him?”
I had to think about that for a few moments. Aahz had
left without talking to me, but I didn’t think he was avoiding
me to a point where he’d go into hiding if he knew I was
on Perv.
“That shouldn’t be a problem. Why?”
“I was thinking of running an ad in the personal section
of the newspaper, but then it occurred to me that he might
owe you money or something, so I thought I’d better check
first.”
“The personal section?”
“It’s a daily bulletin board the paper prints,” Kalvin
supplied as he joined us in mid-yawn. “Notes from people
to people . . . birthday greetings, messages from wives to
wayward husbands, that sort of thing. A lot of people read
them faithfully.”
Somehow that didn’t sound like Aahz’s cup of tea, but
84 Robert Asprin
there was always a chance that someone who knew him
would see it and pass on the information. In any case, it
couldn’t hurt.
“Oh, right. The personal ads. Sorry, I’m still waking up.
Sounds like a good idea,” I said, rummaging around for
some loose change. “How much does it cost?”
To my surprise, the bellhop held up a restraining hand.,
“I’ll go the cost on my own if you don’t mind, Mr.
Skeeve.”
“Oh?”
“Sure. That way, if it works, there won’t be any doubt
who gets that reward you mentioned.”
With that, he flashed me a quick grin and left. It occurred
to me that I should start watching my spending to be sure
I’d have enough to actually pay a reward if the bellhop or
one of his friends managed to locate Aahz for me.
“So what’s the plan for today, Skeeve?”
Kalvin followed me into the bathroom and asked his ques-