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top with the riggers. But, yes, I could probably arrange that.” 
                  “My God, Karl, that would be great!” I said. 
                  “Well,” he replied, “I would like to read your story, you in Hollywood. Now that would be interesting!”
                  “I would be grateful for the passage,” I replied.
                  “I will put you on the list as a crew member. But you would not be a guest. You will have to get to the dock to board in the back where the cargo is stored.” 
                  “The cargo?” I asked. “What cargo?” 
                  “The mail,” he said. “There is a ton of mail and there will be several other men and a cage of monkeys.” 
                  “Monkeys?” I ask. “What the hell would monkeys be doing on the Graf?”
                  “They belong to Alvon the Great. You haven’t heard of him?” he asked.
                  “No,” I replied. “I don’t think so.”
                  “He was a famous acrobat from Germany. Now he does a monkey show. He’s going to be a part of the opening ceremonies at the Olympics. Hearst likes him, and that’s why he will be there. This is Hearst’s charter and what he wants, goes. But Alvon will be up top with the riggers. Not down with the real celebrities.” 
                  Walker piped in again, “I want to go, too!” Then he continued his cackling with the women. 
    “What celebrities?” I asked. 
    “Dear god, Bay, you really don’t keep up with the news, do you?” Karl said. 
                  “Hearst himself is going. Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Marion Davies,” he said. 
                  “Oh, right,” I replied.              
                  “Charlie Chaplin, Bela Lugosi,” he continued. 
                  I cut him off. “Lugosi? I know Lugosi!” 
                  “Well, congratulations, Mr. Bay, you recognize one of the stars’ names,” he said. 
                  “No,” I yelled. “I mean, I KNOW Bela Lugosi! I was friends with him!” 
                  “I am only doing this for you because I respect you and your writing,” Karl explained. “But you have to agree on certain conditions.”
                  “Okay. Like what?” I asked. I would have agreed to just about anything. Getting to California for free in just two days was an unbelievable opportunity. 
                  “Stay out of sight, don’t get into any trouble, and do not write about your trip on the Graf, ever!” he said. “I am putting my ass on the line for you, and if you mess up, I will deny any knowledge of how you got on board. Is that agreed?”
                  “I can do that,” I said, thinking Wow, this is too easy!  
                  “I said, agreed” he repeated. 
                  “Yes,” I answered. “Agreed.” 
                  “Okay,” Karl said. “Get your ass to the Lakehurst Port no later than noon tomorrow. I will put you on the crews’ list. I will add you as a monkey handler for Alvon the Great. You can explain that to him if he asks you, because I am not sure if I can contact him between now and then.  He’s a bit eccentric. The crew will know you as an assistant to Alvon. I will call the main rigger in charge of cargo and add you to the list. His name is Klaus Voor. When you get there, just ask for him. And for God’s sake, Bay, take a bath and put on some clean clothes between now and then.”
                  “Thank you, Karl,” I said. 
                  I left The Lamb tired and broke, but in good spirits, and made my way to the ferry that would take me back home to Hoboken. The ferry captain waived the ten cent fee for the ride. Like