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"You'll get half of this back if you decide to join the Lodge within a week." "What's all this about a Lodge?" I tried weakly. "What Lodge?" YOU'LL GET HALF OF THIS BACK IF YOU DECIDE TO JOIN THE LODGE WITHIN A WEEK WHAT'S ALL THIS ABOUT A LODGE I TRIED WEAKLY WHAT LODGE
h his legs crossed, looking idly at his fingernails. "Look behind you," he said. I did. The gun eased off my kidney as I turned. There wasn't anybody there. "TK," Lefty said. "I also used it to trip you up when you went for me in the alley, after I'd TK'd a left right in your gut. You're a hard guy to stop, Tex. But don't overdo it." "Mere pain never stopped a guy who really meant it!" I went for him again. Then it hit me. A deep and sickening pain throbbed from my breastbone down my left arm. The lights started to dim, and I sagged down on the desk. "How'd that feel?" Lefty asked, apparently not expecting an answer. "I clamped your coronary artery shut for a few seconds. A post-mortem would never be able to tell it from the real thing if I held down tight." [Illustration] His grin had a viciousness in it I hadn't seen before. He held out his hand. I struggled erect and handed my wallet to him. He only took out the big bills, and tossed it back across the desk to me. "Thanks," he said. E DESK LEFY HADN'T BOTHERED TO FLINCH BUT SAT THERE WITH HIS LEGS CROSSED LOOKING IDLY AT HIS FINGER NAILS LOOK BEHIND YOU HE SAID I DID THE GUN EASED OFF MY KIDNEY AS I TURNED THERE WASN'T ANYBODY THERE T K LEFTY SAID I ALSO USED IT TO TRIP YOU UP WHEN YOU WENT FOR ME IN THE ALLEY AFTER I T KAYED AND LEFT RIGHT IN YOUR GUT YOU'RE A HARD GUY TO STOP TEX BUT DON'T OVERDO IT MERE PAIN NEVER STOPPED TO GUY WHO REALLY MEANT IT I WENT FOR HIM AGAIN THEN IT HIT ME A DEEP AND SICKENING PAIN THROBBED FROM MY BREASTBONE DOWN MY LEFT ARM THE LIGHT STARTED TO DIM AND I SAGGED DOWN ON THE DESK HOW'D THAT FEEL LEFTY ASKED APPARENTLY NOT EXPECTING AN ANSWER I CLAMPED YOUR CORONERRY ARTERY SHUT FOR A FEW SECONDS A POST MORTEM WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO TELL IT FROM THE REAL THING IF I HELD DOWN TIGHT HIS GRIN HAD A VICIOUSNESS IN IT I HADN'T SEEN BEFORE HE HELD OUT HIS HAND I STRUGGLED ERECT AND HANDED MY WALLET TO HIM HE ONLY TOOK OUT THE BIG BILLS AND TOSSED IT BACK ACROSS THE DESK TO ME THANKS HE SAID
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