Otto's Night Watch: 'Day of the Magnolia Blossom' ... Flashback Friday

“We have three more kids of our own,” Speedy explained. “Two boys and a girl. But we’ve still got plenty of room. There’s a cot in the attic if you’d like to stay. I can’t pay much, but you’d get some mighty fine meals. Gloria’s a wonderful cook.”

I sniffed the air. “Shrimp creole?” I asked.

“We have it every Friday. And a big breakfast every morning. Now and then we have bouillabaisse.”