"Come in."
Nick Adams opened the door and went into the room. Oly Aderson was lying on the bed with all his close on. He did not look at Nick.
“What is it?” he asked.
"I was in Geroge's restaurant tonight." Nick said,"and two fellow came in ,tied up me and the cook,said that they were going to kill you."
Oly Aderson looked at the wall. "there isn't anything i can do about it." he said finally,"thanks for coming and tell me ,though."
Nick looked at the big man lying on the bed. "Don't you want me to get the police ?" he asked.
"That wouldn't do any good."Oly Aderson said.
"Well," Nick said, "maybe you could get out of the town."
"no," Oly Aderson said,"i'm though with all that running away." he looked at the wall.
"No, i made a mistake once." he said in a flat voice."Now , there's nothing i can do about it."After a while i ll go out for a walk."
"So long ." nick said.
"good bye."said Oly Aderson. src="http://forum.putclub.com/images/smilies/2/glare.gif" border=0 smilieid="39"> "thanks for coming."he did not look at Nick.
Nick walked up the dark street to the corner,and went back to Geroge's restaurant.
"Did you see Oly?"George asked as soon as he saw nick.
"yes" nick said . "well ,what is he going to do?" "nothing." nick said.
"but they will kill him."
"i guess they will." nick said.
George reached for a towel and began wiping one of the tables.
"i wonder what he did." he said.
"probablly he did one of the gansters in CHICAGO,"nick said.
He stood up,"i am going to get out of this town. i can't stand thinking about him waiting in his room knowing he's going be killed. That 's too awful."
"well ," said George ,
" you 'd better not think about it."
You have heard the story written by Ernest Hemingway.
it was adapted for special engish by Dano**with permition from A** literary agency, new york.
this story is copyrighted ,all rights reserved.
your story tell was larry west , for voa special english .
this is shirelly griffith.
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