Macao Page #4

-Cigarette?

-No, thanks.

You must meet a great number of people

on your travels.

This fellow, for instance?

Sure.

-Who is he?

-My grandfather.

My mother wont let me go anywhere

without a chaperone.

l thought maybe

he was part of your seeing the world.

l just met him on the boat.

Now that your legacy has been used up,

you need a job?

Listen, you sent for me.

This wasnt my idea.

Well get along better

if you take that chip off your shoulder.

lt wont do you any good here.

Never did me any good any place.

-Where have you been singing?

-Everywhere.

-l mean, recently.

-Hong Kong, till the boss got ideas.

l can easily see why.

Shall we say 100 a week?

l could sing better for 150.

My patrons come here to gamble.

lll pay you 100. Think it over.

l just did. When do l start?

Call Gimpy.

-How about two weeks salary in advance?

-This is one time l wont say no.

This fellow you met on the boat,

what does he do for a living?

l wouldnt know. Why dont you ask him?

Gimpy, Miss Bentons gonna sing here.

-That is fine, Miss Benton.

-Glad to know you.

-Whats your real name?

-Gimpy.

Everyone calls him that.

Dont they, Gimpy?

Yes, sir.

See that she gets something to wear

that does her justice.

Yes, sir.

-Thanks, Mr. Halloran.

-Try calling me Vince.

Okay, Boss.

You got a match, lady?

-Hi. Whatre you doing here?

-Oh, just looking around.

-Dont tell me youve landed a job.

-Theres my piano player.

Come into my room when youre ready,

Miss Benton.

Come in.

This man wants to see you.

-Anything l can do for you, Mr. Cochrane?

-How about a light?

Go ahead.

Whats your problem?

Need a check cashed?

l need a bank account.

Whats my picture doing on your desk?

l like to keep posted

on every potential customer.

ld like to work on the other side

of the table.

l dont suppose youd have a job for me?

What kind of training have you had

for a job around here?

Well, l worked in a gambling house

in Singapore.

-Whyd you quit?

-Broke a house rule.

-l let a heavy bettor win.

-The same house rule applies here.

After Singapore?

After Singapore, l nursemaided

a shipment of machine guns to lraq.

Then l went on to Cairo,

got rid of a handful of stones

for a couple of refugees who wanted visas.

That dough l blew on slow horses.

Worked my way back to China

on a freighter.

Here l am, broke,

ready to go on the payroll.

Doing what?

Maybe you could use a skipper

on your trips to Hong Kong?

l can sail anything that floats.

You must have heard,

l never go beyond the three-mile limit.

-Didnt they tell you in New York?

-l left New York five years ago.

-Really, Lieutenant?

-Why the Lieutenant?

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