“Ihavesetupashoe-polishingstandthere”saidRichard,pointingtotheparkinglotacrossthestreet.“Iputasmallrefrigeratorinmyoldpickuptrudsellbeer,sodaandcigarettesaswell.Ipolishshoesandpychesswithmyersatthesametime,5pergame.Youknoulsivegambler.Iotlivewithoutthestimution.Ifotyouareblindnohat’swheremystandis.IfoundoutyoulivedherethreedaysagobutInevertactedyoubecauseIsawtherewasalwayssomeoeringunderyourwindow,sometimespeekinginasifkeepingyouundersurveilnce.Whathedidn’tknoasthereacrossthestreetkeepinganeyeonhim!”
“Thisisreallyanactofprovideneverintheirwildestdreamwouldtheyhavesuspectedthatwehadseenthroughtheirscummyplot.Ohyes,Richard.Howeyouhavetimetopythepartofashoe-shinemayourpositionaspresidentofWorldBanksatisfyyouandkeepyoubusyenough?”
AfterashortsilenceRichardreplied,“Don’tyouknowthatOliverKaffee,theformallyappointedpresidentisaliveandbackagainathispost?Themomenthecame,hewroteaiveordersagmeandJamazsincewewereoies.Henotonlyquicklytookbatrolofthewholebank,butsecretlysenthismentokillthetwoofus.SoJamazandIhadtoseparate,disguiseourselvesandbestantlyonthemove,gingjobs,hidingfromthem,feelinglikehuntedfoxsetuponbyapackofdogs.”
“Really!Whatanobnoxiousman!IusedMedusa’smagicspelltogehimintostoIkepthisbrainsalivetogivehimanopportunitytothinkoverhispastmisdeeds,repentandbeeanewman.seeBook1.Itseemshenotonlydoesthewrongshedid,butbecameevenmorecruel.Theimehefallsintomyhands,Iwillnothaveanypunaboutginghimintosolidstone.DidyoureportallthistotheKingdom?”
“Ofcourse!It’sthefirstthingIdid.That’swhatiswme.Whenithappened,Ikeptcallingheadquarters,hopingtogethelp,butIcouldablishtact.TheKingdomofDreamsseemedtohavebeeaKingdomofEmptiness.Noreply.Noreply.Thesequenceswerethesame.IntheendIhadtogiveup.JamazandIwerebothsickwithworry.penedbackthereintheKingdom?”
“Nothing.WhenIgotbacktheyhadanationalbaofcelebration.ThewholeKingdomwentwild,eating,drinking,singinganddanightanddayforthreewholedays.Thatmusthavebeenwhenyoucalled.Thetimingwasreallyoff.Duetoalltheseactalmishaps,wemissedthebestopportunityforreversingKaffee’sorders.Nowitwilltakemoreefforttodislodgehim.peoJamaz?”
“Likeme,hehasledaddressandkeepsgingjobsandlivingquarters.Heisstillwoffandonasagardener.Doyourememberthatburnthousebytheke?Therearethreestohegroundinthebackyard.Weusethemassecretsignstonotifyeachotherifweomeet.Hey!Thatguy’singoutofthepostofficebuilding.I’dbetterleaveorhe’dgetsuspicious.”
“OK.GetholdofJamazandeformewhennightfalls.I’lltrytoshakeoffmytails.Wethreemustgettogetherandtalk.”
Thusthetwoofthemhurriedlyseparated.
Chapter5BytheSwimmingPool
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