Here was my chance.
“Ya’, suh, boss; ya’, suh,” I said, polite-like, popping into view. I bobbed my head and grinned, just as I had been taught to do in the school play. And if ever there was a surprised man, it was Uncle Sam Tomlinson!
Getting the key to the bridal suite, I started for the stairs, motioning to the other to follow me. Unlocking the door, I fussed around inside of the room just like a regular bell-boy, raising the windows and switching the lights on and off.
And what do you know if I didn’t get a ten-cent tip!
“Thanks, boss,” I grinned, bowing and scraping.
Gennor’s eyes were narrowed suspiciously.
“Haven’t I seen you before?” he inquired.
“Ya’, suh, boss; ya’, suh.”
“Where?”
“Ya’, suh, boss; ya’, suh.” [[159]]