with the tape and the flower from her hair was stuffed in her mouth with petals sticking out from around the tape.
“What the hell?” I almost laughed at the site of Linda with her flower sticking out of her mouth.
I started pulling the tape trying to untie Linda. She kept moving her head back and forth wanting me to remove the tape from her mouth. I knew if I took the tape from her mouth she would be screaming in my ear from the gray tape pulling the hair from her arms. Best I leave it on for the time being.
Mona headed for Peewee’s office. There sat Peewee at his desk chewing on his stogie.
“What’s going on here?”
“Not much, Linda’s been pretty quiet and I’ve been napping on the sofa.”
“You’ve been napping? Linda’s tied up out front and files are scattered all over the office.”
“What the hell. I didn’t hear anything.” Peewee pushed back from his desk, stood up and walked into the front office. Placed his hand on his hips and shook his head at Linda.
“What the hell happened?” He looked around the room. “You got a mess to straighten up here.”
I got the tape off Linda’s mouth. She spit the flower out and started to scream. I put my hand across her mouth to silence the scream and she bit my hand.
I yanked my hand away. “What did you do that for?”
“Put your hand on my mouth again and I’ll chew it off.”
“Okay, your right I shouldn’t have closed your mouth. So what happened?”
“Two guys came in looked in Peewee’s office and turned back to me. Tied me up and got into my files. I don’t like people getting in my files. I have them in perfect order. Now I’ll have to file everything again.”
“Wait a minute, did they take anything?”
“They took one of the files but I don’t know which one. I’ll need to go through my record book and file everything again before I know which one is missing.”
“Did you get a good look at them?”
“They were in my face.” I guess that’s a good look. Both had dark hair shaggy around the collar. They were about thirty and slim built. One had a sickle tattooed on his forearm.”
“Is that all you can tell us?”
“One walked with a limp. The other guy called him peg leg.”
“I told him that wasn’t nice and that’s when he jerked my flower from my hair and stuffed it in my mouth and taped my mouth shut.” She stomped around the office picking up the scattered files.
EIGHT
Linda lifted her head long enough to say hello. She flipped a file shut, placed it in the file cabinet and slammed the metal drawer shut with a bang.
“One more down. I can’t believe all the papers are so mixed up. I had everything in it’s file.” She wiped the tears with the back of her hand. “It’s such a mess.”
“I have an idea.” Taking the file from Linda I punched two holes in the top of the paper and took a metal strip for holding papers in files from the cabinet and placed a metal strip across the top through the holes, slid a paper through and clasped it down. “Now, they won’t fall out.”
Linda placed her hands on her hips and stomped her foot . “Why didn’t someone show me that before?”
I walked into Peewee’s office with Mona on my heels. Peewee was leaning back in his chair. I’m waiting for the day the chair snaps and Peewee finds himself on the floor. It would sure give me a boast for the day.
“We’re here for our checks.” I put my hand out rolling my fingers back and forth. “Gimme gimme gimme.”
Peewee pulled his middle desk drawer open, fumbled through looking for the checks. “It doesn’t look like they are here.”
“Give me the damn checks or you’ll be looking or a couple of bounty hunters.”
Peewee laughed as he pulled the checks from his shirt pocket and handed them over.
I handed Mona’s check to her.
Mona pushed the
“What the hell?” I almost laughed at the site of Linda with her flower sticking out of her mouth.
I started pulling the tape trying to untie Linda. She kept moving her head back and forth wanting me to remove the tape from her mouth. I knew if I took the tape from her mouth she would be screaming in my ear from the gray tape pulling the hair from her arms. Best I leave it on for the time being.
Mona headed for Peewee’s office. There sat Peewee at his desk chewing on his stogie.
“What’s going on here?”
“Not much, Linda’s been pretty quiet and I’ve been napping on the sofa.”
“You’ve been napping? Linda’s tied up out front and files are scattered all over the office.”
“What the hell. I didn’t hear anything.” Peewee pushed back from his desk, stood up and walked into the front office. Placed his hand on his hips and shook his head at Linda.
“What the hell happened?” He looked around the room. “You got a mess to straighten up here.”
I got the tape off Linda’s mouth. She spit the flower out and started to scream. I put my hand across her mouth to silence the scream and she bit my hand.
I yanked my hand away. “What did you do that for?”
“Put your hand on my mouth again and I’ll chew it off.”
“Okay, your right I shouldn’t have closed your mouth. So what happened?”
“Two guys came in looked in Peewee’s office and turned back to me. Tied me up and got into my files. I don’t like people getting in my files. I have them in perfect order. Now I’ll have to file everything again.”
“Wait a minute, did they take anything?”
“They took one of the files but I don’t know which one. I’ll need to go through my record book and file everything again before I know which one is missing.”
“Did you get a good look at them?”
“They were in my face.” I guess that’s a good look. Both had dark hair shaggy around the collar. They were about thirty and slim built. One had a sickle tattooed on his forearm.”
“Is that all you can tell us?”
“One walked with a limp. The other guy called him peg leg.”
“I told him that wasn’t nice and that’s when he jerked my flower from my hair and stuffed it in my mouth and taped my mouth shut.” She stomped around the office picking up the scattered files.
EIGHT
Linda lifted her head long enough to say hello. She flipped a file shut, placed it in the file cabinet and slammed the metal drawer shut with a bang.
“One more down. I can’t believe all the papers are so mixed up. I had everything in it’s file.” She wiped the tears with the back of her hand. “It’s such a mess.”
“I have an idea.” Taking the file from Linda I punched two holes in the top of the paper and took a metal strip for holding papers in files from the cabinet and placed a metal strip across the top through the holes, slid a paper through and clasped it down. “Now, they won’t fall out.”
Linda placed her hands on her hips and stomped her foot . “Why didn’t someone show me that before?”
I walked into Peewee’s office with Mona on my heels. Peewee was leaning back in his chair. I’m waiting for the day the chair snaps and Peewee finds himself on the floor. It would sure give me a boast for the day.
“We’re here for our checks.” I put my hand out rolling my fingers back and forth. “Gimme gimme gimme.”
Peewee pulled his middle desk drawer open, fumbled through looking for the checks. “It doesn’t look like they are here.”
“Give me the damn checks or you’ll be looking or a couple of bounty hunters.”
Peewee laughed as he pulled the checks from his shirt pocket and handed them over.
I handed Mona’s check to her.
Mona pushed the
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