Geranium Plant

I'm Pat Novak for hire. That's what the sign out in front of my office says.

Pat Novak for hire. Oh, there are a lot of ways to put it, but it's easier if you let your slip show right from the beginning. Because down in the waterfront in San Francisco, you've got to do a lot of things to make a living.

Otherwise, it's like being a CPA in a charity ward. I rent boats and do anything else that'll keep a bum lawyer and beer and broad cloth. Works out alright. You make a few bucks. If you don't forget there are only two questions you can ask anybody down here. When and how much? Even then you gotta watch out unless you like your trouble

without a chaser. I found that out Monday night. I closed shop and I walked down the street to a Noonan's bar. It really isn't a bar. Just a couple of stools with a bottle opener and a jukebox full of Irish tenors but it's good enough to give you a shove down the road. Must have been about eleven. I was sitting at one end of the place by

myself sorting out mistakes and spending a half dollar on the bar so I don't know when she came in but she came in. I remember that. Does it always come up heads if you're lucky who are you if you're that lucky you'd have dollar bills to do it with look I'm low on chatter why don't you go down the counter and talk

to the RACI set her I'd rather buy you a drink. Noonan's a social clamor he's gonna throw you out you buy me one and I'm broke the strange is now that winds up the conversation see you later we'll talk to you again I went to your office but they said you were over here I want to hire you mr. Now back you got a