteen years - almost kept it
'You made one mistake,'I said slowly. 'Remember a guy called peeler Mardo ?
I could see him thinking,trying to remember.
'A guy that you knew in Leavenworth prison,'I said.
'You told him you had the pearls.'
I could see he didn't believe me.'I was kidding him.'he said slowly.
'Maybe - but he didn't think so. He was up here with a