till I get there."

Morning: Ron opened his door in answer to a hard knock. Fred burst in and slammed the door behind him. Anger blazed in his hard eyes. "Why didn't you cash those checks like I told you to? You haven't been out of this room," he stormed.

The bathroom door opened. A powerfully built man, a gun in his hand, came out followed by Jorge.

"Reach, Skeets," the man ordered sharply.

Cursing Ron, Skeets' hands shot into the air.

Jorge went through his pockets and took out Ron's watch, his ring and Skeets' wallet containing eight dollars. He opened the door and handed the wallet to a plainclothesman waiting outside.

"Come on, Skeets," the officer growled.

Jorge couldn't get to the Knickerbocker quick enough after Ron phoned him. After he heard Ron's story he phoned Dennis, his friend. Dennis arrived an hour later. He put his arm around Ron's shoulder to quiet him. He told him not to worry; that he wouldn't have to appear against Skeets. Skeets was wanted on a rape charge. He had a long record.

Ron's zircon sparkled on Jorge's finger the morning he drove Ron to the airport. Jorge didn't want to accept it. It had brought him and Dennis together again. They were looking for an apartment. Dennis' wife was divorcing him. Ron regretted the zircon wasn't a diamond.

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