И проиграли бой

           "Well,thenyouknowallaboutit."Hestartedtomoveaway.

           "Waitaminute,Nolan."Jimstoppedandturned.

           "You’reagoodman,Nolan,agoodworker.What’sgoingon?"

           "Ican’thearyou,"saidJim."Idon’tknowwhatyou’retalkingabout."

           "I’llputtheblackmarkonyou."

           Jimtooktwofiercestepstowardhim."Putdownyourblackmarkandbedamned,"hecried."Ineversaidathing.You’vebuiltallthisupbecauseakidgotsmartwithyou."

           Thecheckerglancedawayuneasily."Iwasjustkidding,"hesaid."Listen,Nolan,theyneedacheckeruponthenorthend.Ithoughtyoumightdoforthejob.Youcouldgotoworktomorrow.Itwouldbebetterpay."

           Jim’seyesdarkenedinangerforasecond,andthenhesmiledandsteppedclosetothecheckeragain."Whatdoyouwant?"heaskedsoftly.

           "I’lltellyoustraight,Nolan.There’ssomethinggoingon.The‘super’toldmetotryandfindout.YougetthedopeformeandI’llputinawordforyouonthatchecker’sjob,fiftycentsanhour."

           Jimseemedtostudy."Idon’tknowanything,"hesaidslowly."Imighttrytofindoutiftherewasanythinginitforme."

           "Well,wouldfivebuckssayanything?"

           "Surewould."

           "O.K.Youcirculatearound.I’llcheckyouinonbucketssoyouwon’tloseanythingtoday.Seewhatyoucandigupforme."