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Tony shifted himself over the divide between the seats and into the driver’s chair. He tossed the bag into the passenger seat and started the engine. As he backed out of the dark parking lot with the night sky all above him, he hoped the old man would be manning his station at the gas store. To his utter relief, he found the elderly gentleman the same as before, behind the counter but with a deep frown on his wizened old face. Tony glanced around and was pleased to see there wasn’t anyone else in there.
“So it’s you again, is it? I thought I told you not to come around here again,” he spoke to Tony as the young man stepped inside the store.
“I’m afraid so,” Tony good-naturedly answered. “I guess I just can’t keep away from a good mystery.”.
“How’s the young lady that came with
