Pulp Fiction, 1941 · page 48 of 116
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# Murder—in the Bag This page contains story prose from a pulp-fiction crime novelette by Thomas Lamar. The narrative opens with the protagonist accidentally colliding with an attractive young woman at a bus station on a rainy night. The unnamed narrator describes the woman's appearance—blue eyes, damp curls, pretty features—and notes her apparent distress, though he cannot immediately determine whether she has been crying or simply arrived recently. The story begins building mystery around this chance encounter. An illustration above the text depicts the bus station scene with period vehicles and figures on an urban street.
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Murder—in the Bag HE night was wet and getting wetter. That’s how I happened - -to duck into the Lenox Street bus station and bump into the girl hurrying out. We seesawed, like peo- ple do after sudden collisions, each - trying to let the other past. Then both of us stood still. “Oh,” the girl said. “Oh.” Her low voice held a frightened note. 46 Gripping Noveletie By Thomas Lamar I said, “I’m sorry,” and took off my hat. This girl was the kind you take off your hat to. Her face hadn’t come off a beauty shop assembly line. She was very pretty, with royal-blue eyes, and curls in her damp hair. She wore a light slicker, and there were tiny drops of water on her lovely cheeks. Either she. was crying or hadn’t been in the bus station long. I couldn’t tell which—then. CORMICGLOO© (E@