He had arranged for Helene to invite Shine
Taylor and Reginald Warren down to call on her at the apartment
in the California at this particular time. So thus he felt that
the coast was clear. At the tradesmen's entrance, where he had
gone before to hoist on the dumbwaiter, he entered the building.
An investigation of the basement showed him that in the rear of
the building were one large and two small courts or air shafts.
Then he ascended the iron stairway to the street level of the
vestibule.
"Say, bo, I come to fix de pipes on de second floor," was his
self-introduction to the haughty negro attendant. "Dey're
leakin' an' me boss tells me to git on de job in a hustle."
"Which one? I ain't heard o' no leaks. It must be in de empty
apartment in de rear, kase dat old maid in de front would been
kickin' my fool head off ef she's had any trouble. She's always
grouchy."
"Sure, dingy, it's de empty one in de rear. Lemme in an' I'll
fix it."
"You-all better see de superintendent.
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