Chapter 6

“I know where I stand now,” he said, looking with friendly eyes from one of the police-detectives to the other. “I’m sorry I got up on my hind legs, but you birds coming in and trying to put the work on me made me nervous. Having Miles knocked off bothered me, and then you birds cracking foxy. That’s all right now, though, now that I know what you’re up to.” Tom said: “Forget it.” The Lieutenant said nothing. Spade asked: “Thursby die?” While the Lieutenant hesitated Tom said: “Yes.” Then the Lieutenant said angril…