Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

           Hedidnotnoticethatonboth,Milliganhadenteredthedayandtheyear—"15-77"and"18-77"—buthadleftoffthemonthofAugust.

           JohnWymerhadhiredhim,butSharonRoth—ayoungwomanwithpaleskinandlongblackhair—wasMilliganssupervisor.

           Shefoundthenewemployeeanintelligent,handsomefellow.Sheintroducedhimtotheother"rentalgirls"andexplainedtheproceduretohim.EachdayhewouldcometotheofficeinWilliamsburgSquareandpickuptheworkordersfilledoutbyher,CarolorCathy.Whenthejobwasfinished,MilliganwastosigntheorderandreturnittoSharon.

           Milliganworkedwellthefjrstweek,puttingupshutters,repairingfencesandwalks,anddoinglawnwork.Everyoneagreedthathewasaneager,ambitiousworker.HesleptattheWilliamsburgSquareapartmentofNedAdkins,oneoftheotheryoungmaintenancemen.

           Onemorningduringthesecondweek,MilligandroppedbythepersonnelofficetoseeJohnWymeraboutrentinganapartment.Wymerthoughtaboutit,andrecallingMilligansdescriptionofhisstrongbackgroundandqualificationsinelectrical,plumbing,andappliancerepair,hedecidedtotryhimasaninsidemaintenancemanontwenty-four-hourcall.Hewouldhavetoliveonthepremisestobeavailablefornightandemergencycalls.Arent-freeapartmentcamewiththejob.

           "YoucanpickupasetofmasterkeysfromSharonorCarol,"Wymersaid.

           Hisnewapartmentwasbeautiful.