Predict

Will Dinero Martínez make Pereza rich?

Dinero Martínez was tall and skinny, with big ears and eyes that looked not merely hungry to make a deal, but famished. He wore a hairy gray suit and carried a big black briefcase. Parked out front was his jalapeño-green sports car.

Pereza opened the front door a little. “Do I have to do any work to get rich?”

“Not at all, young señor. I’ll give you top peso for your house and land—top peso I say, and you don’t have to lift a fingernail except to sign.” Dinero was smooth as his