Tomato's Farewell

June, 1998

"I think I really am coming down with something this time," I said to my investigative assistant, Tammy the Greyhound.

I was afraid Tammy would think I was being a hypochondriac again because I'm always going on about the yucky medicine I have to have every day. But she'd already heard about my trip to the clinic and what the doctor had said. So she simply sat down quietly and asked me, "How long do you have, Boss?"

"Maybe only a few days - unless they try to do a lot of stuff to keep my kidneys going a bit longer."

"Do you want to do anything special for your last few days?" asked Tammy. "We could organize a full-scale investigation of something, if you like. You could even start planning to send a report from the other side of the Rainbow Bridge: Tomato the Cat's Special Report from The Hereafter. Mrs. Pulitzer would be green with envy!"

We both laughed, but I knew Tammy was just trying to cheer me up.

Page Two: "Do you really think there is something on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge?" I asked Tammy.