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I wanted to flatly refuse -- and I would have, I think, but I hesitated an instant too long. It was no more than an instant, but that was long enough for me to consider the consequences -fired, no salary, packing up again, fighting for a foothold somewhere else. So I said, "You're running the newspaper. " He stared at me and I could see him mulling the thing over in his mind. Suddenly he whacked the ball off his desk and sent it bouncing into a corner. " he yelled. "Here I pay that guy a fat salary and what do I get out of him?

Get in there," he said. She glared at him a moment longer, then turned and went inside. We could hear the squeak of springs as she fell on the bed, then the sobbing continued. Yeamon stood up. " He nodded thoughtfully, glancing at the hut. " Sala shrugged. I could tell he was upset. "Nothing," he said. " Yeamon turned toward the door. "Hang on," he said. " After he went inside, Sala turned to me and shook his head sadly. "He treats her like a slave," he whispered. " I stared out to sea, watching the sun disappear.

You'll see, the police will come. . " I thought the man was crazy and my only desire was to get him off our backs. "Christ," I said. " "Yeah," said Sala, bringing out his wallet. " "Don't worry," said Yeamon. " He tossed his coat in the car, then turned to the manager. " We got in the car. As soon as Yeamon started his scooter the manager ran back and began shouting to the men inside the bar. His screams filled the air as we pulled off, following Yeamon out the long driveway. He refused to hurry, idling along like a man intrigued with the scenery, and in a matter of seconds two carloads of screaming Puerto Ricans were right behind us.

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