John St. John

Galen camps present Pat Novak for hire Durella lost a shoe and so she got a maid The modern Miss has learned from this in Galen camps you read More miles to a Galen camp Yes Galen camps the family shoe stores with a yellow fronts The largest shoe chain in the west with stores from Canada to Mexico to serve the west

GAL, L-E-N, K-A-M, P-S, Galen camps present Pat Novak for hire. Sure, I'm Pat Novak for hire.

That's what the sign out in front of my office is. Pat Novak for hire. Down on the waterfront in San Francisco, you don't get prizes for being subtle. If you want to make a living down here, you've got to get your hand in the tail any way you can.

You rob Peter to pay Paul, and then you put it on the cuff. It's a happy life if you don't mind looking up at a headstone, because sooner or later you draw trouble, a size too big.

I found that out Tuesday night. It was about 11 o'clock when I came out of the office and I started down the waterfront. Was raining and the street was as deserted as a warm bottle of beer.

As I got near the corner, an old man stepped out of the darkness and started across the street. Was a short trip because a car started up down the street and the old man couldn't have made it with a pocket full of aces.

I started over to him and the car slowed down for a moment and then turned the corner and disappeared. As it passed under the street light, I caught a glimpse of the license plate in a dull surprise way.