‘That cheap chisel er?’ she said scornful y. ‘Al he’s got are his looks, and they won’t last him much longer from the way they’re wearing. Did he try to bite your ear?’
‘He did more than that; he succeeded to the tune of ten dol ars. At the moment he’s buying a double whisky with the proceeds. How do you like that?’
Zoe stared at him.
‘Wel , you don’t look a sucker,’ she said. ‘For heaven’s sake, why did you give it to him?’
‘Oh, I felt sorry for the guy. He was in a bad way for a drink, and I hadn’t the heart to refuse him,’
Dallas said, shrugging. ‘Besides, he said some nice things about you.’
‘Did he?’ Zoe said scornfully. ‘He once gypped me out of fifty bucks: the little rat!’
Dallas was eyeing Eve as she stood at the bar.
‘That’s a nice shape that girl’s wearing, or maybe you wouldn’t have noticed.’
Zoe looked Eve over critically.