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throw me out of the truck.'' |
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"I think we ve got something going on here that transcends everything that's logical, defies the imagination and makes people real, real uncomfortable." |
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The lawman took one last drag on his cigar, rolled down the window and flipped it out into the fog. "I got one more question." |
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"What's goin' on between you and Brenda Cashman?" |
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I started to laugh, then decided against it. I had a sneaking suspicion it was not a laughing matter for Jake Madden. "Take my word for it. It's strictly business." |
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The big man's expression didn't change all that much. And maybe it was nothing more than my imagination, but it did seem that there was a little less tenseness to the set of his jaw. If there was a comment in the offing, it never materialized. The emergency channel was suddenly a storm of static. Kendall's voice boomed in loud and clear. |
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The men of the RCMP had called another meeting. This one had a decidedly different flavor than the previous one. For one thing, most of the women and children were now secure in an area that could be easily patrolled. Secondly, we had made it through the night withoutas far as anyone knew |
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