Michael Malone - Weebly

the record store; a music lover. Couple of hookers,
couple of pushers. Oh, we still got that old colored nut
in here."
"Who's that?"
"Fellow named Tim Hines. Got caught out in
Meadowlark Hills exhibiting himself to kids. So the
charge goes. Pretty cheerful old bugger. In there all day,
laughing, playing a harmonica, tap-dancing.
Got these beer caps tacked onto his shoes. A nut."
"Yeah, he sounds too pleasant to be sane. Didn't
actually harm anybody, did he?"
"Naw, too puny if he wanted to. But you never can
tell. Talks gibberish. Could be senile. Couple of the
women over in Meadowlark pretty up in arms about it,
so they'll probably put him away for good."
"What about this guy Maynard Henry over my
way? Rammed somebody's car over the ridge with the
somebody in it."
"Aggravated assault. Maybe. Yeah, he's here. The
D.A. may go for attempted homicide. John Haig's
pushing for it hard. Can't say I blame him. This guy's a
real nasty bastard, believe me. A chip on his shoulder a