Miury

H, "i,J '0 ,,,'" 0"", "j if.' ""I. S" o"'or IMm "'" !", .i,
brek," 1'1' ""• • ,"t.(<d i>oJy "f.". '" .bq. /lon" 1"""c. '0'"' oI
,., 1'~"iJ '" '0 IIi! l'jJ "okl' "n. "m, mo<, ,,,,,, ,., 'I~"' of ,h,
"X,,
'TIl", "'OM" b< '",,,. f<>'., "",d. /I w,"', b< b,d,'
It', "0 good "«,m;"8 no Ono Wl ho" A,,,I ,f you '~;n~
'h;np "0., b.d" 'hoy a" got, jus< Ii"o" '0
,ho '",,,,,,,',
1',01 Sh,hlo" " , wo<ld_r,,,,,,u> w,,,«- 0" h;l w'y ,,,
ddiw, d,o 'Yf><w"""" p.gOI 0; h" 1,<0" book, he h .. ,,,
,eeid,,,, Oil" ,<now_eov"M 'o,d. Whon h, w,k" up, h(', III

"' B "t ;,'1 ,"" • hOlp,,,1 bod. And ,hough 'ho WOlll'n who
.",<d lam i, 0"0 of h" g'e"= .dm,,,,,;, ,he', .1", d.,,~,,_
Il,,,ly "'Uno, A~<I;" hc' lo~rly ,o"nuy h..,m" ,~. h", 1'.01,
h;, log, b.dl}' b.oke" 'nd ;" ex1<,mo r.m, """'plo'dy '" hu
poW<I. Wh«l ,he b"" ",10" he h•• J0"' do,," '0 M,,,,,,,
Ch,<t,;n, h" ('VOU'I<O eh"""t<. fro", h" b<:x.>k!, I'.u; 'nOl'"
h'" ,tl 'ro"bk. d'<r troublc
Tho 0"0 ,h;ng j'OU <I",,', do "';th A"n;e Wilke,,, "',k, her
.ng.y. Sh, know, bow to e.u", r.ill. Tb, ,,"l~' quo<,,,,,, ;,.
how much e.o. m'" "'0,1,
S'ephen Kmg "prob.bly ,he mo" popul" .urhor now writ_
ing. There >fC ,,\'<,
1.';(\ ",;11,,-,,, cop;" "f h" """01, ,,, pIm,
.,,,1 ho ,,,,1«, S2 ",;Ihon, ",n",h (",,,, h" hQok> 'nd 'ho film,
ofh" boob.
I k w>< hom ;" NI7 ;" ~""b"d, )l,h,,,<,, USA ,,,.I
f",e'tne
• full·';mo "''''01 .(<<, hi, ,,'" nO"d, CO"" (1973), w., '0ld
(0' S400,():)j, M.tly of K",~. ,>("-'"
h"'c beell ",.de m'o
r,I"", The ,",o<n ",,,,on Ilf Mi""r W>! Ilne of ,h< mOlt
)"-'1'"1,, film, o( 1990. K.,hy [};l<' WOn '" 0,"" fo' I'I'r mg
Alln;" Will." J.",o, Cw, pl'I'M 11..,1 S~ldol).
You con ..1>0 «.d S«l'hen K">g', n< B""hrnS .\J<I" ••• "d
no lJoJy m 1'0"8U'" Ro.de,",
r
Til th~ uarha:
III add ilion 10 all 'he bngu,gr form' of level, One 10 Fwe.
which .., "kd .g.m .t ,hl1]<\'c1 of 'he ,..nO"<, ,he m.,,, verb
f",m••nd len.... u,.,J ., level S,,,, ..c=
• fu,u'e l"',f«. "e'bs, p.l,y,...... "h conti",,,,,,. 0' perfect
upecu.nd ,he ',h"d' condltlon.l ",nil ronut"."", fo,m.
• mod.l verb<; _ _ 'r.nd ~'f ~~,... {IO np'l'$5 .bien« of
,,"","yl. _ I I ('0 <b-r'be lub""•• ""It
...,non.). ~IJ
.nd sJ.,oU Iww Cro cxp"'" prolub'lny or (.,Inl ".p«'_
...on). "'.1 ....... and "'~ .d.. .
(10 up'''' pol$.tNh,y) .....1.1
.....nd .. _Ii ...... (10 upIft, pa.... unfulfilled p"'"bdny
Of hhhhood)
Abo uttd .....,
• non-<kf""nll ....h",·c d.mn
Sp«>flC """"IOn I< p.id '0 voc-.hub.y <kvcloprmm III ,1><0
Voububty Work r~ttnSN at ,It< end of ,I>< booIc 1"""'"
curci....., .,,,,«1 .t '..,,,mg .. ude.... to .... Lorge tbn,
vocabulary .yOlcn.."",Uy 'h«:>Ugh ""cU,g"", .codmg and
cIT.cIlve "IC of. d'<1'o""y.
Dictionary Wo"ls:
• A, yo" 'Nd Ill" bo0k. yOLl will find ,11., so,,,e wo,dllle III
d"ke' bb"k 'nk d"" ,he mhet< 0" tho I,,~e, look 'hem "I'
,n yOll< d":tI,,na,y .• f )'"'' do "0' .1,c.dy know lhom. or ltV
'0 KUO" ,he '''0''''''11 "r,h" wv,d, ~l\t. ,,,d ,h"lllook 'hem
up l>le., '0 cl,,·ck.
CH",PTIlIl. O:-lE
Memory wa••low 10 relunl. At fir.. tll<"f. WI' o"ly pa,n, The
P"" w •• loc.l. "~".ywh,,,o .... ,h~, ,h".. w>\ no ,oon, foo-
m"moo-y
Thm he ",,,I('mbe.,,d ,h~, hefor"'M p.m ,h"", w~•• "10",1.11,,
could lei I"mself 110 ,n,o th." doud and ,hen: would be no l'I,n
He- ntt<kd only to "01' b,,,~,h,",_ It w:as '" e~,y. lJ,,,.tlllng only
brough. 1'1"'. • nyw.y,
Bu, ,he Jle.KO of ,he cloud "'''''' ,po,kd by the VOI«. "T'Iw
voia _ whICh w'" "'..mun'. vo;a - s.ud. ·U~""" You "'....
b<-e~""'. "'1'1" So",,"h..., hIt hi, me.. ...ud. ~..d .hm foul
b...,~th w:as fO««! """ II.. mou,h by umun hi"'- "T'Iw bps wno
dry and the b,,,.th """lkd of ,too <Ulc: w ....... ,he tu,,"d of m
~round n,lw.y; " .... elkd of old duu. and ,1," Ue begm
'" b<-e.. he .g;\m 10,Iu, ,he bps ""ould no< K'lutn ",·,th .he" foul
breath.
Along w,.h ,he 1""'. ,h.,." w"", oound>.. Wh"" the 1'.10
COy.,.ed ,too ,horo of hi' ",tn<!. lik" • h'gh I1dc". til(' ooulldo had
no me.nmg: 'UrNl 0.,., "'1<$ 'In',>"W Whm ,he ,>de: ""m' QUI.
.he ...... nd. beanl(' word•. He ~I.e:ady lor",.... ,h•• oon,e,h,ng Md
hut h.ppmod '0 I"m: now he: bqpn '0 .e""""bo,.
He w~, 1'...1 She:ldon. He ,nHlkc<l to<> n,uch. He h.d m..nod
,w;ce. bu' b<l<h ""TrI.get h.d cndod in <1,~orce, He was I
flmo". wmc•. lIe wu .100 • good mer llu, he "'~. nOl
f.m"u, ••• good ""i,er; h. w.,f.mou ,he ere"O' of Mile'y
Ch"I.i" .• bo.,,,if,,1 wo,mn fron. Ilin"..",h-<-cl\\uty "ngland.
",ho«c .d~e .. w,c••"d lovc bfe "OW filled eigh' volume< .nd
h.d ",IJ ",... Y .."II"m' "r cop"".
He relt \'~I'l'ed by M'Ie'y Chosl.in. '" ho wro,e ,\IIH""/
C/'ild, I" ,he fi".II"K'" "f 'h" I>ook M,,,,,y died "'hi1e giving
binh '0 • d.ugh,.,. He. tk.,h ",.dc \',,,1 free, .nJ ll(' ;mrnedi-
"l<'ly ....,ed '0 writ •• oonO'" no ...d .• bou, the lire of" )'oung
(';I._,h;ef '" Now yo,k,
He fi",shN .... "ovd J.,e in J~n ......,. 1987. As " .....1 he
{"';Ihed n in • hOlel i" the Tnnu"'.,,,, or Coloudo; he {",i,hed
•\1 hil boob it> Ihe ..,"e room, in Ih... me bOlel Now he could
d",'e '0 ,he ."port .nd Ry '0 New Y<l'~ for Ihe publication of
Mistry'l Child, .nd " ,he ,.&1ne Itlne h. coul,l deliyer Ihe
lype...;P! oflhe ocw noyel. "hich wos eallfil Fdj, C.".
The we.. he.man on ,h...d,o ... ,d dw ,he 1I0rm would pa..
10 Ihe lOulh of CoIo<adn. The we'lhenn.n w., wrong 1'..,1
wa> dr"""l!: along. mounU", lO.d, ,urrOlmded by plOC forCSl.
when lhe .. orm >truck. Wnhm ntlnulrs • Ih'ck Laj..,r of "'ow
covered lit< «»d. Tbc c." w"f1C" We" un.bk '0 k..,p II..
wu\dow. clear and ,he ,ym COUldn'l gnp ,he ""fue of II..
,0»<1. P.ul h.d 10 figh, '0 keep me car 00 lhc d,pflC'Y road . ..
,hen 00' JUfncularly ..eel' «><nc1' hr couldn·' COf\uol tl. He"'d
Itme 10 no"ee Ih.. lhe >l:y...d .hr I,ow,d ch.>nl!:ed pben ,n .n
unbel..y.bk w')'. Tnco the eL.k ck>ud <IcKct>6<d over hn
nllnJ.
He 'emembered .u ,his bef'>l~ he opmcd h" e).... He w'"
aw' ..e of ,he wmo.n wttmg ...""0 hn bed When hr opened hn
eya be looked 10 her du""tion. Al tim he couldn'l SflC.k: h"
hps we,.., 100 dry. Tnco he nun.ged 10 ult. 'Whe,e .m 1:
'Near Sidewmder. Color.do: ......,d. 'My tume ;, Annie
W,lkn' Sh.>mlled. 'You know. you',.., my f....ottnle .utho,.'
CHAPTI!R TWO
There w••• quC!tion P.u1 w.mcJ 10 'lk, 11,. qtte",o" wa •.
'Why"" I not '" • h",pml?' IlUl by ,he "me hil ",i"d w..
clear ~"ottgh 1o f,,,," ,he qUC!tiot>, h. ll,e.dy knew b<:nc, Ih.n
10 .Ik II.
fur ,wo week< P...I drifled on Ih. lide of ".i" Wh." the lide
Wli Oltl he w...w.re of ,h. wom'n ltnilll!: belide hi, bed. More
o{tC" rh.n not ,he h.d one of hil bookl - hil Mi",ry book<-
oflCn 00 h<:. lop. She ,old him Ihe h.d rud .hem.1I m.ny ti",a
.nd could "'rdly walt for !he public...on of M"ery', C~IIJ
,
,~-_•
lie lOOn lc~rlled ,h.. n w>l A"nie W,I~c< wh n e",n",ll, ,III.
n,le,. She W.I giYII>~ him tegular do.., of. p.,n.~,lltllg ,hll~
,.ned Nov,,1 When 1'.,,1 w., cnnleious mO" Ih.n toe ".,
'"1<01""0111 n' .<Iccp, he knew th., NOY"l w., • powerful
,l,ulr h. knew bee.u,,", he could no longer l,ye wnhOl" It, She
w•• ~,y",g hlln Iw'O ..ble" .very fom hoot...nd, by the "n,e
Ih,.., or Ih,..,..nd-.-h.lf hou .. h.d pa=d. h" body w»
",.e..",nl!: (or lit< rehef whICh only the dfUll CO!JId b"njf..
The mOIl ""poru", Ihmg he le.rn«!. howe'·er. dunng I.....
fin! few ",·..,k. when ,hr nde of p;>ut lOlled m .nd 011' "'.. Ih..
Ann .. W,lkn wu lnulM'. Some JU" of hi. m,,,d klM'w ,h.. even
before he oprnW lui eyn.
Eve.ybody m ,hr world h» • c I... WlulCyer mood •
penon ",n, "'....
CVCf riorhn he Of n we""'l!:. we 'ccop>"e
,h.. penon benu", he or !he Ius • sobd b.",. Even If we
hov....·t ...... ~ for nuo)' ye.n, we 0;>0 . .,II .ccogm.. tum
IOmcthmg ,nlOde hIm" pcrnuncn, .nd ,he .. me .. tl .Iw.y<
w...nd .l.... ys w,n be. All. peno....' other qu.hn", twm round
thIS cenl,..,.
AllOt< W,lk", oce>lOOlUlly Imt h<:r cent... Fo, pc-nod. O{lIme
whIch could 10.. only. few .......dl 0 .. longer, Ihere wu
nothmg IOlod ,n her, E"ery,h,ng .OOu' her w.. ,n n,onon, ...uh
no bUll on wh,eh 10 reu It wOl .. If. hole opened ttl' It'i,de he,
.nd ,w.llowed "'ery hnm.n qu.h,y she po>"'.... d She ICCntcd
10 h.ve rl<' n,emory o( lhe", ,"nC<. In contlOll. howe"er, he,
body wu ycry ;.chd .nd .lfong, c<pcci.t1y for. n"ddle-.ged
wom.n.
A, f,,,, 1'.. ,1 w., only .ware ,I", ",,,,<'hil\g w'i wrong with
hcr, wilhoUl ~nowil\g ".clly wlut. H .. ~N direc' <'Ipcr,enee
of ,h. hoI. c.me during. \CCmilttlly ord",,,y eon"e'.. IIOl1
Am"e wn.•1 II<oal. gOIl'l!: on ,bou' how pro"d ,he w., 1<>
h."e P."l Sheldon _ ,~r 1'.,,1 Sheldon - m her own hnme 'I
knew yOltf f....' 51'e ..id, 'bo' ;, w·.. only whnt I looked '"
your w.llc.,h.. I w.....re It ...... you.'
'Where 'I "'y walle" by ,he w.)'1':uked p.ul
 1 l~pt " ,..f~ for you: <he ~n'''''(T«I. H~r .mik suddenly
-.t 1QI0 • """OW ~ wInch P.u1 d,dn" Itk.., it
_ bk~ drKovcnng IOmnhmg rottn> ,n a field of ",mmet
IIow~". 'Why do you .,kr .... wrot on. '00 )'011 ,hlr1k I'd "<01
..."'Nh,"g from It? Ii that ",lut yOll tlllnk. MUler M.n/'
A. ,he w.. 'I>c.k"'l\. th~ hllic IX'ame wider .nd wid..,
bl.cker .nd bl.ck... In th~ 'p.c~ of • few ,«ond. "'~ w••
.p1Utng word. ou, vic-.oly "",~>d of p<>IHely. II w•• wddc-n,
ohod",g. vK>lrnI.
'No, DO,' .. ><I r.ul, dl'il1l""g h" \hock. 'h', JUII • h.bll of
mu" '0 know ,he ",he..,.bou" of my ,,·illel.·
JUIl 'S ,uddcnly •• tl h.d opcnt<l. th~ hok "' Anll1~ clod up
'g'"' .nd the ",ule return«l to Iter r.ce, But from thelt On I'.ul
w1l c.reful .bou' wh., he ..id or did. So ~ didn"t a.k .bout
lw<pual. and ~ d,dn", ..k to ring h" d.ugh.Cf .nd h,. ag~m on
the pbonc. In my caw: he "'AID" worrxd. H" c~r would ~
found loQQn. Evro ,fh" eu wa. """er«l wHh St\Ow for ""«k-. or
month .. he "';ll a world-f.m""" wnt~. and p«>pk would ~
loul"'''g for h,n,
lIut th"e wcre .ull plenty ofqucllio", wbid, r.ul could 'lk,
So h~ g.. du~lly found ulli th.. he wu in the guest-room OIl
Ann..·......ll fum. AnnIC kept ,wo row., so"'~ chickens _ IOd
• pog eolIcd M,stry' Her .... mI nnghbou ........ Royd"",m, "."'"
•...me IOJIa, .w.y·. "'hod> ,nnni tI... lhe town of Sr<kwmdef
"'" ~vro furth« .w.y. The Roydon.n. ""v~. ,·,,,t«l. beaUK ~
..curdong to Ao",~ _ th~y dldn·.1tke her. A.......,d th" r.ul
c.ught >r1O,h~r quick fb.h "f,ha, d.. kness. ,bot S'P,
D.y after d.y l'.ullill".. d for VtlUo". bu, '00 O'IC "me. D.y
Ift~, ,by he hllC.. tcd for ,he phon-e. bu. II never nng. He bc-g.n
.0 doubt thlllh«~ w•• one In the holI!Ie. lie WI' completely
hdplC$S; ~ could DOl. mOve h.. legs.t.n
All ",fo,m,"on lboul hC't neighbourolDd.he tOWn h.d '0 be
squC(?«I Out of Annie wllhout n"k",g Itc. "'.p,nout. II w.,
.."et lO get hce 10 ,.lk lbout ,Itc d.y of the ItOrm.
'I W~I in t<>wn,' .he sn"led, '"Ik"'ll 10 Tony .. th~ lhop. In
• 5
f.>C. I WIS .st.,ng him lbou. ,ho. pubhu.ion dlle of .\f<ltl}".
OilJ He .old n... btgltorm w·•• somg '0 Mnke, so I <kcidcd
to m.ke my w.y home, although my ",r "'n m.n.ge any
'm(DJot of <now. 1 .....' )·OU. "'. u",,,k do.....-n m the"""0' bed.
I dt>ggod you ollt of th. wfCck Illd I CIluld Itt "'>lgh, IW'y
,h.. your leg. were. m~...'
She tud pulled back ,h. bl~nke.. the d~y bocfofC to show him
Ius legs Thc-y "'ere brokro IOd t"·,,,«I. CQver«l in >I""g~
luml" and btu"..... HIS \0(1 k...." WIS .wollc:n up ro ,w,ce ,..
norm.1 ..!c. She lold hu" tit .. both leg< were b,ok.., ,n .bou,
!leven Of eighl pl",....ud ,h" .hey would uke momh, '0 he,!.
She h.d ned .pllnts fim,ly Ind do~nl\' 0" '0 both less. She
~med '0 know wh., ,he ...... doi"S ."d '0 h.ve .n e"dle..
.upply of medic,ne.
Plul 'W'm m .nd Out of ron'OO"........ "d,ng on w.,'O$ of
druggod tulf_pl"',,, Ann.. conunued wllh he. ,tory.
'h wll • ,,",ggl< g<tung you '0 tho. Clf. I an .ell you I'm
....,.,g. but the 1Il0W "'"' w .... dcrp. You ,,-c,c unconlOO....
wh,eh "'" • good 'hing. I go, you home and put you 00 ,he
b«I. Thcn you ..,.."med.•"d I know yo" WCrC going to live.
Dy,ng n..n do,,', "".,m 11," twi.. over the nUt fow d.y, you
"""ly dlC'tl- once wh.., I w~, pl."""g your Ipllllll on ,nd once
)'OIlJu" nelrly .ltpped IWI) I h.d.o tue ernn-goncy >leps.'
She bluohed 01 the memory, :md P~ul.oo remembered. He
..,momber«l th.. her b..,.. h .mell«1 foul, ., If SOlflC(hlllg h>d
died in"de her,
'Now you ",,,,t ",.t. I',ul.· ,he ..id. ge,d,,!; up off her
bedside eh." to Ie,ve the loom 'You ""," reg.'" your
..rength.'
'The plm,' ..... P,u1. 'My ~ hu.. •
'Of cou"'" they do. 000', DC • baby. You e.... h.v" JOme
m«llCloc ",.n hour.'
·Now. plu... I n~ It "ow.' He telt ..h.",«1 .., heg. :ro, h..
Jlttl! ro' ,he dr\lg ",.de h,m ,10 It .
'No,' lite .. id f"",ly, 'In .n hour' Then.•s ,he ...... !c.ving
th~ room, .h~ turned Nek tow..d. him and uid, 'You ow~ m~
you. lifo, Paul. I hope you .emembe. that I hope you']] k""p "
In mind:
Then ohe IcfL

CHAPTER THRU

T'Ilr hour paued slowly. He could hea. Ion watelllng td....i<ion.

Sll~ reappeared a. ooon u it wu eight o'clock, ,,~th two ublou
and, gla" of w.t~r, Paul eagerly lifted him..,lf up on to h"
elbowl when she oat down on hi. bed,
'At Ian I got you. new book, twO d,y. 'So: she told him,
'Milfry'j ChilJ. I love iI, It', a, good a,.ll the others, Bene<, in
f.«. It·, the be.t.·
'Thank you: Paul u,d. He could f",,1 the ,weat on hil
fonhea<!. ·P1ea..... my legs ... ve.y painful.,.'
·1/....". she would nurry Ian: .... oatd. sm,lIng dreamily, 'and
I believ. Ian and ~(f.ey WIll become fnmtls ag.in. Do t:hey?
No, no. don't tcll me, t Want 10 find 0111 for myxlf:
'Pk.", Miu Wilk... n.. p""",:
'C&U me Annie. All my fnmdo do.'
She gsve him t:he gLau. bul kept the ublets III her Iwtd. Then
>he brought tbem towndl hIS mouth, which he immedl••ely
opened., .•nd then lhe took he< hand .way ogaln.
'I hope you don't mind: mc >aid. 'but I looked In your b.g:
'No, of counc I don't mind. The mediei"e-'
The .we.l on hil forehe.d f.lt Ii"t <old arid thon hot. Wo, he
goingto ",reaml H. th/lugh, pe.hap' he WOJ.
'1 see there', • typescript III the bog: loIle wen' /In. She idly
./liled the IIbl= f,om one Iwtd to the other. Paul followed
them "",th his eyn. -,,', oiled F.., eo... h', OOt a MlXry novel.'
She looked I t h,m ",,"h faint dt"ppro...i1 - boot II ,..", mixed
","h love It _ the kInd of look 0 mothtr gives. child.
'Would you let me .ead K1'

,
 ·Yn. of cou......' H. tried 10 ~milc through th. p.in.
'1 wouldn't do ."ylhi"g hk. 'hat wilhout your pe.milollon.
l'.u1, you know.' IlK ..K!. 'I mpcc1 you too "'och for tlUI. In
f.CI. l'.uI, llo,~ YOll' SM b1~ .g..... wddtnly. One of tho.
.blcu dropped on 10 ,toe hLmlr.~ P.ul gnbbcd .t '1. bu' she
W>$ quod.r. Thm .... w...., VK:lnl .nd .lre.n,y 'V"" 'Your
"""d. 1mnn. I,', yoo. "'md llov., I'.ul.'
·No. ple.~ tr.d it: l'.ul .. ,d in ,lcsper.t;o". 'But ..
'You sec.' A,,,,i. u;d. 'y,,,,',. good. I k".w you mUll be
good, No on. h.d could CTe'" M,~,y Chllwn .".1 brc.. h~ lif~
uno he,.'
Now .... wddotnly pul her fingcn .. h" mouth .....1 he
grcnloly RKkcd II.. ubku oul of .... h>nd, ,..... bout w ..lmg fo'
the w.tcr.
'J~t bkc. bohy.' ....... ,d. uug!'nog. 'Oh, P."I w • .., gOIng
'0 be 100 h.ppy ht.~.'
And 1'."III1O<1gll" I '0' in so much tTOuble h.r~.
CHAPTIIJt FOUR
n.. next m"'"'.ng .... b.""ght h,m • bowl of ""'1'....·hoch w••
sn..
h" '''Ull food thc!o: d>yo.. told b,m "" b>d ,..,..1 fOely ~g..
of h.. 'ypclCnpt sn.. ,old b,m she .I......, Ih'nk " wos •• good os
h" othen.
'It', lurd 10 follow.' "'e .oo,pl.,,,cd. ·It keep' )ump"'g f.om
on. "'"~ 10 .."'tb••. ·
'Y...' .. id I',ul. 'Th>t'. ,,".mlt: tho boy " oonfu..,d, So th.
eh.nK" in Urne rdkot the .0"f"lJon m h" mind.' He thougb'
.... n"KIlt be mt...lled in. wntcr'. w'Y'
·H.·, coof"IC'd,.n nghl: .epb.d Anni., She ...... focdrnll h,m
""'1' .utonutically .nd w'P"'1 the comer of lin o,,,,,do ...."h ,he
ILl' of. doeh. bk•• 'rue prol....olL.l. he ,.."hud tN' "" mU'"
0.... h.v. been • nunc. 'And he ",.-c.n .11 the time. Nurly
e'C'Y wo,d" ••",..._wor.l'
·Th.t'. "ur to lif•. A,,,, ... don't you ,h",k
'People do .. Ik d,.1 w')"n , •• Ilik·
·No. they don·I: ......K!. ",·utl hIll, • h..d look 'Wh" .1"
you think I do when r 10 Ihorr,og '0 1010'''' 1>0 )...... thut!< I
..y, "N"",', I,n me ",me of lh>! ....'••• _...·ord bre.d• .and th>!
,w.n-word butle.'" Aod docs ,he "'oplr.ocpc... y. "All ngh,.
An"lC. Here you e..-IO·o.d .r.'?'
H~. f>ce w d..k II • 'hut\rienlQlIll now, .nri .h. w••
.houting. It w"n't >!.II '''''''mg Ih.t .h••0uldn·tllTlng horself
to .. y the 'e.1 word.; thl! ",.de th. ,,,u,Um' .11 tit. ",aU
th'.>1.",ng. ".ul by h.ek. fnllhtmcd. The so"p howl w., a' .n
:angle III her ho,K!. >nd loOUp ..... Il.. nng to ~pt" "",.
'And then do I go to tM bo"k ",d uy. "H ·, ooc hog
._..- ·.,..d .heque .and you'd homer Ill". me fifty ·.u-wo,d
cIoIu ·' Do Iou th,,,k lIul ""hen r "'., m !'OUt< 10 Den,'cr -'
A 1I,0.m of lO11p fell on to the hl.ok.,. ~he 100kCtl >t ". lh....
., h,,,,. ,,,.I h•• f,cc Iw"tN 'Now look wh>! you',·. ,n.do m'
dol'
'\'m sorry.'
"'", "", y..... 'O!' .... ~"lrncd.•".1 ,I,e ,hr~ ..... he b<lwl into
the comc.-. It bro1:e mtO 'my p=" "'tI tour <pb,hcd "I' lbr
w.lI. 1'.u1 gnpcd tn ......k,
She 'urned off then ~hr)"", .. , thttc for nul'be t1uny
_ODd,. Dunng ,Iu., IIInC 1'.u1·, ht.n ... me-d to lIop GndUllly
...... m~ boek.
'1 h.~~ .".h • '.mper.' !h. ronf""cd like • hule gltl.
'I'm lOrry.' h...id 0'" of. tlry fhfO>!
'You ,hnuld I>c. I ,hll1k I'll fom,b Mlwy', Q"ld '''d then
ret"m 10 tho <Mher book .f,erw"d,.·
'OOU'I do thai if,t m,k.. you .og.y,' he ..K!. '1 don', hkc ..
when you Irt '''g'T I. I do n«d you, you know.'
She did not ,.."urn Itu "",Ie 'v 0$. you do You do. don', you,
p,,,l?'
She came luck ""0 ,he rOOm ,wo hou'l u,~•. 'I "'ppoloC you
W>n' your <I"pul mrt!i<i". now:"'e ..,tI
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'Y($,' <.lid P.ul.• nd 111m ,en,ember.d. 'Y($, plr.....•
'Well, you're I",ng '0 lI.v. to w." for ",. lO de.n up tlli.
mOS$.' ohe uid "The meos l"" "","'.' She took • bu<:ken of w ....
~nd • doch 0"" .0 m.. cornn' and OU ..... fo ek." up ,he lOUp
'You di.. y bud,' <he ....I. ·It'••11 dned lIOW. This i. 100ng '0
t.k. 100m. tin"" I'm .f",d, P.ul.'
I"ul d,d,,', d.... to .. y '''I',II,,'g, altllouHII ,II. w,•• Ir••dy
I". w;tll II" med"",••nd th. J"'" w., lemb1•. H. w"ehcd in
horro' .nd f."in.tion wll,l••lIe ,klll.d Ihe w.lI. 511. did i,
slowly, d.hberudy P.ul w...II.d th. ",''' d'",ppur. 1·[.
couldn·' .... II.. f.«, bu. he w•••fnid til.. ohe Iud gone bbnk
...,d "'ouk! ' .. y d,• ..., for .v... Wlp,ng the ",.U ,,~.II ,"" doth.
AI L1~ .•f..... lulf.n hour of growing p.1,n. " .. fim9>ed. She got
up, Nilii'. tb<>ught I'.ul. "._ t"•• _ lI..r _.lor, ...
lIut '0 lin .",.u,nm, ,J,. left the 'OOtn. H. he.,d her
poI.nng ,h. wlter .w.y 'M ,lte" rd,lhn!: th. bu,k.,. Site (';1"'.
b>ok ",,,h ,h.lJu,·ko, ."d doth
'Now I mu\, w.,h .11 ,h,t >0,1' otT the w,ll: ,h... id. 'I Illust
do every,lnng "gill, MI' "'oth" nught "" thlt.·
'No. pl••",. ,ltel'.i".]'m dy,ng.·
'[)on', be "Uy. You're n<>I dYlnil ltju\I Itur". In .ny cue ,1'.
your f.ult ,h•• lluvc 10 dun up fll.. nlaO.·
'1"11 tert.m,' ..... td ......tlng '0 Cf). Crl~"g hun h.. let. >nd
hurl 11I.1>e1r1
'(',0 .....d. Ihm.· .... ",phed. ·Sc",.m. No 0.... will II....'
H. did,,·, """m He w>!eho:d It.. ,"dl<"l.ly lili ,h. doth.
w,f'<' the w,l1 ,ltd "I'ICe" the dotb in'o til. hu,ke,. A, I", .he
KOt up .goin .tid """ 'wcr t" IH\ bed
'I Ie,e you.f<: lII. ""d .."dr,ly, holdmK OuI hi. two ,.bl",.
II. ,ook ,hem ,!uICkely "'to h,. mouth, .nd whm he looko:d up
... uw"" H"ng ,he yollow pLa"", bLltke, 'ow..ds lIim
......".m!
'U.., ,.... to .",.llow d",m.' .... U1d. II.... V<:>ioc w•• ,ull
lie >l ......
'[ know yOll ('.11 .",.now ,hem """hou' """or,' .... u,d, 'hu'
'"
if you do ,h.t I will ",oke you bn"g lhe", stuigh' b>eke OU'-
I',..... believe ",e wilen t uy ,11>11 on m.ke you do ,h>l '
He look'" ,,,,,de ,he buck.. mel .. w ,he do'" .n ,lie grey
w>l..... nd to.\p t\o;oung on ,... .."r,.e. He dunke """,kly. H ..
"om.. h .UrlN 10 nlOve .. ,f'" wu goonS '0 be IKk
'Don', be 51,ke, l'>ltI,' ......,d. 'Thn.·U be no more ,.bln. fo.
four h""".' She lookeo:d .l h,m for. "'omen' with ...... /U"
e"'pty f.ee, ."d ,he" mlllo:d 'You wou'! ",.ke me '''Bry .g.i",
w,n you?'
'No.' he whi11.. red.
'110". you,' Jh...id, ."d k, d him 0" ,he <h""ke.
1'.01 dnf,cd tn'O sleep. H .. I conKlOU' though" "'...... Why
...... '" .""" "' Dr..",,' A_ II'hy _'" sIs<...- "',... _ ,,,,-
_,1
Two doy. b'.r .h. "m. "UO hi••oom e~rly ill th. moming.
H.. f.co "">. Krey. P.1I1 ""••• La,mo:d.
'M,.. W,lkes? Ann .. ? Arc y<nI 00 nght/'
'No.'
SJor', W • lor... • ua, ,boogh' Poul, lJId ..... uum """
rcpb<cd byJOy.l.il ~-,
SIs<, ""me and ,,00<1 ov lu. bt<l, 1ook,,,S down >l h.m OUt of
h•• p.~.._wh"e f.... Her nc<:k 10'" ,ense >nd ..... opened hc.
lund••ud ,II." d~ then. ,"'0 fig'" fim, .g'''' and ag'lll.
·YOIt.,. you, .. you J'''1 bird!' .he'l.mmcrcd.
·Wh.,? t do"', "ndermnd.' !Jut ,uddenly he did undersund
He rem.mbered th., ymerthy ohc w.. ,h=-qu.II'." of the
w.y thr""gh M,,,,,.!'.
C/JiIJ. Now ohe luscw " illS"" blew
.luf I....n<! M,.....,. could no! hav••hildrm; ..... u..,.. ,b...
IIlnery g.v. b...h 10 Geoffrey'. child wei died III the proccJl-
'SJor ._'1".Mll' Ann.. Wilka """.med>I hun H.... lundJ
opened:and cIokd f..........d f...cr.• Misery C/t&ol...If , . _ . . Mill!'
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 · .... ,""~, pl ••",. CHAPTER SIX
SIll: I,icked up' h~.vy jug of w.,or fro'" ,h~ "bl~ n.x' '0 hlS
bod, Cold w.,"" 'p;Uw on to him, She b,ollgh, " down II. wal "noo"..io", when she ",'u",w. fif,y....,,,. hnun la'~'.
,ow"d, hIS h••d. bu' .1 ,h. I." S<'Cond lurned and Ih,.w ;1 ,t She "...10 h"" OIl up .nd .... g.vo hint oo",~ drop! of WU~. '0
'M door "",•• 0.1 ofhrr.king hll h••d "pm. It..l hll cr.eked lip! and dry mouth. He ""ok. up .nd In~d '0
Sho looked .. h,m .nd hru,ho:<l hor hm ofl'her fac•. Tw<> ro:<l ,w.llow • lot of w~,~ from the gI..........., hoIdu,g. but ....
ma,h h.d .ppc.ml on hor eheoh. ·V..... dll'y bnd.' .h. ",d. only In h"n h."" ,1"lIe "",e.
'Oh, y<HJ dIrty bIrd, ho",' rould you do ,h.. ! V ou k,Uod he,.' 'AnnlO, the ",edlCon(, 1'1 now.''''' g.opcd
'No. Ann.... I dldn'l. h"JU>I' book' 'Soon, de... lOOn.' she ..rd gently. '1'lIp"" you you. mod..
She pun"hlOd her f..., down 10<0 'M P'Uo~ nUt ml", Iw:>d. arK, hut fin' you .... v• • jOb m do. 111 be b.ack m • "oomClIl '
Tho whole btd \hoot .r><! ",ul cnod .....1 10 p",n II. knew tIu, •Anmc, ....t' he Kft.mod as .... got up and kf' the room.
he was do",,'o d<-.,h. When .... ~a .... bxk he !houghl Iw: w·as suU drnmutg. It
'/ ~,""'r /nil lor," he shou'ed oonnod '00 >lUng~ 10 be real. SJo., was pu.slung • batbeeue
She >lopped ,r><! looked .. ibm wllh d"" n.now hi..." >lOve ;"10 the room.
uP""""'" ,Iu,gap 'Anmc, 1'10..., I'm on ...-nblc paln.' To... were ""~m"'l1
'Qh no. of rou )'ou d,do" Well. JU>I ,dl ,m 'hI" 'hrn, do.... htl f.ce.
M'>I~r C · , ,f " dldn·. koll ...... who d,d! JU>I ,.11 me 'luI. 'I know, d<-ar. Soon.'
You 'ell 10 I .hough, )"OU wcre good, bu' you'", J"SI d,rty md She Itfl and ..",e ba.c:k 'g:un w'lh ,he 'YJ'"<'npc of F"lI c...
bad hke .11 othen.' ..,d • box of """docs.
SM W"('ll' bl.nk .bn,. SIw: >lood up >,,"gh'. with her h.mh 'No,' h.. u,d, «Y'''' ..,0.1 siuhng. ·No.' AnJ .ho ,hough,
lungll'g dnwn by h.... "dn., .,,0.1 look..l It noth,,,g...,"I rc.h:ocd burned '0'0 III, our><! like aad: .'-..-ynnc had .Iw.ys ..,d du, he
'hat h~ ...,,10.1 k,ll h",. If'ho", Iud hoft,. r'c« ofbroten gbl< wOl onay ,lOt '0 lit,,,, 0"1"'" o{]". 'yp".. npcL
from ,he J"II ,,' hi' h."d. he: 0",,10.1 h.ve pushod It 1010 ho. 'V....' .l1t- ",rd. he' {... d . . . .nd ..1m. She hold oul lhe:
,h,{}.I1. m..<he, '0 h"n. '1,', foul, and i\', no good. BUl you',.. good.
Sho <">"'.
b••k • hnl" ... nIl"~ .,,0.1 the '''g.', "
Ie.... w1S p.ul. l'lItJulI hdl''''S you '0 be good.'
go",. 5hel"0,,0:<1 dow" .. h,m ..diy, 'I tllmk I h.ve '0 110 .w.)' ·No.l wo,,', do It.' Ho ,hm hi••y.s,
for' wh,le: .h...,d. 'I ,hould"', bo "'" you. If I ,lay here I'll Wh~1I he op<:"cd ,hom .g~ill .he was holdmB • l>1ckel o{
do IOmClhmg ""1,,<1.' Novrillll f'olll of ,h~",.
·Wh.,e will you go? Wh" .wut my medicincf' I'.ul ••11.0.1 '1 think I'n gIVe you four: she sa,d... if sl,~ wU "0' 1.1";lIg 10
.fl•• he. " 'he w.lhd ou, of ,h. '00'" .".1
locked ,he door. hi'" b", '0 hc,.. lf, 'Vel, four. ne., you'l1 f~d pc~ctful .tld lhe
B", the "nly '"ply wll ,hOIOUnd ofh.. Car nlhe drov~ ,w'y. poli" will go. I bel you ·t. hungry. 100. 1 bot you'd Ilk. IOnIC ,o..t.'
H~ w.' .k",. in Ih~ ho...... Soot, .... pain cam. 'VOU'f~ bad,' said p'ul
'Ves,,h.", wh.. d"Id,,," .Iw.y> sa.y 10 th." mOlhen. BUI
lItOCoo knows bose. I'm wa'"ng. p.uL Vou·,.. be"'ll • very
ItUbborn lIule boy.'

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 'No.1 WO,,'l <10;1.'
'I'm 110' IUrt til., you'l1 ever w,ke "I' ,f you I"'e wnsciom" ...
•g,",.' Ih. re",.,ktd, '1 think you',e 01"", '0 ,,"consc;OUllltSi
now
Ont In,,,dr,,,! .nd n,nt'y lhou ... ud WOrdl. Two )..,.n· ""ork,
Bu' mo,e ,n'po,wltly,,, wll ""h'l ht uw •• tht ",nh. 'No.'
The !ltd movtd 1I lilt lIot up. '1 c.u·, ltay hne .11 d.y. I
hu,ried b.ck to IU you. and now )'ou beh,ve Itke. ,poiled li,d.
boy, Oh w.lI: sht 11ghcd. 'I'll rou,. b.ck I.,c,"
To.. burn it: he lJ1oulcd.
'No. " ,m", be' you:
WMn <he e,"'C b.n '0 hour 1,1.... he look tM m.,eII... He
....n"'mllt'ed ,.... JOy of wn"ng ""mothmg good, oomedung rou.
'Ann... plC'... don', m.ke me do ,hll,' he Solid.
'It', )·ou. ChOlCe.' Ihc .nlwcred.
So he burned hll book - • few paS", C'hough 10 pIC'.... her, 10
<how her thaI he WI> good. Then Ihc pu.hcd lilt b.a,bccuc OU,
.g'ln, .0 fimsh ,he JOb hcnclf When !he Came bad, <he g....
h.m four .. bleu ofNo'·nl.nd he ,hough!: 1'''1'''''110 MII,u.

CHAPTEIl SEVEN

When he woke up from h.. druucd IIcq> he found h,m....f I l l .

wheelchair He ,e.h.ed lhat <he was .."'1' >crung' tbc ~ lifted
10m up and put h,m 11'I ,he whttldu•• 00 gC'htly that he bad not
w-olen. up. It hun 10 III m lilt whttkb.... bul'l was n.... 10 bc.blc
10 .... ou, of.he' wmOOw; he CO<lld only ..... bule when he ""..
II,,,ng up III bed. 1ltc whcdriu., ...t i m front of. t.bloc by the
wondow of h" rooo. lie looked Out on to a .m.ll ""' -co,........
f.rm .n,h. bun for the .n'm.lund"!".p"'.... t. The 1110 ,,11
<lc<cp and the,e w .. no "gn m.. " "'" gOing 10 melt yet. Beyond ,he
f.rm ....... n.rro....... d.nd ,hnI ,he Inx-<'Ovcrcd mowIUI....
He he.rd Ibe W>Und of • key ,n lhe lock She e.me .nd fed S<>1tc """.,.j I.i....... -. " ... M< ,(ft,,>Il(1r '0 rl,~'" /or" 10 .b.....
tum >orne soup,
/or, IIwf /or 10'011 ,fH'I

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 'I ,hmk you',. go,ng fO g.' b<:".,,' ,h. "id, 'Y.I, if w. don',
h.v• • ny mo,. of ,hose argllmall', I rhmk you'll g., h••hby
.nd U,ong.'
Bu, Paul k...w ,h. w., l)'Ing. One: day 10,••n ....ould b<:
fouod, One: day IOn,fOM - . pohc.man pc,lupl_ ....ould co....
.nd .It. 10..- qu.,nonl. OM day lOlDC'th,ng would h.ppm whod>
would m.k. Ann.. Wllkft fngh,ma!.nd angry. Shr W'I goutg
10 unrkound .hu you an', kidn.p propk.nd ..c.pr. Shr w ..
gout, '0 luv. 10 go 10 OOUrt .g.m••nd rhn nm. W m"h. nOO
........... court. fm: WOn"n. Shr wu gOIng '0 ,••1... ill .10"
.nd be .f,..d ~.nd 100 lohc w"IOIng 10 h• ..., '0 kIll P.ul. How
long Was " b!:f"", .... U>Qw m.htd' How long brio... 10" car
w•• found' How Ionl dId he luv••o love?
'I hough' YOll '''01'''' prn<n','S ,,·e1I., ,h. wh«leh.",' ....
w., ... ying. 'I'll go .nd ge, II for you.' She "" .... b.ck w"h .n
old bbek 'ypcw'''.r. 'Well?' .h....,d. 'Wh.. do 1'()lI,h,nk?'
'It', gro.,,' h...id. '" ,••1 '''lI~ue.'
I I., f.r, e10uded ov.r, 'I <Ii,h,', "or il.,.n '''''q"e,' ,h. "id.
'I go, il "'orld-h,,,d, It w.s • b..g.in, '00, She ""me<! forty_
flv. doll .., for 'I, bill I gO! il for fouy b<:cau" " h., "0 '.".','
She looke<! pkued wuh h."e1f. 1',"1 could h..dly belo."e ,t:
she w.. plc."'d" bUY"'Il' broken old 'ypewn'.'!
'You did .....lly ,,'ell,' h...id, d""o,",:n"ll ,10.. Ibur.y " ..,
...y.
H•• smile bc<-a"",.vm wtdcr. 'I ,old her lion "n" w., one of
d.. Iet,..... In my f.voun,e ",'",..-'. n."",.'
'h'. ~ of ,he k"." on my f.voun'e n"...', ru ....: ... plied
Paul, lunng hImself. 'Uu, wtu, will I "-n'e on WI ,ypcwri....,
do you <hink,'
'Oh, p.ul' I don', ,h,nk - I kno,,'! You're gO"'8'o wn.,.
,..w novel. h'U he ,he Msc yef. M<JuT'. Rmm.'·
P.ul fd. <>o,hmg, ..,d nooh",g: he "'•• ,<>0 ''''prrJC<f, Um he,
f... w., 'hmmg wllh grc>lJOy ."d ,h. "'a, "'y"'g: 'It'll be. book
jill, for me, Ir'll be my l"y",e"I for III1..",n" you h>ck '0 h••llh.
Th. only ropy m ,he ",Iouic wo,ld of,be new,~' M,IO'y book!'
'Uu, "nnie, Mi",ry'. d..d.'
'No, ,he', nl)(. Even ,,'hen I "'J! I"gry .. )'QU I kn.w lis<
",un', re.lly dc.ad. I knew you .ould,,', ....lly k,U he" b«lUS<
you'.... good.'
'Ann.., ,,~ll you ••Ume one thing?'
'0( coune. de...'
'If 1 wn'e Ib" book for you. WIll you let me go ...hen I've
fuushedr
For. momen' ..... ....,mcd uncomfo,ublc•• n<! <hen she IookN
.. tum ""efully. 'You till: a. ,f I "'u k..-put8 you pmoncr,
PO'll.'
He didn', ... p1y.
'I 'hmk: ohc ...id. ',10.. when you've flnl5hcd you should b.-
,..dy '0 meet o,he< pcoplr .g.in.'
Ou, she WI< lying. She kne", .hlt she w.. lylnil, :>nd 1"'11
knew ,h. wu lying 100. The d.y he fmi,hed ,h" new novel
would be ,he d.y of hi. d...h, She JUned locking ,h. doo, of
his roo", ",heneve, ,10, left i,.
Two ",oming. 10Ie< ,he hcll>cd hi", 'n'o hi. wM.ld'a;, a"d
f.d him 0 bigger b...lf,1( th." ulual. 'You'll need your ......"g,h
now, I'aul, I'm so cxo,e<!.bou. ,he new nov.l.'
H. roIle<! Oycr 10 ,be ubk by ,he WIllOOW -:>nd.o the """Ull
'ypcwn''''' ThIck mow ",os f.lllng .nd Il wu difficuh 10 ttCogmzc
ooj«1.ou...de. £vm the bnn W'IJust. ulO",_aw...ed lump,
She nmc mlO the room a'rytnl aevcn.l pack"" of 'yptnll_
papn-. H, IlIw .niBl" .w.y <hll rho< p.>pn- w., Cornlllbic
Bond .....l .... f... fcU.
'WIlI,', rho< nur....r ....."'<d.
'Noohm.,'''' ",><I qwelcly.
'Somefhin." the m......: .~. ':>d. 'T.1l m. who. i, ,,:
"I;.
'I'd 10.... d,lferatl JIIpn- If you could get il.'
'D,tr.....n' from ,h.. ? ll", ,10" II ,he "'.,.. .xpcn.. ve p.prl
Ihe.e is, llUUJ for ,he mot! 'xpc:nSlve paper.'
'Didn', you, mo,h... eve, leU you ,10.. ,he mot! .xpellliv.
,hing' ..e nO, .I",ayl,he be.."
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 'No, "'~ ,lid ....... Wh .. she ,old m~. Mm~r Clever. " <h..,
",I>rn r<MJ buy cheap ""ng, )'<MJ ~, ehe.>p ,hmKI.' S"" "'..
dd"...,..,.., no'" and I'attl gl>C'UC<lllul she would gfl angry ....",.
Palll "' fn/lh,rnro, but he I:new ,ha' ... had to Ify h)
control a l"rI... If .... al",.yo ""011, ",nhou, y ......Uncc
from h,m would g~' ,he habn ofbe'ng angry lth h"n. and
Ih" ""0\,k1 be Wone. UIl' .,,, n...d fOt h~. ,nd for Ih~ drug
made hIm W'Il' 10 keep lIn h,pI'Y: " ,..,.,k ""'y .11 h" coungc
'0 .. urk he•.
A'lI1i~ "'.. beg,,",,;,,!: '0 bt~.,hc ""0«' "I"dly nolV, .,,<1 he,
h."d. "'e,"" pumping f..." ...,d f....., 0P<"'"nll.nd clo""/I'
'A"d )'O'l'd !In,er "OJ' ,h., '00: he Io...d. '''dUn/l angl)o
111:Nl't change .. ,hmg.'
Sbr ftou .. ,I' he IuJ Ilapf"<'<l .... r, .nd looked at h,m,
woundC'd 'TIl" ... ,,,eI<.' 1M !.lid. 'You don', wan, '0 w",~
my book 'nd 100 you' .... findmll ."co.... llut '" 'U". J kn.w rou
....·ould. '
'TI",', "Ily.' he ."phed. 'O,d I "y ,10.1 I w., nn, gemg lO
IUr'"
'No, b\ll
'[ - gO'"8 '0 "an. Come .........nd I'll .how you d~ prob-
lem.'
·Wh.1?'
'W'tch:
He pUI a pIC'« of ,he p.lpe' ,,,to .he 'ypewnt<r .nd w,or~,
'M"..,y', Rrll" by 1'.,,1 Sh.. ld" '. H, 'ook th, p.lpet u\Il .nd
.uhbed bit fi"g", {w" ,h~ wOTd •. TIl<' wu,dl ;",mcdutdy
MeWoe i"d",u,n .,,,t f'lll'
'Do you IC'C1"
'W"e rOll go",& '0 TUb tvery P'll~ of yout t)'pncnpl ....~'b
),ou. finger"
'The ",ge. rubb.ng 'lP,n" one .nothcT ............ 1<1 be enough'
'AlI nglll, II.h>t~' ;\bn: .... ..,'" m. eompuming """.~ '111
&d your ""pld p.pe'.1"" ,ell "'~ wn., '" 1I"'.md 111 ger" '
'Uu' you ",ull unde"und ,h.. we're On ,h..... me <ilk.'
'Oon', m.k~ m~ bugh.' she: ... id .."e....uUy 'N" 011< h..
k-m 0" my 1Nk.U1C<" my mo,her d..d """"'1' y~... '11:0.'
'You can ,h,nk ",'ha,)'Ofl hk~: ......K! ...., .ny rate )'Oll m,,"
""I",.., ,n., I'm 011 ,]WO book·• ...x. If I I)'~ " on COr....1>k
IXlnd. III <en Y"...' If"..., ,hcT~'U be notlnnllld"' for you '0 ",.d.'
'AlI ngh".n "lI:h,.' she: saId 'I'll go _ .
I-'~ullUddenly ",,"~mbe.c.J ,h.. i, w.' ,,,n~ fo, h\\ medlonc
100" md he beg.n to ~Cl !\e'Wm'. 1loti h~ ~o,,~ '00 f.. 1 Would
.he di"'pre" fM hours ,nd hou ..1 He necd"d hi. ",({hnne.
'Tell noe wh.. kmd of P'rer '0 ge,.' .he .. id. He! fact h.d
lurned to .. ",,~. He ,OlJ I",. ,he "."'... of"'tn~ good k",d. of
p'pn-·
Sbe .m,1ed .hrn - • hombk- •.."Ie '1'11 go .nd ger rou'
papn,' ..... sard. '1 know)'ou w.lJ'lt '0 .u"" IOOtl •• you an,
IU>tt you'.~ Oft "'I JiM -' ~ lall ...."O<d.......'" .pokrn wIth
,ernbk ....ca.m. 'So l'n. no, ~ ...n gOIng lu pu' you b.ck ,n'"
you. bed. Of C""t~ u w,1I hUrl you '0 '" In the ",""<kh,,, for
10 l"ng .t first. Prtb,l" ,h.
p,;n will b< '0 gro" ,h..
you h,v,
to del.y mrdug '0 WIlte. llut th..·• '00 lo.d. J h"'e '0 >to.
beca.... yOll w.1It your pre<ious, <lurId. M",~,-Ckvt, .peci.1
p.pn-.'
Suddenly her lion)' fact ..... med '0 b....k ""0 ~. She "'..
IUndmll .. d.. door on her WlY OUt, .nd s.hc: ruohcd K"'" t ....
roOIn 'I h,m. ~ ",,'.:amcd Ind pund>nl her fnt down on ,,, ....
''''oIlen lump ·h"h " ... P,ul'. lef, kn«. He threw hlS he.d
bilCk ~nd .el ned 10<>; ,he p,lln "rr~",ed ou' f,om h'l knN '0
.v~ry p~rt of hll body
'So youj,,,,,i, ti,,,
,bel•. ' ,he lO,d.]'" lip. ,"11 pulled b.ck '"
hornbl~ g"", ',nd ,hmk .1\0", who i. in eh"!.,,, h,,~,.nd.n ,he
,hings I c." do '" hurt you ,f you belu,,,, ~Iy 0' try ." .riel:
...... You .....m to tlunlt I'm $fup"", ou, I'n, not. And you can N)'
and shout all y"" w,"" "'h,k I'm .w.y, br-c.u~ no .........·ill ""..
you. No one ro".... herr br-ca...., .hey.n ,hutl: Ann", W,lke. is
auy. They.lI know ,,·h.. I d,d.• hhough , .... COUrt dod ... y ,n.,
I w•• "'ROCrnl. Then: w.m·, rnOllgh ~v,dc-nu'l"" IC'C.'
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 S~ w.lked b.ck Co t'" door >nd cumed 'g.,,,. He >ere.med
•gm 1>«."", he expe.;ted .lKII.hC'C Nih .nd more p>ln. Th.t
mad. her grin IJ>O<'e WIdely.
Shot left the room. Jo.-ktng the door- bdluld her. A few
minm.. l.ter ~ hc:ord ,... ro>r of her e•• eng,ne. He W>l left
Wifh h" fe." .nd I,,,
p.in
CHAPTER ElGIIT
His nen .ction. mIght .iCCm ""rotc, hot ,nugll!ed.. ,f oomeone
Ioolcd n J"'" the .ocnon. wnh<MI' Jeang m"de hi. mmd. In
,mme,,5C I"in he '011<:<1 the whoekh." over to , ... door, He Jlid
dow" ill the ch,ir I<) th,t hi. h."d, cO\lld touch lhe floof. Thi,
nuw him >0 milch p.. n th.l he f.imed for. few minllla. When
~ "'oke up'" remembcrc<l wh>l he w., Irying '0 do. lIe looked
.1 the fIoot ...,. ~w the ~uJ>ln ·I"eh be Iw:I noucro enlier.
1l>ey hod f>J]rn OUt of Anme', ~, ·hen obe Iw:I n.ashcd >I hun.
Slowly. I"mfully. "" m>JUged to ptek lhotm lip. There "ere
Ihr!'C of Ihem. Siu"'g up .g.m In II><: eh.ir brough, fTesh W.va
of p'IIl.
Wh,le "'rilmS l'OIl em he hM l1ugb, hin".df 10 opcn lock.
wnh thmlP like h",rpins 11 h.d helped h,m wnre .hotlr • nr-
,hod. 11 ..... su.pn"ngly e»y. No" he W•• golI1g '0 open the
door-...,. go <MIt u,tu the!>oute.
Whn m>Oe h,m o':ereome .U hIS 1"'" .nd do thi.' Wu II
be-c.u.. he w••• hero? No, " w" b«."", he needed SOme
NovTil ubleu ."d w. . .f,... d ,f,., Annie would nol retlltn
fur ho.. ,., or woul,l lIot give them to hi", when Ihe did re'um.
And he- fell h-e needed 'n enu .upply.•0 "'11' him dunng
.hose pc""", ""hen she- "'.. ,ot> .ngry wnh hint to gIVe II>e", to
h,m.
It "",.n old. ""n')' lock. One p,n 'p""g OUt of hi. ~nd•.
,bted Uro.. ,he w<><><le-n floor .nd d''''ppe.re-tl "nlk. the: b..'!l.
The .econd on,' h",kc - hUI >S ,t bwke. the door "I><ned.
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Th'nk )"OU. God: he wh"pcrN.
A bad mon,nll follo...nl _ no. nO( • bad momnll..... wful
momnll - when II ....mn1 •• if the ..·httklu" would no! fit
through the doo•. SN m..u Iw.v ~"'''.I'h, lI"rID I~ _f~1IhJ up.
I>e R.h~ed, In ,he e"d h~ h.d '0 h,)ld on to ,h~ frame of Ih~
door .nd puff bi"'~lflhrough n. The wh.~h rubb<:d 'g.i"II th.
f.. m~ ."d for o"e trrribl~ mmnmt h~ Ihoughl the ch." w..
gotng '0 mek thn~ Bu, Ih.... he " .•••uddenly Ihrough l~
""'"
Aft.....lut I>e f.trued >&>",.
When he woke up. lbe ltl!-hl ,n .... corridor w•• different.
Quue some Um~ h,d p....d. How long d,d b<: h.v~ kfor~ sI,~
returned? Fifty nOllu. hk~ the I"" ,ime. or five ",i"uI"?
He could"", til( b'Ihroo.., Ihtough ." open door down Ih~
corndor Su...,ly the would kttp the mnlKinc theR. 1·le roll<'d
down I~ corridor .nd .Ioppnl ...... huhroom door. A. I.."
thIS door w ... h"k ...·ider. He .urnn! htlll..-lf round ... th>! be
<ould go ""O,m, M,h.oom b>ekw>rdl. Indy for. qUICk escape
,f"......,,,,,y.
Inside the b.throom there w>s • b.th, 'n open <upboo.rd for
stor"'l1 towe;, .nd bl.nl<cu.• b..tn - .,,0.1 • ",<'d,eme cupbo>rd
On lhe "".11 O"~r Ihe b..m! lIuI how could he r~.eh n f,om lu.
"'hedch",? It ""ao I.... lugh up the w.ll. And ~"en if he could
<e.m Il wIth. ,,>dt or """,""""g. he would only ",.k~ .honlP
f.n 011. of" >nd bR.k III the b",.,n, And then whn would ""
tell h....r n ... M'Jery Iud done n Whll~ Iooklllg for lOme
mWletn~ to bring her b,d to !lfd
Te... of "'get - ."d of Ihl"'~ ,t hi. ",!'Cd for ,he medicme-
b<-gm to Aow dow" hi. cb<'t"kJ. I~e .lmOiI g"'e tn .nd s!>ned 10
Ihtnk .bou. rcwnung to 1m room. Then hlS C)"C t.1W Klmeth"'g rn
.....owel C1,Jpbo>rd. l'tevioulJy lu, C)'e h>d only quodrly TMMiced
the tO~.nd bbnkets on .he IbelYei au, there on f~ Aoor
unden>e.th .11 f~ she-Iv... were t,,·o or .hm: boxes. He rolled
htmotlf ovo< '0 the eupbo1rd. Now he could 1ft JOme word.
ptmted on One of the boxes: "'SOtCH SU'PL'U. HiJ he"f !e.pc.
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 lie ,c,chod III ,,,d 1,,,lId ,,,,c
of th" h" ••• ""I. Ther< wer< tho whecleh",.!O ,il... bc c""ld roll b.ck to I". ,oom. when he
""") k",d, of d"'I:' IIl,i,k rh< 100. - d",g, f", ,11 "Oc" of ".h,ed th., ho wa, po"""'g toword, ,hc ,i'"ng-,oo,,,. An id.,
rlr",~..e' - htlr "" N,,,,,,I. Ik J",r "",,'It'..J
l<' ,o,eh • ocrond b"nt mlo h'l "",,<I hke • Iigh'. H. co"ld ~tnlt»' I« the
h", A;:"" he ,,~. f,«.1 ""h ,,' .\{"""I",,~ "ollew"" "f 'elophmle; hr """Id ,nug",e 'hr (o",'er\./."O" "·,,h lhe police
",oJ" "'('1,. "he nlllU I","," ":.,-,, ,I"",,, i"""
h'hl,,,..I, <Lr .f'eT .....Oll. Would ,hey he IUrpnocJ '0 lc.m 'h" rUty A"",e
,I". M",' "f ,10<- dr"". "."". '" "".Ii '1'"''''''<'''
She h.,1 l>ttn W>lk ... lud kidnapped hu,,?
B", he ,...".",betc<l ,h., lie hul ne".... he..d rll(' pltone nng.
<..,,1,,1' ~h~ h""'r r..lc... I,,, .. ,......" ........,,'" tI"'l "'oulrl h..·•
c.. ,,~hr 1I,·c. Hc knew" ... .1\ "nhkdy t1u, thcTe even ..·.1 I phone m ,IK
II,' ,<,"clKd IIlt"""h rh.c 1><" TI""e., rIK hotlom "'crc ~ ~. OUI 11K p""Utr of.IK pltone In .... m.rw:I d,o\'e h.m 0<1;
nuny ...... :.Ch ",- No...;l ,,1>1<'«; e•• h p•..-ket (OOlumcd
j:..... ,
elKhl uhln•. lie ,....."'..-J 'hr«- ,.I>ln. 14"'llhl '''-'y. h"dly
'"'''''''1:''''' bllle. UilC
I I"" "'."'. p.o~lCh "o..IJ IK ul<c '" "h"... I".,. .....1.."'1:: du.
._.
IK rould feci Lhe mol pl."", ... lUI h...d. IK... be loOU"d of ,he
phone 'n .IK polIce ......on. Ho rolled lurn..elf "ttO ,IK Utt"'l-

He looked .round.. l1>c rOOm <moelled <Uk .and ...~, filled

hc Il.o.I ...... oJ .he "ore' H< li,·c f'l'-ln•• roJ p~ .IKrn ..·,Ib uRly fu,n"ule. On a <helf ...... , Lorge pholog,.ph, on a
..1<"... ,t.., 1'",,,, ../ h" .n ". 1<> i~..." I", h~. II'« for
1"',10'''11 ,I>< ""h.,d II< I.~ l..d .. ,,,. ,It"!'. 11l dl<" .....~ TIM'\'
loki fume. ofa "'orn.n w!to rot1Id <>nil' .... Anmc', mo<hrr.
I k ,oiled funIK, ""0 the 'oom. l1>c W, <Irk of d-e whrrklu"
h.J ...... I;oc... III ..,y lu,n,'UI" "r.l" l~ ,,,.e
IK ",... 1Ied .h., \>0" hn a "bloc ... hoch h.d doznn of !-nUn fill'''''' on n. On<e of the
.. ".11 .. h 'I"-.J 'Iu'A""k' ""uld .. ,~ ".",,~... ", d"k,,"'·<' fillmn - a ilymll !n,d of >on.., bnJ - fd! 011 ,he fdge of 11K
lI"'Tl.•"h"I",,,,,, h"h,·..J,h ."..... 0" .. '" uble. W"hout ,h",k.m~, P..ul pu. OUt .... lund .nd (.lUllht II -
II,' ,t''',:h,,,,,,-.I '" ,IK,h.". n~. ",J,. II" ",< A",ne he " ..- """ 'bC1t ,c~hzed ... h.lt be h.>.d done. If IK Iud thouKb' JOOu' ,t
,,<I
rk.. .1 II· m"ld,,', l;M "",'k 'v ,h~ IK-d"..,,,, .. I",k 'IK d"m , , he wo"ld no< have been .ble '0 do n, It w.u pu" "UUn,', If lhe
Ill,,<. ",I IK h.J "" ,1""1,, ,h., ,1>< ""ul.l be ,,,,,, ,,'It')· t" "op fig"ro h.ld b"d«l On ,he floor It "'ould luw b,okC1t. Hc pu' II
her",11 k,lhnl' 1m" 1l"",,,,lL••o1y ~he """Id to'l'rl ,h., me back 0" lho t.lblr.
dl<!u'r w,,,t ,,, k,1I hun beforc h~ h,d W""~ll 11,.,,(, R,,"IW. On a ,m,1I ublr 01' ,h. mhe, ';dc of the room s,ood 3 phone.
~h,' "·",,I,l n," I", ,bl,· '" """,,,11..,,...-11' 1'.. ,,1 ( ..,ftlily nude hll ..... y pu' lh. ,h.". 3nd !Of... He pICked
Tho ,,,,,,,d "I ,10..- cor grew .".1 'hon 1:"lerl """ 'he "p ,ho phone. lldo,e h. put it 10 his ... b. h.d a" odd fc,~nll
""Wh" "n 'l,,' ,,,,.1 """"k. of f.i1ure. A"d ycs - the'e ....s no ",,,,,d. Th, phono w's not
{)/o.., r,'''·'·' 10./'/ p"" "'J"H",~. ho th",,~h, ,'",,1' i"1 lim< I~ working. Every,hi"g I""k.d ,11 ,igb! - 11 w•• ;,nl>o,,~nt fo,
"'WI'I I~ r"'" """" 'I'he ,,,xl c." "",Ill' ,~,,J,/ I" I,m Ann;e III h,ve Ih"'II' lookmg all 'igh! - bllt ,he h.d d,sconnccted
Ilc ,ollc..l "r!! oltl", 1."10"",,,,. d,,',kllll: '" n"l~ <nrc ,h" he th. phone.
h.d len "" <r>cb on rhe fl"o,. How ",,1,- open h.d ,lie Why b.d sho done ,,? He Ilur>..d ,h.. whrll ,h, b.d amwrl
b.,h",...", ,lvor bcr,,> He 01"",,1 ,t • Imk "'~y It I,"'ked ,..,gh, in S,dc... mde, lh<: had been .f...id. She thoullh, ,h.. proplc
nOw ...Ot.Ild find ou' .. bout wh.~<·"" hod h.ppC1tcd ,n Dcnvcl and
TI... druK ",,", beg,nmn!: ,,, u.kc eff,:"I, <0 rh.,." "'~, k<o p..ill "'ould ""I IKr up. \'"'" liJ tl, A"".e! W. ~ ...'" y"" liJ. Tltty Itl
now Ii" "n",ni.. ,c n=J w......"tied lie ,.....' lun'''g to t"m )'<'W te, "" y"" 'to "'" '''''''''''', .to Y"", AMI< IV'/KS11b<:y WCre
.\1 'I" II" h<, ,he Il"yd""n" everyone, N<l o"e liked her.
I he wml,l ...... , ~ ,brk 1.I,a fnll of prople look"'8 ,t her with
''''1'''''''' '0 .
.".1 IU\I'cd So il wu be" Mnee the phone for ever
-Just" lhe would .ilenee him if"'e diKovered Ih" he h,d b«n
'" ,h" TOOm.
Fe.. luddenly o'·er.,me him .r><! he ,u"..d the wheekh.;.
'0
•round ,n order len", the room. It, ,h., moment he hend III<
...und of '"01'hcr en••nd he kncw th., th.. "n.. 11 ~. Itnn...
Ol.AP'TER NINIl
He ""•• filled .... Ilh the JI>OI< eX'l'CnK teoror he Iud eveT kno.......
.nd he feb .. gu...y .1 • child who 1u< been nught ....obng •
ag.Jl'Clte. I k rolled ,he ""hcek.....11 ou, of.he .000n .. quodly ••
he could. P'U$IIIg on ,he .....y only to look .nd rruke Wre dut
nex/ung w" OUt of platt. ~Ie .,,,..,,j h,m f 1I...ght .t hi,
bedroom door.nd ,ried fO go lhl"OUgh" pen!. bur tho: ngh.
wlo«l cnlhed "'lO d... doot-fUIII<. OJ Y<'" .,.,tlr ,..,,,,>
l~ hi<
mmd "'omcd .. lum. lie looked down. but t~ w" only.
,n..11 ",ark ...Tely '00 .mill fot .... to noci«.
He he•.,l dl< nolle of her tI, on the I'Olld .nd 'hen ,,,ming in
tow.rd, the h"use '0 p.>rk. He rneJ to mOve Ihe ",hcelch.i,
geudy through Ihe door without hu"y",g. but .g"n he h.d <0
hold on to the f..",. ,nd pull himself th.(mgl> It. lit lOll II< w..
in the roo"',
Sit, 1t#1 ,I"n,tl '" {"rry. h.,,,ld hi", ..lf, II ",ill I"kt ,."Ii"" 10 ~tl ,n.",
"U, t>jlht ,."",dbring II,,,,, I" II" h,'uu. YO" I,""t • fltv mi"u'l' <Jill.
H.lIlltled lli,mc1f ,ou"d, gr>boollhc h,,,dle of dIe dom ,nd
pullet! It '1<..ly $I\ul, Olltsid•.• I>e .witched ofT lh. e••, eng"'.
Now II. h.d ollly '0 p",.j, '" the tong". of lhe lock ","h hi.
finger. lie hurd ~ c>r door d""",
The l"",,". heg.n 10 mO," - .nd lh.n 'oIOpped It w'"' 1I0ck.
It"odler O. door ,hm: she ,n"" h.v. got ,II< gr<X'Cn« .nd
p.per ""l "f,he p......ng.. It...
He po,h.d og';" .nd ,g,i" ., the lock. ,,,d he.rd • noile
""idc ,h. OOor, H. kn.w ",h.1 it w." Ih. b,,,ken h" of lhe
h.i'pin "'.I' ",.k"'g ,h.lotk ,uck, 'Cm".., on,' he "'hllpcteJ '"
dc>pc",,"on .nd ICHO•. 'Com. 01',' Hc l>e.Ird her ""lk"'g ,0-
WITd.,1I< houle.
He ",o~.d ,h. ,ongue ,n ,nd OU'. '" ,nd Ollt. bill Ihe b,ok ...
pIll ... ye<! In die lock. He hcud her ""lk"'l "p ,II< Otlt,.do
"epl.
He w., e')',nll no...•••"'..... nd U::ln "",,""g logo'.... down
.... fl«. 'Con,e on . eome on __ . <:orne on ple.se,' Th ..
ume the tongue IIlO"e<! flllther uo. hut ",II .- fIT mOtlgh for
die doo, to c...... He he.rd the .owxI of the keY' III her h.and
OtIt..Je the fro"t door
She <>pmed ,he door >!WI ttl... It. It, enctly.he ~me tune ,he
\od; on I'~ur. door lUddcnIy d.~.-ed >!WI he dosed hi, door 0.1
lilt ~., ,lui' SItt ....Sf . .,.... But the IIOilt of the f,ont door
covered lhe no,,,, ofh" door.
·p.ul. I'm home: Ihe nllcd cheerfully, T"e lot you, p.aper:
He rolle<! over to ,he ..bk .r><!",n.."j to fxe the door.jlllt ..
>h. fitted her k.y ""0 ,he lock. H. pllj'cd thlt ,he brok ... p'"
would nol U"It .ny probl.n". It didn', She opo,.."j tile door
·P.,,1. de... you're <:o~.rcd In ,"·ut. Wh" h"'e you ~n
domg?' lIIe .,ked ....plCloudy.
.[ dunk you know. Itnm•. 1','. be.u 'n p.m C." 1 h..·• my
.,blell nowl'
'You It.: ,h. Uld. 'You ,.,l1y ,hQuld,,'1 nuke nle .ngry, I'",
,,,re you'll I••.", ."d ,hcll "'c'll be >'Cry h,ppy logethe', I'll go
,nd get yo", pill. no",,'
Whil..... w.l Oul oflhe rOO'" P.ulp,,-,h.d Ihe p.. keu of Nowil
which h. h,d !>ken >I f" .. he c,-,uld ulldeT the ",.Ure. . ofh" bod,
They would be ~re .her." long .. >h. d,d,,', t"rn ,h. m>ln«•.
She Ume buk .nd 8'" him tb,.., .,ble«, .nd ",,,hln • f.w
m,nute, he WII unConK"''''. Ile'd had 'ox "bkll now ."d II<
"'.II c~h,u..ed. Whe" he wok. up, fou"..,,, hOIlT. h.d p.,,,,d
,nd 11 wll 5I'I0w'''1 01"" OU,""".
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CIIAPTER TEN
h w.....,,,mingly ~ ..y '0 \lan wti,ing about M'loCry .g.m. It
h.d been • long ,irn~ .nd ,hnc w~"" h.rdly ,ok.1 (l.cumll.nceo;
bu. M,~ry', world w., eM'p, and r<'fum,ng ,0 " fd, hlr.o
putnng on I n old, f.m,bn gloy~
Annie put down'M lim .hl'« 1"&'" oh"" norw 'ypcynpt.
·Wh•• do you .h,nk'· P.ul."ked-
'h', "'" tight,' ......1d
·Wh•• do you me"'! Don")'OU lih ,,"
·Oh. In. 11o"e ... Wh.... Ian l",!oed her .. Anti .. wa' v~ry
,Wtt, of y<>U.o n.me ,..., b.by .fter mt"
a,,~,. h<: ,hough. [0..'.. IwN'. Ioo' ..... ybt <!'w•.
'Th~n ...hy" i, nOt "ghl?'
'll=u~ you eh~ ..rd: Ihe expl.ined. 'Tlle doctor eom"-
whc" he couldn', hn'c come. A, ,he end of Mi,,,y', Child
Geoffrey .ode.o felCh Ihe ,Iocto,. bu' hi, ho.'" fell ,n,1 bto"'.
leg.•",1 Geoffrey bruke hllshoulder ."d 1'1' '" .he •• i" ,II nigh.
\I".il ,ho 1110n,i"lI. whw ,II" hoy found hUll. ","d by ,hen
M,,,,.y WI< d<ld. ])0 you ~r
'Y",,' Hou. ~'" I ,(Oin.~ 19 pit.!#' ".,? Hou' (~n I ~"'W MI!#'ry ""'''
'0 11ft U·;,hoUl .lIorolli"t.'
'Whn> I W'I' • ch,ld: Ann.......... ying. 'I ,,!oed '0 go ,0 •...,
ci,... m,~,y"'ffk. W~ hvC'dln Ibkcnf...Id,Calofom'•. TI..-y-'!
'0 ohow Ihort film, .nd >t 1M ....d I"," hero - Rock.. Man or
lOIDdIody ~ ..... alw.Y" WI "ouble. p.m.!" .h<:cnm,,,.h had ..~d
Inm '0 a du.. ,n • bumlnl hou>c, o. M w., unconJnOUl ,n.n
XfflpU ..... n... M'o .lw')"n<"'pcd, but you I>ad '0 ...." unullM
....", ....ttk '0 find oul UO<lly win. h.ppm«! Ilovni lbote fil"". If
I w.. bot<'d. or if I w.. looking .f,a IhoK hornbk child.....
do".. n,..i... I u!oed to IfY'o g...e>s h,pP"'ed nexl. God,I ho,ed
Ihooechildtm. Anywly,lOn'CI,m", I ·.. "gl"lnd IOmCl,meol w·.~
w,ong. Thlt dldn', ""tte'... long h~ hero""'pcd In • f... w.y.
I'.ul tried '0 "op h"nloClf I..tl(hmg It ,he p'<lure In h" In",d
of youllg Anme W,lk ... '" .he c;ne"1>.
''''r~ you .11 righ., P'ul? Arc yOIl lloing to ",...,,,? Anyw.y,
wh,. 1'", "ying i•• h.. ,he w.y ,hc hero csc.~d w,. often
unhkely. bu••l..... y. f.ir. Then DOC weck Rocket M." WI< Ill.
Of. He w .. tied up ond ,he C,r hld nu h.,k". H~ d,d,,', b.ve
any sp« l equ'pmtn,. We ...w hun m the lilm >ftugglmg 10 ga
ftff; "'e h,m ..ill >ftusshng Whde'M CoU" "'...,1 off'M edge
of I mounllln and bu... JOtO \Unstl. I >p(fl' dK ...·hol~ ...·«k
"yml'o gu"' ·h•• would h.pP"'. but I couldn't How could
he csc,~? It w"
rally <'Xe",n,. I the fi... '" do<" qun>< If
the OI>Cfn.lo ,..., nexl Wttk. And wha, do you thmk happme<l,
Paulr
1"uJ dldn', know 'M ....Wa '0 her qun.IOO, bu. sh~ WI>
nIh" of cou,..,. H~ h.d eMa,td. And ,he wn.. ng hid !>«t,
wooden, '00.
·.y.
'The ..Dry .l... ·'"&
>f.tted by sho... ,he cndlllg from I...
",«k, So we s.ow Rocket M.n '" ,he e" .g.in, bu, .h" lime.
jUl< before .h~ co' re.ched ,he edge, [he si,Je-d<>or ilcw 01'~11 .nd
Rocke, M," fcn O"t on '0 ,he ru.d Then ,he e.r wen, over .he
edge. AII,h~ ".hcr childrell ill Ille c1l1em. wcre ehee,m!; Ixe,,,,,,
Rock~. M," WII ..fc, hut I w..,,'. oh""""g, No' I <toad np ,ud
....oll.ed. "TIm i. wrong! Are you .11 ""rid? TI,i. isn', wh..
happ"ncdla" Wttl:! The)" chuted!" I w~1lt on .nd on, .nd d\(l'
.he ",.n'gor of ,..., CUlerna e."", .nd ..ked mt '0 k,vc. "All
righ,. I'll I<lve," I <old h,m. H.nd I'm n~VC1" coming b.ack,
b«aUloC .h.. is ju... dm}" <.'" ".
Sho looked .. P'ul.•nd "1..1 sow ck.. rn",dC'I in Mt cyn.
Ahhou,h oM wa. bnnf!: chlld,sh. 1M "nfalm", oM fd........
.bIolutdy re.l for her.
'The ca, ......... OVC1" the, tdge and he WI' >flU m" Do you
"nderst.nd th>t, p."I? Do r- ~ ...",_r
She J"n,pcd "p .nd P.ul thoulh, sIle WI' going .0 hurt !urn
b«... loC he wa••nother wn,~r who h.d chclted m hi. >fol')'.
'Do> I""~?' She oci~ the fronl of hu "'in Ind pull~d h.m
for......d SO ,h" IhclT h .... w~re limo<, '""ehmg
'Ye>, Anme. y~ •. l do.'
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 Sh~ ,u,...J ., h;", w"h Ihll lllgry, bile\; ,u,~. She mUll h.ve "'ould (,II,h.oogl> 'he hole ""0 ,he world of M,,,,.y Ch~.. l>t"
><en;n hi, ,\"el ,h., hr w~"dlll\g tile 'fu,h.I>t"\lS< ,he 1<1 go of ."d htt lov~r1.
h"n. qU'<len~d down ",d m b,,1: '" her eh.".
'Th~n )'"'' know wh .. '" do:,h~ .. i,l. ."d len Ihe room.
Ilow e""ld he I',mll M lloCry b>ek '0 li(e? (;1l""'T~" 1ll.IIVEN
Wh~n he ...." • dllid I~ "",d hl rl.y • g.n... ,.II~d 'Can
You" wilh I group o( o,h('r d\lldf~" A" .dul' would ,un. 'Well" he .,ked .....'..nl d'j.. I>,«. wh"" .10.. ""<'rIlp,,,d h,,,, ...,
"-OTy .1>0", • nun .. 1I~d C..d"'l COTrlg'''' W"hm • few il f.i."
KnW'C~' C""'T~kl' Corns", wOllld be ,n • hopd= ",u"ion - A"nt< '" on hIS Md. hold'''g <I... (,,,, .. x durtcTl of 'he
,ulTou",k.l by h""gry bom 1><:,h.I'" Then <I,~ .duh wOIlld pall 'yptKt,pt. Sltc looked .Im ,,,I<.
,lie ..-or)" on 10> QO>~ or lIo~ eh,ldr~n, 1tr wOIlld .. y, 'D.",d. un ·O( ro"'''': >hc ..,d.... ,( .h..y bo,h .l.".d)' ~n<w 'Il<" .",.... c.
YOll?' A"d ,1><:0 DI",el Q. one or Il~ OIh"t ch,ldren - h.d to - wh'ch he ,ul'pt><Cd they dtd '1,', rlOl Otlly (.lI. n', .1", good
,Ure ,lie 0I0r)' '11a'" ",,,hm ICfI second. 01" he h.d ",lcd. Exciu"g:
O",:e D.",el bId ,old IllS «ory. upll",mg 110,,' C..d ..... 'Sholl [go Otl" hc "k..d
Cornll:.n e..,.-.pt'd fro'" lhe hom. II><: ...tull .\ked .1>< o,h" 'I'll km you ,( p'u "on'," ,he rcrllCd. ,,,,,long. lIuk ".ul
q\lt<f ....,,: 'I),d 1><:" And ,f '"OUof II>< ch,ld'en 1"" 'h"" 1> h".. d.d,,'1 "",It back Th" ronl1"on rem•• k "'0111<1 o"r< h"'e
In II><: ." .nJ 'Illff'<! ,h" C.....k .. Co.-nit'" JiJ - 'ha< whu \tt,ntd otdm.ry .0 hun; wlll"n Ann" W,lke. ..Id ll. 'I dodn·.
D.mel Iud "oJ "aI.n nllh, - lhen 0.n",1 w .... Ik>wnl 'o ....y ..,."." ord",,,y 11.
,n 'I>c It.n,.. 'You won'. h o k,lI me. Ann,,: he ..,d.·1 _10 go on.
11>t" r"les Ol.he g"'''' '" Ofe "x.",!>' ,he- .."...... Arm"', ruin. So ",'hy don'. you Icn-c n,,'o "'"le"
The "o,y d,dn', h."e u, "" 1,l«lr. bu'"dod b"'r 10 Ixf'''' A,. 'AIl "gh.: II>< ...,d She ,,<>0<1 up .nd qudly dlOrpt'd ,he
ch'ld, 1'.111 hId .lw.Y' b«n (l:ond •• ,he I':"n,.. 'YJ><"C"pt on hot ..bit...Id lhen moved ......)". h ........ ,f II><
S. (_~ l""',/'.I> \'r., 1(_. /'. _ w'ntr. 1 I...r..J ~"fTI_""r ""u .fnld of hemg b"l1\td tov h,m She w.. ,h,nklng of h,m
.......... '(.~. I""'~~.,~ ,'I.'~", 1'_,~.'" Lo. A":f<k< Nt ,.. 1 now ...he f.mott....,,!>or•• he one ,,·110 could up""" he-.- ,n .....
<"~. 17K", _" "Jr.y "11""f'1t ..."" "'" ... nr~ Hf'~' ,Jo- I ( , ..., ""gCl of h" boob.1td bu.n hn "',,1> the he>< wh,m h" word..
1""""'"
...... ~ lJtt IS 'IM ""', _ , , - . ""'r.j<w """". ~ .p J-.
,...... ,urk, Rwf ,... .......t. ~ w, f.-" _, ~, .,... M,,~'y, wIr;t. " ,... m".
'Would )·ott hl<.o re>oJ tl >II "·"le ,," he Hked
...- 'In"f , ...,.~ e II \ ...., rt"' "MI, 1, , -..J <~.. .,. Anno< 1n..1cd. 'Y...~ h wottld "" ~In..,.. I,k... hoot film. when I
,.,.,. , , ..... H .... 'I...' , loot if Y"" - _ ... , T"" -"r, ,- w"young:
fn:t"'<I' 1""'. /o_...At y ''I' •• . . l.. )"" ,,,,,I•. ,Jon> .,... Il~" '1 don', ...... lly ...... w nlY work hc-forc ,,', .11 finllhni.' he ...,d.
b.~. An"'" "nil" .,Id "on.! .. lhe- en.un.... '0 ,,"'."on.
Two h"
room. \he Jo<IOd I,... lonlt ""'c. ", •• ,h~ I"", ,"'orl H,' " .."
'rrU'1! f.u.nJ hc ,1,,1,,'
hot

,,,ro:,,c he-r ,u",h"l: .hct,· He .....,

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chop''''' by ch.ptOf·
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A_ . W> I'd Ix gl>d 10 >how U 10 you
HIM' ,.... ,.........., . . .., ",xII,. <Jj
SMIJtm. he .hough. '11u, "",11 you do IOn,nh"'B for "ot?'
HI<) btuy .1 """11 M' y to k '0 hf. w ....~, I..- ,.., ,.. "k"'l: 'Whu"
"ell. Imk ...,n""l ,,, 01""" '" <I,,' !"pc< .n foon' ,,( h''''' h.. 'Fd1 ",.11 ,hoot "n''': hr ",oJ

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 Sh~ ""ilcd ~t hun wuh ,c~1 w.. mth, ·Th.. would nuK. me Anni. h""ied 0'" of ,h, 100"'" '0 "'«l 'he m'n. Why ,~,'
w,y proud,' ~hc uid. 'rllie-vc you 110", now.' ,m'i" hiff' '''''.... A""i,? lho"gh' 1'.,,1. "yi"l1 "0' '0 rhok.. on
Bl" 11 W.. tOO 131o, he' 'IllCrrllp""" do",d ,he hole on ,h, 'he do,h. IVI'r J~,,', yo" ,I"·,,, 101m ,"k~, rl'" kt,p "uii/r tk, ii"",. ,I
p'!"" for ,h. rell of'!>e d.y. TI,.. nun p"lled • ptcee of I"PC' <not of 1", pockn .nd g....e i'
Enly ,h,· "c.l """""tll I'~\ll W'I '''u,,~ "I' ,n btd w,th hio (0 Annie. H.....me<! to he 'Jl<Ilog,~",g Sh.. I""k.d quickly"
plllowo p,led ul' b<h",,j h"u, d"'t~"'11 • eup "f "otT" .nd 'he p.per .nd h<-~." 40 ,pe.k 1',,,1 ro"ld,,'1 h... who< ,h. w ••
looking 'I lh(>\,(" ",,'kl ',lIl lhe lu.kl "f the dO<'>' SudJetlly Annoe "'ymg. but h.. could Ire lltc doud, of tntl( windt f"rmed "' ,he
,uohed "'''' ,he '<><l"', he' "ycs wtde ""h t"" In '><'" h.nd .he cold.or III (ron. o(he, mou,h. :>h.. w'.lllkmS f." .nd w"'inS
hd,1 , pte.., 01 dodt, III ,h. OlhC'1", >O1ll< rol"'. her finge' ill the ",sn', (sc...
·Wh., -1' She led lhe tn... , h,,1e w.y f'om h,. ru. lO II... p.ul could
Ir w •• ~II he I....d "Ille '" •• y :>he "'tzed hllu w"h fngh'on«l no lonlter Ire ,lI<'m. oo.1y 'he" "'.do...... H....bze<! th.. !he h.d
"",ug,h .nd pulled h,m for"'·"'1. 1',," - lhe W"nt for d.y. - don. " ron p"'I""C' ,f hC' (o"ld,," <tt ,h.. 'n'''. Ih." 'he m1l>
un dll""llh h" ieit'.•"d he ",e."..,d. Th,· co,t,... n,p Aew ou' couldn'l ..... h'm. n... tJ... do .... ".) 'here (0' Ii... e ",mu,,,,.
of hll lu"d .",1 hr"h' 0" ,h,' Ilou,. Il>, ttN lh'MJllh' .... dUl Onee 1'.ul heud An""·1 VOKe; she tJ>ou"nll "'&1"\'••1_
..... h.d ,en, the ",.,h Oil dK' ,1.,,,, ."d ,,,,,, .Iw., ,... goons 'u though he """ld,,', hu, .h~ .rlu.l or,k They "'ere live long
pu,,'''' Ium nu..u'e< (or 1'.,,1' ,he cloth '" h" "' th ....1 ",.klng hun ("I
'Shu, up. ""pld" >II(" ",'h"p<"'J UIge"d~. ~,. ,,«I h" h,nd. <irk.
hdm.,j hu" .. nh the "'I"'.•,,,1 JU" 'hen h. 11<'..d ,......,."Id "f • 1l>cn , "'.., W1t y"·.lk,,,. Nd: ,,, hIS cu. "",h A"",..
r .. 'un"", nif , .... '()1,1 .",11"..·.,,1, h.:' hou... bch"'d h" She ' HIll t>rk"'/I.•-Ie 'urned 10 "'Y ,omnh",g
lie ope"ed h" "'....,h '" .... )' """",du"l1 .,od ..... p".hed the before /leu",. "'10 , a •.• n.d I'.ul could ..... lOtl1. ern"tI"" on
doth ",to i' It u ..cd 1001 h.. f>a'. r.........., '1""e,"/I he ...... dt'Ru,lrd II " ... OO...ous
·""peomplndy 'tUK't.· >he .. oJ "h he, ...,.J <10M: I.. hu. 'I .Ino ,hough, she w y, n... whole I ·" proo.h1y
.... m y..... 1'.u1. If ... """ve. lh" " ..., ,,"'hIllS - 0. C"m ,( I reg I"" her H cnz~ ,"d he dIdn', I,k , .he JOb of
he.. >()me.h,,,s .nd ,1""" . . . ''''lIh, lu"r h.;"J ""......h"'S - I ";,nmg her
,,',lIl,n hun, 11K't, )""', ,hen ",y;.;I(' Btu T"" """, Ir_ II.t txt<l_ ~f Ite, ». • '1"'" lhough.
'\he nIl 011' 01' ,he "''''" .nJ I'.ul h..,,1 ...... p""mg "'" he, p...!. 1fT"" JJ. 1"'" ",,,,,/h', Ill"',..... Nrlr Ite.
'.oo
e.... bool'- No the 111m gO! ,n.o Uw: 0' .n.d .u,,"" '0 re......... ,,,,,-.r<h
Th..... gh d", ,J,.'w he ~'" .ll <>1..1 O'e <>I" "01' """ •.n A"" ·• , .... Ann", h1d .0 ........, e....... I""d", k> Uur. he could
dden)' mm g~, , I'.ul g..........J Ih.1 hr hur on 'm':n ......, her ov~ •• he rwmc of the "'tt,nc-. and 1',,,1 he.. J he.......ds
buw ...... b«.u«: Iw. "oulJ Ih",k •.t nO U(h" "'.',0,' 10....yono< '00: ·V.... 'hlnk )......'" ... cle e•. ,Jon', you> y .... 'hmk you"e
10 ro"'''. T'hr Ill'" looLcd .. ~~ ......,.1 oft" .." '''''' ...ch • lHg ""hed. hdp"" 'he orld '0 'Ulll rourwl W.lI. I'll 'ell
p.ul ..... ofl"" ""'gnK'tl .oil"""'" rom",>!'u ,tIC' hou",_ I.. t.., y.... lOmelh"'g. M ..... "'t! W I little dofl. go I" lI... 'Olin .1]
m,nd ,he", y,,'ere $C"< .... I vefSloUl" ..r .. h... lupr,'t><'d. but our O"rr bog ",hed•. WI.., do yt>t> 'htn" .bou, '.... 1'·
'hLnIl w" ,hc ""'~ '" .. "'y Hit..", lhe "u, ol...".tcnrJ P.ul's When.he m... h.kl dn y. Ann ... """'"" Nck 'n'" 'ho:
lof" house. SlIC' "'u, lhe i'''''1 J.A>r h. loud NIll! ."d .... ull.... w

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tlmlhe w» e~tr""'cly '''gry. He w>I frtghtentd If", her .nlle r """e. A"C: YOIl Ihowtd mr th,. 1 "''' going wro"lol. w",mg
with tho " .." wo"I,-I becom~ ,nller with h"". olhe, kmd. of hook •. Four hundred doll"l i, "o,hillg f"••11
She come '"l" his room ond beg.., t" ""~llt ,.ound. w.~ing tlw Ify,,,, dO"'1 r,k. tbr ",,,,,ey )'ou'11 ",.ke ,,,. f,d b.d.'
,he pttee of p.per in hOT h,nd ..[ owe th"", (,,'e hundred don,.. ·Wdl. ,f you ...y '" ... All right.' ,hc ...,d, "",11 "",I<.
~ "'y
I>X. Ile \.>Y" I how"t been I"y"'g 1h< .. Xon my h""..,. ht up. ·They.1I h~te me. you k<>ow. They·.-c ~Il.g""" ,ne, 1'.,,1.'
I)illy ,.X' I)"ty uwyen' J hue l.w)·u,!· 'So )'OU mUlt p.y the.. d,,,y ,n... 1("l>y,' J'.ul ... ,d 'TMt'n
I'~"I d'OltN ~"d mcd to ,pc.1t Ih..... gh ,he cloth. bu' "'C !how ,hen,. I bel tltere ..e <>Ih.. people on the to",n - the
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dMln', 1«'" notlet. Sh< "'... ,n • world u( h" own Roydm.",. fo. enmple - who MVCIl" 1"'" ,Ile.. ux... for
'r",. lIf'oolmi .rwJ .." J,.,n.,.!· >he """LIed. 'And they "",d )"0'''' They're JUll try'ng 10 m.ke you go. Ann",.'
""'1C'Ol'O' OUI hcTc.o '~Sll ",'hen Ih<y Itnuw 1 don', W.n' ''')'''''' 'Yn. I'll ~y ,I><u .. "pod tu...: >he ..", 'Thll'U trKh lhem.
h<re. IloId ,h<m. Now h< "'"Y' dtO)'"lluke "'Y hou.... w.y from Irs>on. l'II .. ~y Iter<: ... d '1'" In thei, cyn!'
",e ,f! don', pn ""'" • She "'...." .o.nd (<tchtd h" w.nn. The t1tont'y .... .e,ll on u.
Sh< ~"""".m,ndtdly pulled lite po«e uf d",h from hlS mouth b." o~h... g "hod! <ho",'ed th.>, ,t bclonsod w P.ul Sheldon
~nd ...,,1 ,w.llo",'ed gre.' """'Ihf"b of .11 ", .ehef••r),.,g "'" Iud gon<. He rcmocmbcred goong 10 ,he hlnk .ud uk,ng Ih<
10 be IoKk 'My lund. . h< gnpcd money OUt The man who Iu.d done w' h.d fdt (lOOd. Ho hid
'Wlul' Oh. "C'. Sumetnne, y<1U'rc ouch • hlby.' She pulled J.... fi",lhc<l FOJI em.nd ",... f<,<llng )'OID1SO' ,han illS ajl;t. II"
h,m f"......'J .Il~'" - ",-h,th hurt 'Il''''' .",1 IIrMICd h" lund•. '1 Icp welC not """Ino ... d:s.
P~Y ,n) tun.' "'" 1'r<M""ni. '1 JII" ,h" "n", [ JU" . He gove AIt"'" ,he "'~ .uwl .he bent over ond kll~ h.m
You"'e htc" kCC'l""jl; lltO '" buoy , ",. ,Ite Itp', He smclkd 1M foul ,mell wh,m COlt'" from ,he
).... j.".'t-'" Jod~', Y<"". tI,,,,... ? I'"" rrt r~ ",Ui ,,·,rt,lunt Kt'" rotten pt.on ml-Mk Itcr '1 love ).............,d.
,,"m,.I, "",, y"" (.'.<:<" 111i, i, ,Itt ft'" Ill.... 1"'" ',., .r.'t"I"~ .~yrh,~ 'Would you pul me in ,Ite w!M:ckh.,,?' he ..,d. 'J w."t '0
,hu ~,.(, ,,~'r ,j, I" J.u, tI.m,', l"""'" K'I""~ "'<''''", .... ~·r r<'''' wnle.'
I'""',, ".'''ng y""'" "'C'r
I,' .l!'t .I",k dar. I'...., bI."k p""<>J•• ,, 'O( OOUI1('. mr de ...' .he replied. l1tcn shr left to go 10 low"
gtll"t,II I""J:" 0..J ".PPOllng ",e'" .(lr" .\/,,./ I,,~plt (a" ",,,.lIy Wholt .he wos out P."I Il"lochd ,he doo, - he now h.d four
'",'"0.l:r ,11m li"'I. • ,oJ 1O",,","rI - "I I ,'""k y." k,,,,,,' - I/"y t,1 h...pin, ""der Ihe "'>It""', 11ex, 10 rhe .. blel. - .nd '"ed '0
."'.r ,""I< ••'''' ,'try ".'''r ",,,.,,,. flu, 11,,,,'1 " l>a,Jr, btlw,,~ dc." lho m.rk, On ,he d",,,-f,,'"e.
"""'"X",lIlr ,"",I...." ."d "",n,,,,,,.~,,,M, 'n"d,,(!!. ,,,"I y,",'", (rrnn.~ Th,eo weeki p"""d, Although the.. were Inne' wh,~, h. felt
ri"", 'oJ" "'''~ J"y .. ",,,1"0" <1 r"" k,,,'U'! ,I dOl( In "'''I, )l.ul w" on ,h, whol, """'HI,ly I>,I'PY, lie W>l
1'",1 h.d .1",110.", ,de•. '1 owe )'''11 "')' hr.,' he »it!. '",<1 I'", ""joyilt8 wri""8 the bool. U'u.lIy the Ill!»! he could wrile W1<
jUll' ",,,,,,,,,"e to \,ou. I've got .00u' f"", h"ndred doll,,, on my tWo nr ,hr«, lugel • d'r, hut he w., 'ooneU"'", w,,""g Iwel~e
",.net, I W>1" you 1o h.ve ,I.' p.gcs of .11'11"1'1 R,,,,,,, w.,
In • a.y' Hc ",,1, •
Iov'''g 'oguin
·Ob. 1'.,,1. I ,·""I<1,,·t.' She "" .. ]<K,king .t hu" ,n n,nf"""" ."d .... hhy hfc. Aunit "'" cooling b"n th,!:C ",e~ll. d.y. Ito
."d ple.''''<' w.",', d.."bng '''y .1<01101 or ,onokHl8 "g..,,,tO" he luffered
I'.ul ,It"led .ud l1icd '0 look •••",.-c,e ~. f"""bl. ·It', y""...' f",,,, "U"" of llll ",ual he.d..,hc<. He woke up in lhe I1\O''''''g,
Ite ~;"d. 'You U..N 1""0 h~ ..., )..... k""w - M,,,,ry', •• "'ell .. .Ie b...H.... WO'lkcd, b.d lund>, ,k", (or • wIllie, worked

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."d d,~n ,Jep< h~~ • b.b)" .11 n'gh, long. TM,e chm. Sh.. ''''.... d ."d Idl """'''''1 'I"'.k,,'g ~,,()(he....",d, bcto,r
w .. n<>lhlHjt .1", (or hlln '0 do - """hlnil '" ,,""n'p' 'M h" ....'n"hrd ",,"" <o"lJ J"f"ncudc """If ,lo.. he h.d .e.lly >em
'00""". l.,k•• (or 'M book w,,,e "<.><>d,ng In'"
hI' mUld. e- hcr do ,lu, "he c\oo.cd ,tw: Jo,J•• nd locked "
1"'" h, I ,~" lie he•• J hcr ... do"" ,.. II f..-o"me dull. There ,,-.,
Th.." tM t.m .-.n...... no! e....n ,h'''j: (h."~,,,1 IIlenee. She J,J..', ''''I,h on tI TV .. 11"'-'1. Shr ""J'< , .....
",,,nil. ,h~... J"'I .u'm!: ,h.. ,e 00"1: .. u,.11 rtght,
The" ,".,r
".~, ,,,,,,,,d • ""1l1e. ,hup ",,,,,,1 wh..-h ,,-.,
r:ItAl'TER 1"\\'1:1.'110 ,,,u,,,,,,bbk ,I", 1,.d h" her...lf. hm1. '" the I,(c.
Hr re",embc,,-J ,e.,I",~ Ill" wh~" null I'c<>pk "." 'n
The b<1\",ninj: n( AI"') w., li"e. "Ih. 'II" ,h"",' ,-,("". d .... bc<om~ dccpl)". ...nuu,h- <lrl'.e""d, ,hcy hll" thcm",I~e<, Th"
hlue .~, .".1 ,t w .. w,"n e"ool\h t" ",d, "'",. ,·t ,1... "'ow. "Sn." tho ' .... of. 101'1\ J"f""od o( dcp,n,CQIl. He " .•• <lklJc,,',
MuJ ....... ii'.', ~.n "' Ipp.-Jr '" A"",e'. f,dd Alii"" """"'.. ,,.... ..ny fnghlct.ro
,ook l'.uI .., hIS w ...... l.h." 00"l ot .M "'...."' ... ,hr h><k, .,t.! k, She h.d,,·, .«"rnrd b)" ..k,·en tNt ",onunll. '" 1'.,,1 dcnck-J
h,m .., '" ,.... su",h,nc ."..1 ,~..I I t>ool ')h.: .. n~ "I"k W '0 try 10 get tn'O ,hr "·......kh.,, br h,m",lf; hr ...-... ,nI '0 ''1 ""
",,,,ked .10• .11I.1 ,he h,......... ,t.! Ilul'ho...t >l./"h... ,t", hc.,J or, d.. ...·...k. H .. ~.• hhough " hun 10,,,, ~ lot, ....s l.....olk-d
rv !lhe Idt tIl' ill",t ,,,,Io<h..t .",1 "1""11 "I"I.-.hc " •• '" tbe h,,,,,,,lf over '0 .......ble
hO\, .... 1',,,1 ",,,,1 ",,' '" ,hH1~ <It th,· """, ""'hll)1\ ",.I umu'~'­ Hc hc•• <1 'he ley j" ,h~ lock, A","e "'.. looklllK '" " h""
"'1'1""" llld bOT <j'e< "'","ed bl,ck b"k. j" h... f>ce. He. ,ight d,..ek w.,
nle' """"'''1\ nl do<' f",,""II,h. h",,,,,,,,. "'..'
",,,,,l)' .no ,h,ll. '",rllinll up .nd .he h.d be.." (.'mll J"" wilh hr. IUlul, Shc
""I A",,,.. ch."g:.. J_ "h.. did,,', ...."". """ h" ,,"'HI
",,,h I", Iook.-J ., h,m ."d 1',,,1 1ooI<.-J b.ck ., he•. Neilhc. o( th..,,, ",.1
"bk.. ulI,,1 "n.... "·d,,,:k .• "..1 "'V ,ben II< ",:...,Jr.'J ,hem qUl1e ."v,hmg for ....hik. Out<oJ.t. the Ii... drops 0( u,.. h" ,tw:
ludl)' - >0> b;odl) du, I>c "".,ll I'" "",.... ,,,"" umln ,he ...·....sow
m."""'" TMn. wMn "'" ,·.nK, she ......"Il '" IM:, lIlS...,-duthcs 'If)"OI> em get tnlo llu, ctucr h)- )"0".",1(. I'~ul: she UHi .,
....1 "'" 1><00!:'" h"n (111)' ,1M: ,.bk«."o brc.kl"•. llw:o-.. w('te b". " ....... 1,h,,,k )'OU (:.In f,llm )"01>' ''''1\ "upod ",,",:
,ed ...... l, on hc••"''' .nd c......L•.•"d he, "k..l..... ,,·c... ",n.y She dod ,he ..100' and locked" '1\'''' ra"I .., look,,'f.: .. "
"'"'" .p,lkd rood, ').... dUl\llni h~, te......1""1l ,he .-omd",. lie. 10' • long lImc, ., ,f , ...... e "''' ",,,,«h"'l1 '0 ...... He " " ,00.,
h", "'4>,",,,d,' ",d h," ,'ye< "'~,~ ,],,11 ''''1''''''..1 '" dll ,,,\,,hll1l\ clio<,
'Hert' Sh,· ·,h,e".. ,10,' pill> .11 I",,, ,,,,<I t1,~)' f.. lI ,,,(0 hil 1.'1" H~ did,,', ~ he. 'lI:.i"
"IIIil l>tc in lI,e ,flcrn""n Afte. her
')..... 'umeJ '0 ll.". dTJKl'm~ I",. Ie," ~'''l "'o.k ".; ,,"possible A, ''''0 1Il ,tw: If'emoo.. ,he 1"'''' ,,'.,
'A"n"," ')h.. \t0r .......1 "nl",u' tI"""'l:
"KIIIJ ·AIII''''.•,.' IOU bid rnoogh (u. h"" '0 uk" '''~ '~bkl< (.om under 'M m1l'......
~ll .,Sht" Thm he <lcI" on ,tw: bed.
'N,,: >he ....01 utd<->>1y•• ,..s tu.,....1 to f... hu" She Io.>knl~, When he woke up tw: dM>ughl .1 Ii." <lu, he w .. ,nU
hun ,,' th" Ame dull "')_ She: bcos'" '0 p".rI, her \O>W<". hI' d m111g. "h '00 , ,g.. (0< .e.1 hfe. A"" "","
bel ...·...... he. t'''r.cr .,..s thu",b ~ pullnl " "UI .ud 'wm.-J II. "lUng on , SIde O(h" bed" I hand ll... hdd. KIn, (ull o(
",h,1e 1'",.. h"'l: "h"d D."!" of Mood bel\'" '" (,II Jow" ht, No~ •.r I,bk "'hieh ...... plued 011 ,.... I.i>k ....x, '0 hI< bed III

.,. J5
 ht. o,ht, h.nd woJ ~ '~I-lr'I'. Thn~ wo. ~ I..se g.ey ra, 1Il "
The' '''I' h.d b.oken ,ht ..,', b.ek. The,", WJ' blood or"u"d '"
mOlllh, but" w"" ",11.lovt. II wo. :ltrulllh"lond l'I"eaking.
ThlJ WOJ no d",.m Ht ",.httd <Iu. now "" W.,
Jtt:Inll I""
.tol "nn",. Sht Ioolr.t<! ",rnblt. Who't,·.... Iud bftn wronl wllh
htr ,b; morning w .. much won<' by now TM fIcot.h on htr f.ne
"",mt<! 10 h.ng .. I dy "' I"" d ..lnn on htr body, Hn trn
WttC bl.nk. l'ht.t t'" IDOft.t<! mJlko on "". Jlm,.nd h.nd"
.nd mo", food .p.ead httt .nd ''''''t on htr clochn.
She held up ..... 'up. 'They conIC' ""0 ,h~ edlu ....·hen II
"''''.' >he e",pl.i"ro, 'I pu, down tnp'o I .Iw.y, ~ •• ch ~'gl1t Or
n;nt ..f them, So",ellm'" I find othe.. -'
She went bl",k ,he", She just "op""d l"d went bl.nk for
It,
" •••ly tI"e<: ",inut"'. holding .h~ ... tbe li •. The only ",und,
wt'. the .>t', ><]u~oko. Y¢. Iho.,~h, 'hmgs (""Id,,', t" .""«', d,d,,',
'I""?YD."'''' WRQ;VCt
'- d.own~d on ,h~ eo.n.... PonT !hongs!' Sht 1oo1<n1 do....n 01
,he r,' ond. ",,, f~U on '0 "' fu•. '1'00', poor ,hm&,-'
She clooc<l """' .. f ..... "tons hond, O1....nd the n, .nd ~.n
'0 Jqt>«1't Thc ••• :ltTUggkd :and ....h,ppn! ttl uil f.om Ikk .0
"de. "nn",', t"Y"'........". ..... ,Iu, b1mk, ""'.n, look 1'.,,1 w.."t<!
10 look '''''.y, bu. COUIdn'I; " w.s dili":It,,,., bu. f.lCln..",s
"nn't', h.nd dooed tn'" I fnt, I'.ul ......d ,ht ",', bones b",.k
.nd blood ron OIl' of It, mOlllh. "nntt Ihrtw ,ht ~ru"'ro body nlto
• cornet of,he room. Somt of,bt ,..', blood WI> on her h."d.
'Now"', .. pc.ne,' .ht .. id, .nd hltght<!. 'Sh.lIl g~l my g"",
I'.ul? M.ybe .he "c",' world ;, bcrrn for I'""ple ., well OJ fo.
rau - ,,,d people >t• • lmo" ,he .. me" r>"o"yw>y'-
'W.i. for mc '0 (,,,i.h.' hc ,.id. It w~. ha.d to .<pc.k: htl
mouth fel, ,hick ,nd huvy. 1'", tlD«" ,. Iltot~ '~"M /,," ,"" b,,"
OM "'1 lifr, he though., HI""«, ,lit "".IU i,. SIor'J., "'","'., ,Itt
""sHnJ "'... "'",." ~IJ ",.wit J-"1 wji>", lr,II",: ~i"'«'!f - .tWI
"'''' ,~,..lr, Itt is w,•• t-xJ """'-I.1t.!j..,Itt,
I.. Itt, .,/or. ""It.! ..... ,."',Jp "'N'"
.,.... "..,.1uJ Iorolotlt ,Itt , ,
"'~ A"'r'"
~,
lit" 'MII"y1' me .*cd, .nd I'.ul,hough. - or hoptd - .lut ,hc-tt
....~ ~ .my uK" ofbre ,n "" C)'a
 ·Y..: WI"" ,ho"JJ !" '"~ ,,'xl? How 'o"IJ h, ""P h" killi'lg
1",,,,"[ ag'''e ,h.1 Ih" wo,ld·,.n .wf,,1 pl."•. [ m •• n. I'v" ~n
'" $0 ",Ilcb p"" ,h.lor I.n f<'w weeks. blll-'
·P.",?, She lIU."uptO'd h,m, 'You .lou', k"ow whal p.>1ll ".
I'.ul Yon h.ven·' .nv ,d". at "II.' Sh.luokcd., h'm wllh .on-
«n,p',
·No. I ,upp<I1C "01- nOl "''''p...d w,rn you .•"y",.• y
.,l,.l'l nght '
'llm I w.,,' '0 fimlh 'hi, book. I w.n' 10 s« what h.ppen' lO
M,Ior'Y' And I'd 10k. )"00 10 M ...... '00. llon', you w••11 to find
ou' wlu' Iupp«"?'
Thcf. "I" • 1",,0<.• lC'tnble ........, for • few o«on<h.. .nd
">n' ..
~ ~. 'Y... [ ... ppooc [ do w.", '0 know ""ha,
'lOp?",l. Tho.I'..... ""Jr,hlllg Icf. ,n II.. wQ<ld Ih.. I.ull w.n•. '
W"hout «"aII.IIlg ",ha' ~ "I" JoI"g ~ Ix,v" u, wck the
w', blood oIT lit. fin]!:"",
'I un ",II do II, 1',"1. I 0" \I,ll 1:0 .nd ~'" my ICun Why nOl
no"", bo<h of III ,ogeti>n? You' •• n.... lIur><! You know l ..n
,...."' let )'OU Ie.,·. hac. You',·. known ,h.. fo. lOrn. "m••
1,."",,', y"u' 1."pJ'O'<' y"" think ,,(no:.pe. hh. ,., In > '''p.
L1u' you .. n·, .... pe. You ,.n·1 1•• ,·. he.. bull roul<! go
",,,h )·ou '
I' ",I f,,,('<'<1 h""..lf I<) keep h" .yr, lookmg "ulSI" Illto hen.
'w•• 11 IC" .ven"..lIy, don'l "'..... ""ie? II", 1\1 hk" ro fi",1h
whl' l'v.,uTI",,1 f,,,I.·
She "Sh",[."d ,,<><XI "l'. 'All "gill. I ""'" h.v. know" ,h.,',
wh., YOl,'d "''''I, b.e.",e I've b.OI'SI" yo" YOllr 1"11" 1 don't
,<'",e",b", b'inlli"ll ,hem, hu' lone !I,,,y ''''. t IlOve to eu .w.y
f'" • wh,I., If I ,1o,,',. wh .. yo" u. I w.m won', "uk. '''y
,hITere,,'., I du d""g" yOIl ,..'c ... I g" ,,,,,,.wlle'e when I feel
hh tI", _ • pl"e m ,h,' h,ll', lull" my L.\\gh",S Ploce, Do
you .emembe' 11... I '"ld you 1 w.. ,o"""g bock lrom
~,dew,,,d.r '" he" I fou"J you m lhe "",m' I h,~1 I w., e""""11
b,<k (.om my L."gb",!> PI.ee, ,n f.ll So"""me. I do I.ugh
wh." ['n, ,h<T". bill u"..ny lJu" "'...... '" .
'How long w,1I yOIl be .w.y, AIln;e?'
'I don', know. I've b.OI,ghl yo" pic"')' ofp,II•.'
Ru, u.h,,, ......,fooJ> A", I ,uPP"«J,~ ,."h., M?
She kft ,he .oom .n,1 h. h.,...." to he' w,lk",g ••ou"d 'he
ho","" Se",ng re.dy ,n go. He "ill h.lf eXp<'<:'ed be. ,,, Come
b.ek ",,,h he. gu".•nd he didn', .eI.x u""l h" be•• d Ih. e.r
d.soppc."ng up the rood out>ide.
CtiAPTEit THtRTEL'l
Two houn ..,.. p.ul unlocked I", door wlIh ....."·pm for t....
Lnt "me, .... hoped. He "'... dc'rrmllxd 10 <$C.pe. He hod
b..nk .... and .11 h" ubkn on h.. lop. ~odcw'n<let- ,.... downh,1l
from ""....nd. e.'en of he Iud '0 <lid< .11 "'" ,...y ,n tM "Ill.....
"'Imdcd to lOy
Why h.d,,'t he ">c<lIO...::ape l>efo.-e? Wnung I"" book had
bccom' .n U","", II w" ''''e ,h.. " kept h,m .l,..e. ~""e "
g.ve Ann... "'>on '0 w.n, him .l,..e: 1>< w.. h.. pel w .....,
",<>duong. book j,m fo. Mr. Bill " "".. ,Ir.. true thl! "" "'U
CIIJoYlng """"ns ,h. book .nd d,d,,'t w.nl to Ie.ve" au' now
h" did"" e.... Ann.. could dntroy the book if,he wlmed,
H" .olled h,nll,elf mto ,he ,ini"g-,ooln. It hId boot" "dy
hefo.e. but now" w ... "''''', Tho-.r we'e d",y duhe! p.1O'd "I'
on .11 'he lIl.f,erl. Empty "om.i"o" of ,w"",. ,h,ng. of.ll k'''d'
- j.m, 'cc....e.",. e.ke. bi,cuit,. Pep,i-Col, _ We'e .verywh.,•.
There wI> "0 ,ign of "'y .'1'00'" or fork,; ... ""k "led her h.nd,
whe" ,he w.' '" Ii". co"d"i"". Ther. ",ere Ipl>Jhe' of ,eo_
CTe'''' em Ih. fl,,,,. ,Lld ,he ."f.
The figure o(the JlymS bird w"' "ill 0" Ih e uble, b'" ""'''
of the olhe. fog,,,., h.d ~n ,h.own i"',,' corne'. whe'. they
b.d b.ok." inlo ..h••p li"le p,.e"'. In ,he n"ddle of the Aoo'
w., 'n ov""u.n<'1l valor of dead 1I0we... U"dc"""h • "'lOll
table "y • pho<ognph .Ibum. Don', "".. Ii".".. II" .. b.Jd ,Je" '"
,h,,,•..io<>u, ,'" ,..., .."'" "",,',..fn1inl Jep,....~d. A"",d
 lie 'oiled ~cr<>l' ,he ,oom. S".igh, .he.d ....1 ,he xi'chen; on
'he ngh, w., 'he h.lIlc.dlllg '0 'he f,on' door, He knew ,here
w" • do<>, ,,' ,he k",hen .nd he hop<d 100 llI,gh' get ou, of 'ho
hou", ,1m w.y. Bm f"" he w.n'cd 10 chock ,he f,on, door; h.
nngh, gel ~ Iwpme.
lie tI,dn't. There were 'hr«lock, 0" ,he door. T,,'o of ,h.m
"'en Kre'gl - ,he bnt lock$ U1 .he world. A d,Otl...,d lulrpin.
WOtlld be u",ku_ And Annie of .<MI'' ' h.d ,he key. wIth her.
He ''''eoed do,,'" 'he ..... U ""d "'m' "ltO ,he ku.hm. The
rOOm "·~I r>ol .. ",uch of ~ ,......., ,he ""'''g_'oo,,,.•It''''''gh
,here w., the ",,,,II of ",um food. Here" w., ,he me: "orr:
,he door Iud 'k u",e ')'Item of loc-h. Roydm." y ou,;
I'.ul, loUy" He ."'.gmcd he-< uugllll,g.
The w,ndo.... "-cr<: '00 high. E...... ,( he dod m''''g. '0 10...10
OrM".nd l"'lllllmodf ,h.ough I>t ,,"ould prohably ~.k 10" hack
!.Il,ng on '0 ,he ground The" ho:-d h.~. '0 pull h,n,,,,lf
'hrough dttp mud .Uld ern" "I' to ,iN:' ",,><1 '" 'ho: bope of
be,ng ("",ud It ..... "01 • good Kk.
A"",ho:. door '" ,iN:' l",e""" 10• .1 110 lock •. P..II opened" ."d
..,w ,10.. II led do"'" "'n•• 't p >U'n '0 tI.., «1I.,_l1e he..J ,ho:
"l"".kmg of .....".1 ."'ell«l foul .,,>tll uf rot",,, .·cg.... bl...
lIe qu,.kly dosed ,he door.
P.ul (cit ~P<"''''' The'" w" "0 w.y otll. Fo' • ,nomen, he
,hough, ~00u' k,lhn& h,m",lf. H. h.d fom,d plcn,y of food i"
•• ni 0" d,e k"eh,'" >l,d~e•.• ".1 .1.0 >U,,,e bo~., of """,10...
1'.. h.I" he ,h"nld just b"", ,b. wlrole 1I011\(' J"WTl III revense.
.nd kill himself" ,ho .. nte time'
,-\lory". I ",iii ,,",'. ,,, hfl mr"Jj "'"""",lIy. bur 1'1/ kill il" jim.
'/"1", 'I my I''''''';''. I ",iI/ ""'" gi,', "I'
ClIAPTER FoURTf.lo'"
0" I", w.y h..k ,lrroullh ,I", .",,"It-ro',," 1", '"01'1"'.1 '" p,~l
op ,he .Ibu", 1Ie " .., (U"U'" ' " "'" rl""<>~fJpl" of """IC',
" "
f.mily ."il of An"ie henclf wh.n 'he W>l y"uIl/lOt. Whe" h"
opc"ed the ,Ib",,,. howO\·... h, found ,Il.. ;t w.l fUll of ""ri"
eu, (rom "ew'p.pct>.
The for>! two p.g.. ,old of ,Ire weddmg of An"'.·1 plot.""
."d ,he: b",h of he' elde' b'OIhe', I'.ul - ."<>tb.,, V.u) '" h.r hf.
- .nd o( Armoo honelf. She w .. bom 011 1 Ap"l 19-t3. She mu"
h.ve hucd being." Aprol fooL
The neXI p.g" .000""'cd • rep<>t1 Qf. ,;.. ,n .. houSt in
8.kc"flOld, C.h(ornu, ,n 19504. Fi,..,
peopl. h>cl docd ,n ,he Ii...
Th"", of Ibm> Iud bttn ,ho .hildr<n who hvcd '" ,he gfQUnd-
IIoor 'P"Ullm'. down".,,, fron' the Wilkn (.n"ly (wbo h.d
bttn Otll "f ,he hou II.. lime). "Jloc Ii... h~ .nflcd beau",
of .. ng.a'''''' ,n .he n .
Ann..,'1 ........ tdIocd In P.ul'. mind; G>J. I Iwf.~ I~ ,"',..
,~.
'Q
Plur, blood beg.n nm cold.
BotI ,It< ..... ....IT .Iew" rem ~.
T7s.ol', t>I~ ..-~. - .1cI ........1'. ,.. k, • ,_I. ""'" ......." I" lit<
",II,,, "', ,10< ft- ,,,,,Lllig" .1""'14 pttrt>/. /,',." .LI''J(....'
funl,. "" M.r"" ,It< J"" ""ffI,J I. jnj'N'" ,10< ...J M'idr'"s.lIy
J,J ...." d " ,..... &1 fit< J,J II. P...I. Y.., " J,J"
~Ie ,um«l ,he p.ge .nil found. llo,y .bout ,he de.. h of
An",.', f..her. He h.d f.llen ove, • pile of .10,10.... " the 'op of
Ih. ,Um III hll hou...nd broken hi' n..,k. The new'p'l'" ••lIed
it •. ellriou, .e"'dem' .
0" the n.xt p'l;e , "ew'p.per from l'" A"gdOl, )"",<I..d. of
milOl ffll'" lhkc"f,dd. u",d exactly ,he lime words -. '''''';0'''
.cdd."t'. Tilil ,i"'e It "'''' .,,,de'" ""ne wlro 1r1d f,lI.n ovc,.
de~d el' II ,he l"l' of ,h. ,ui....nd h'okcn Ir.. " •• k. TIr., "."'.
of ,h. I,.noll wll" Ih.,ed tlr. "ude"", .p"tme,\( ....1 Annie
W,lkes. Tire yoo, w>l 1'.lS9
p.ul f.1t pu.e «"0. <>"" "I' III Ir,,,,.
The ',cr"",,," h.d happe".d m ,hIT.ren' 1'1.«. ~nd~, ddl"rr-
m, "",es. • n,1 no 0". h.d mIDe ,h. CtJrlncn,on Why <h""ld
,hey? 1"~>l'le w~,e .Iw.)". f.lh,,!!: down ...,n.
 Why h,d ,he k,lIed thom? 1t. '~Illed to heu Anni.', .."w.n
in hi, nllnd. The .",wen We,e ,bloOlllcdy m.d, .nd 1'.,,1 knew
,hey wer. rIght.
I killrJ /on ""~"st I'''' 1'1.~rJ I'''' ,• .1", I.,e ., "'!i/ol; I kilJ.J /on
"«oult ",. In I,,, b<>yfrj"'J k,'u /lc, ,,," ,",,,h; I kill.J h" 1I«0u" I
,""ghl /It! ,hr.""I; I kiUrd ht, /1(,OU" drc 'aughl "'. ,/o,.'ing. I
hUrJ." I. SIt "'.tI...I.puld Il'hOl dot, ,I ",.m...> She WOf jUII °
Miu Clro.... - Sl} I k,II.J Iff,.
Tho nexC 1"1It' of dlC" .Ib"", >howrd tlm Annie h,d gnd"",ed
•• , nu"" ,,,.1h.d got 'Job., S'}<n<ph', Ho,pi"l in I·enn,yl ...._
ni•. The,e followed ~v<:ral palin COO".IIlUlg ,hon "ew,p'p'"
repo"~ of de.ch, 'c ,h. ht»p'c.1. The,. w.. nOlh'ng 'U'I"C1QU<
• bout .ny of chest de.. h~. M"", nf ,he p<'OPle "'e", old and had
bttn ,II for • loug Um•. St."ne "'ere y"""ll - on<: W"' ","en a
duld - hut .hey all Iud """0"' ,II"""". Of ,nJun...
"'nd what " .... ,hc:tc "'pom dol,,!: '" .... nn ·, album' She
h.d ktlW them .11. 11lC" r<po<'~ w••• It) "",n ,Iu, ...,,=.1 could
rol 01' • ungk r.g. of ,"" .Ihun, - .nd the .11n'n' w", thICk.
Ag.,n ".ul .uk..,J ,h. 'luotoon' Why. A"",.' lI'hr kill lhest
~.'pk'
Ag.'" "" hc:>rd Ann .... "0"", ..... omg "' h" m,nd: 1ltt_st
''''y ...... "'IS ,,,. ".p. And he ,etnembt.ro Anmc', tean f.lling
..... the ra. the ""Id ,n he. h."d. "'h,le the ..,.I; '!'-,."...,. '.'''1,,'
0,.... ,he nex' few yt'.n the b.d nJO"ro fn,m ho>po..l '0
10"'1"..1 .round the eot"",)". The pme", '" ,he album w..
. 1",.), thc: .,me: ro.... , ,he h.. of_' .....1"..1 ....If. ""b Annic'~
, .me .mons,""nl. ,bm P'ge> 0(11Io,. '''POrt> 0( "u,hL
In 1971l, mne ye... '1\0. the h.d 'rM"ro . . . ht»ptul in
>en....... Colo,,"oIo. Th.. ulU.1 P'lI<'YJ> beg... 'g.", wlIh. report
of ,he de.. h 0( .., elderly "'om.,, Then ,ho; P"tt", chmgni.
·n...... of "ron, of dc~"........ c " ......port of Ann..',
,..n.1t<' '0' "'." c.>llnl R.lph Dug.".• doctor. Th<-rr "'...
photosrapll of,he hou~ ,ho;j had bnul;h. """tdc S.... wmdcr III
1'J79 'Iou """'". Scvct~l "N)",h, had p.......t wllhou, .ny
kllbng'. I, w.. unbel...... ~bk. bu, A""", Ill"," """e btt" h.>ppy!
Then d,r,. w... roporc, f'olll .... uSUIl 1980, of chd, divnr,<.
It w.. d .... ,h.. ht h.d divorc..d h., mhr, ch." ch. o,he, w.y
'ound. H. h.d und.",ood w",r,h,,'g .bout hor. M.yho he h.d
seen ,hr c.t at d.. ,op of,hr.uJr'- ,II. On.. he w.. ,uppolOd to
f.U over. Anni.. h.d ,orn ,nto th" repo't wHh a p"11 . . .h. w,,,te
"iciou, wo,d. 'nOlI it. loO ch.c I'.ul h.d ditlicuhy ,e.dillg i,.
Annie movro to ......pll.I'" llould..,. Colorado. h w.. d ...
,h...hr w.. v••y hun .nd very .ng.y. bealuoe che killing.
,uned .g.m, .nd mOr" ofcen ch." befor.: ,h.. lIew.p.~' repom
.'m. <"r.y f.w d.Y'.
God, lie", ",~"y 4i.l.1tc k,II' !Yhy 4i4 """,,y ~u?
A' 10.., in 1982. AnnIC m.de • m"lOk... She moved to c""
,hildbmh dtp,"mtn' ofthr ho.p'''1. Anlt .. b.d arefully kep' •
'coord of thr whol. "0'1'.
Killing .... ".-1>0'" b.b II d,lf...tn. f,om k,lhng badly llljUted
"r ...nouoly IIl.duhL l:hb dol,', 0(,,," die and I"'Ople not;e" if
they do. 1'''''''<$ "'e .. ,,·ell. And Ann.. hod "."ed co kill evrn
"".!shy bab..... ~ mu.. h" 11 mrd to "'" 10 be- 'poor.
poor Ihmg,' by 'lOW - now ,h w.. rvm cune, Ibm
""~.
Fi,·. bab.... <Ltd bet"'eal J.nw'1' and Moreh 1962. A .....p,..l
;""""'11""'" found nothmg ou'f"C'OU' .n th.... de.. hs - ,,·hidt
w:n not ourpnsu>g, 'bough. P.ul, """ Annie "'... doc choef
"u.... o(.he ......."men' .nd w •• probably doinK lilt "'....."11._
tIOn hetxlf.
Another boby h.d dl<'d III Apnl Two.., M'r.
Tben •• ,"" beglnn'ng o(}un< ,he.. " ........,,"1'.1'" rq>On
Wlth doc hc..w.1I" HVas. "",UIU QVUTlONfiO 0" .A.Y
O .... TH~. The pol..... " repo"ro ....ymg ,h.. the " ... not
unde.......... nd '''''y "' not "".w,ns ...... 0( anythlllll: chcy
w J"'" 'luotoon,ns !ltr. And .h.....xt daY' HVUI "'" Ll U n·
I ".
SlIt had g<>"""Y with ,r Ho"," P.ul....,ldn·. 'm.g'..... bu, the
Iud got ''''or "'"h ,t. Now. he .h-ough,. >he ",11 mO".. lO.nother
.....1',,.1.., .n"'..... ,own.llu' no: >he wu to<> m"".... for ,ha, no"'.
 Th~ &0<1«, ""nl'J. 2 July: TIII 110•• 0 I co I'l T' .. Uu: TI'l '11
.. on IAI'ES OIL
P.g.. :and p>gcs o( 'M .lbum conUlnt'd repom of Ann..'.
ureoc .nd ,n>!. Ann.. Iud 11'0 mdudcd. ",!«non o(ku.., (.om
,hf an.ro. ofBouldfr ,Iu, h.d b«n pnn,ht ,n lhc n....... p>~n. [.
w>l dnr ,h" ohe lI,d eh........ he mO$' v:iciou, of lhc 1m.., - thoot
wll,,11 rcmm<kd h~r ,h.. ~v~'yo"e w" .g.'m.II~, .nd ,II.. n w••
Ih,,', rault. The new'p'p<:Il!>tg.n tt> can h~, ',ho D •• go" lady'.
!Jill ,hoTe W., nOt en<>Ugh ~v,denc., 0" 16 D~con1ber the
hll'gt ....dmg in .II~ p'~' ,~.d: DRAGO .. 'AllY tNNOCII'lT!
Thtr< ""= plm,y mOrr p.g.. In 1M .Ibum. but few O( .hem
hod b«n uot<l. A"".. Iud k~pt '''y (un..... rf'pOn, th.. the lI.d
0«f1 .houI 11K boby <k.dn.. bu, thorr• .......-K no more klJlmll'
un,d 1984. n.. Sl<kwU><kr CUlM hod ~,ht In NovcnlOO
of ,h.. yo.. ,ho dncov~ of ,he body o{ • )'OUng m'n (llllht
A"d,~w Vom~roy. Wh.t w•• lef, o(h" body - ",m~ btts h.d
!>ton cu, oIT wllh an RX~ - h.d borl1 found ,n' me.m bod ql1lle
• (ew mite. f,om,loe IOwn, How /., j",,,, "",,'I'.ul wo"de,~<1,
H. wmed 'h~ P'll~ .nd l<>ok~d., ,h. Iw r~port in ,h~ .Ibum.
For. momen, II,. brr.. h >lOPped' " w" .bou' h,m! 'Tht '~po"
""" onl)' ,wO ""t:'("h old. I. Iud b<en lU' OU' {10m ,"n<'1I"'!t~
.nd ,old how ·{.rnou' novd... V.uI Sheldon. Iou 0«f1 H'Vm
w<'d:•• go '" Bouldr>-. Colondo' w" mm,ns. Tht~.. hK
"" ,~'...ed p."r,.I""" bu• ...., Iud r>OC brom worried. pr~bly
to« s< oh. 'hough, P."I wn ".ymg wnh a "'·om.n he had
m~,! Well, ,lu, w" " .. ~. ,hou!>h, V.ul.
He pu' ,h~ .Ibum down ('''{<llly '" ,h.. Allni. would not ICC
lha, It h.d ~"ll1ov~d He {cit lI~k .nd clost' '0 le.....
OUhick, ,he w,nd .U<!<knly bkw huvy nIl' .!>"nll ,h~ hou,""
.nd l'.uljumped ,n {~."
An hour lu~,. {ull of Novn!. tho wmd lottmrd com{o."ng
ro,II<. ,lun {""h,.mnjl; He tI"""",,,. s.. ,M",'. _ -r'"
1'....",,'/ nt~~, ..J s..~"" '. '''''' ...., "..,'''t./ol i .. H.Ilyw<l<1J
/lol, rlot",'.~ ... ,k,,1t ,... .~.. '" em l"'" P""P C ,... 40 "' The
only w.y ou, o{,h" w •• '0 k,ll h••. 1'". I (~"
CHAPTER RPTl<£N
l'b<, "o.m ron.",ucd Ihroughou, the riot.., .uv. n..
{ollow"'g
n'Sh, 1M cloud, blew ..... y ~,t<Ilhc ,rmpc-r.. u"; dropped An ,II<
wotid oU'loOck {mu soI,d TM rmd. werr purr I<e AnlU~
couldn't eo1\1~ w.d, ,h.. dJy CVct, jf ,he w•• rrJdy '0. .
And th'l w., too b.d for rh~ .0i",,\I. He could he.. ,"~ cow,
eompl.i"i"ll in the b.m: An",e h.dn·t milked 'hell1 .nd ,hey
w~t< '" p.m. A, ,h~ day, p• ...,J II< h~ .." no "'0", "oi", {10m
,he",.
P."J'. roUltrlot y. nunng th~ d.y'imc h~ 'le food
..iUdO Ann....."OIlId noc n,,,, {rom til< k"dtm. She h." IIO."<!
hundred. o{ Urn offood, .nd i, ....... ~.,y for P.ul ,,, .. k~. {~w
Un. {Tom here .nd • {~w frorr' ,her. 10 ,h.. Ann.. would no<
not"e. So hc hJd enough '0 eJ'. h. '....k hll .. bk-" regubrly.
d~p' ~nd w.o,el", novol; in ,h~ ~V<'n"'g, h. pl')',,<!'Can VOl'"
wllh ,de.. ,bo", killillg Annie. A lu' o{id... ""'e", h"". but
milll uf ,h.", ..... ~,~ n"poss,ble or ''''' "'Il1plif":l't'd. Thi, W>I " "
g."". ,hll ..·u h.. li{•. It would luv", to be ",m~,hmg '""pk.
In ,h~ ctld M wml '0 till' ""ehen .,ld cho:t.., 'M long....
oh.TJ>CSl bu,,11<". Im,fe II< could {md On 'M y b..,k "'10 Iu~
room M KOppnl <0 rub •• ,.... n~w ",..k. II< n..lung on ,II<
door-{•• m~ l'b<, ,n.rk ere ck...... ,h.n be{o..,- &, " <4H,,,',
"'<Il'"..... ,hought. bn u JS ""'" dS ,Irr """..... /Irr Jim """ ,lot
<omu. m'. "'y ,"""' ..
lie p",hed ,h. "mfe "lid"" ,h~ "'''''''$<, Wh~n A,""o o,"'~
b.ck h. w"' go,,& '0 ..k her fo, • dri"k of w:lIer She would
bend O"cr l<. g,,"~ i, u. hInt .nd ,h~lI he would ... b h.. lTl ,h~
thto... Nodll"g cornplia,"<!
P,u1 dou:<I h.. ~)'n :and wan '0 sJ«p. Whtn Ann,,', 0"
e.n... wh"Jtl"'ng in.o ,.... form .. fOUl o'dock ,lu, morning.
.. uh It. ''''S''''''toJ ... ltgh...wilcltcJ uIT. he did n<.. n,o,·c. [,
.... onl) when ",. ,i-It ,II< '''"g ill ,h", Iy.ing« on 1m .nn JlIJ
"'"k,·'o ....., her t"c d"", '" hI' rh.. h~ kncw.M "J, b.,·k

H, '.~·I/v "n~t<' In IIu IuJ...s .~d ~,.J",looJ ,11<11 " W~', h,,~.
h",' ,II, h'- JI'"'~ h".. ... i..; "',....
Cl'I,o\ PTIlR. SIXTEJ;N
In hi. dr~.,,, h~ w •• >tung by ~ b«, SO~, lim he 'hought he w ..
d,~.minl·
'''aulr
In h" d,~.m <he be<: w •• dan",ro,," and he wan,cd dor'p<wely
IOekOp<.
'P.w
llu, w:os no w-.am-woicc:" Won Ann ••• voice.
He forced h" eyeo open. She was .undUlg rbne on rm,
lh~doW1 •• ,f "'" Iud """<1' been aw.y. weumg her lilly
cloIbn.. He .. w rhc .yrinle ,n her h.nd and wllkntood WI It
h.dn't been. b«, <he twIl'vm h"".n IllJ«l:ion. Bllt wh.t h.d
<lie -1
Fe.. c.,ne .g.m, bur hi' m,nd "'IS too dull to f.,..1 If mOllgly,
Whl'eve. dill' ohc h.d glY.... him WI! m.ki"g thing. unrc.l for
h"'l. He lri~d to lifl hi' h.ndl.nd" fd, •• ifth.. ~ w~,~ ;"vi"bl~
wdghll h'"~lIlg f'o,n th~""
11'1 ,Jo, 'Old, he thoughl. 'fI" ,,,,! of ,,,, "ory of 1'.,,1 SI"IJo",
CuriomJy. lhe thought .Imoll m.de h,,,, h.pp)'. Th' ,,,J '1,h,
,HOU/."J ""J 0'" n;'~hu. Stunge, h.lf.formed ide.. hpt ,o""ng
m'O h" m",d ., the pow<1'ful d,ug crept "UO .11 lhe eomen of
h" br.,n.
'Thcre ,.,., ne!' AllnK""..! 'I ..,.. )'011, Palll .. ,hose bl""
eyn. DId r ,vcr Iell )'OU tha' I th'nk YO"' <yeo Ite \o"ely? BUI r
suppose plenly of ""omen MV' ,old you ,Iu. - .nd bold«
womcn Ih.n mc.'
She w ...""nll on the cnd of h" bnI She bent down to d>«l
so","h.ng on the ~ and fo' • nlOnlCllt .ll h~ could K'C .....,
he, bro.>d, luonll Iud. II, heattl the ..... n.d< of so","I""1 n1Cul
.r>d ""nl,th>nS woodm - ."d the u",,,,,,.hbl, K>Und of. box
of m"chn..
Sileo [umed luck ,oward. h"" ."d ,,,,,Icd. Wh .."·,,, ,Ilt
"'ighl t"ve Il1pP"'ncd. lhc w., "" I""ll'" depr<Ucd. Th., n'"If
be Kond. """,,,', 'I?
 'Wh~t do you W~nt fi,,,. P~tll?' ,lor .. I:td. 'Thc good "cw, or
thchd ....w,1'
'Good n."" !it'll: H. nun.. g.d ~ btg. fooli'" gnn. '1 wppooo
,h. hd ....ws I! ,10.. you don', ",.lly hh the book I mtd. 1
though' .. w~'IOlng .....ell.·
SN Jooktd ~t h,m ..tIly. '1 J.o... 'M book. 1'.,,1. Why do you
thmk I ~<ktd you to fill in :011 tM "n'" )·o,..,dP 8«.a_ I don',
W'nnO ...,.d .ny mo,. W>til the end I don', wan' '0 'POd If.'
P.."I·. druggtd gnn WltImod. [f"".Io"td dx book w wSJn',
gOtng 10 I:tll 10"" - .. 10.." not yet.
Annt••n"l.d b>ok at him. 'n.. good now.,' ,h. u,d. '11 ,h.,
your c-.. h•• go"., rv. OOn vc'y womcd .bo", n'.
your 1'.,,1. I
knew only • hi~ "orm would w.,h ;t .w~y. When ,he mow
",dted in the 'p,i1'g the ","e, (,om the ",,,untsi,,, ws, ."o"gh to
wuh .......y th. body ofth.. dirty bt"II'orn.,oy. 10m • ear u much
he.vier th~n. m.". ,,,,'t II? Au. the ltOrm .nd tM n,d""gulo",'
...he ume lime d,d ll. You, ar .... , gor>c. Th..·, the 1D"fI now.:
Alsrm beU, flng In ... u1', m,nd. Who ...u Po",eroy? TIt...
he remembered; the young mUl 'n AnlUC·. album.
'Don't pmmd. I'.ui: ohc ul<l. '1 I:»ow yOll kno bou.
Pomeroy. I I:now you've resod my album I wppooc l anttd
y<>U to ...,sod "; otlxrwne. why .......ld I hS''C kf. " ou.? lIu' 1
w.n.td '0 be 'ute' -.n<! when I c-.. me b.M:k the h~Ir wa' brok...:
·H.,rl· he '"'''' f",n,ly.
·Y.... [ re.d .bo", " ",,,,e...here. If you thmk JOmrone 10..,
bc-tn looking th'Ollgh yo"r belo"gmgl you ,,,d JOIll. h.or OV<r
the dr1wen 0' the hook or wh.tover. Thc" ,fth. [,," il bfohn
0' moved YOIl \;'now that wmeo".Il>l been there.'
Ag.in d,e bent Over thc end of the bcd. Ag.in there WOl. the
lOund. o( JOmcthtttg meul .nd ",melh",g wooden.
'So [ crept ttl thn ",nrnmg: ,he ",1<1, .~. qUl.t ••• '''0'''0 -
.nd yet. all .hr.........,n were brok.n, 00 I k _ you'd hem
1ooI<",g.t my .Ibum: SN p>-uoN•• nd omilcd .g."'. '1 ......""t
IUrpn...... I kntw you ....d hem ...., of ,he room 1l.or'. the bid
t>C\O·<.I'.. ul 1'",' known for • Ioog. 100>1 lime'
H. ,hould f.d .ngry Or di"pp<Ji".td or IOnte,hing. he .ul'_
p<JkJ, but.he drug mod.: '. ""po..ible.
·Any......y. w. were IIlkmg .bou' )"00.1' en,' ""e .. t<!. '&rly
)'eSterd.y .ftc"""", I f.1I • Ioc bett..... I spntl mOM of !he "me
up t.....e on my kncn, pr')'lng to God; .nd yoo know. P.ui.
"'hen you pr.y IIn«rCly '0 God he .l.... yt .n,"·m )..,." pr.)'en.
[ kne..... wlu. [ hsd to do [ put tM <p«t.I,yro on the Clr. for
dnv",s on ICC. snd dro... oIowly dow" from tM "'II<. I.......
v..y d.ngerou•. p,01. bue I fel. ufe m th..."" of God:
·TIt•••• vcry nICe. Annl.: I'.ul mcd to ..y. bu. the lOtmd~
....... tnd'.."'el: n,,,,',h w'r "ISIte A"",•.
'1 It0l'pod on the w.y down to look fo, your Clr. [ knew
wh.t I would h,ve.o do ,fl 5,lW it. I(;t WOl there. vi,ible, there
would he Gtlc"ion,.•"d I'd Dc the f"" one .hey'd GunltOll
bec.use they know .bo", nI)' p.". AClU.lly. 0". of the '''IOU' I
,..."td you .nd brought)'OI> home w•• ,10.. you n."'ed th• ...,.·
·W..... do you m..n?'
'1 pnkcd the.... In exactly the .. m. pI........ hm [ go< rid of
thll POItKTO)·.' She ,Isppcd nd trI con.m,pt 'He uid he
"'11 .....n,... b", he ...... J"" .anot: d'ny blrd. He w .. hi.d••
b,k"'S.n<! I pocked htm "p. He ...1<1 "" " soonS'o Sid....·,ndcr
to do.j<>b !here. I .... "'m lU)' hcrc. W e Io"'n.·
Sh. Iooktd ..t ['.,,1. clulkngmg hIm '0 deny >t. He dtdn't oay
.ny,hmg, bu' he dtdn·. bel.............11
'Thm I fuund Out .hst h. d,d,,'1 h..v•• )ob 'n S,dewmdcr. I
looktd •• JOme o( hi. drlW'"gl .nd .hey .....re t.rnblc. I could
h.v. d"Wll heller pieu""" He e..me j" whilc 1 WII loobng,.
th •." snd w. h~d.ll .rgume"t. [Ie I,tlghed II 'ne, SO [ .. .'
'You bUtd hll": I'Wlllid,
She le'C",ed unromrorllblc, '1 gue.. " ....... something like
thll I don't «member very wdL [ only "'m.mber 10,m betng
tkld. I re'....mbet gIVIng hu". b..h,·
He.- 1ooI<td .. bet Slt<! '-"1. OKlo. soopy I>ocror lie rould ICt' tit
hI! ""nd Pomeroy'. body 'n the h>,h ..... ,,1> no elothe, on. ern
open.od .... nng up .. ,he mlms ...

·1/,..J.o: <h~ ...id. 'You poob.lbly don'l know wh" ,h~ polt<~
"'n do ... nh JU<,t OIl<' h,,, or • r><"~ 01 d,n from \Om.,.,....'.
hn~r_ You Jon', u"'''·. Nil 1 do, b«.u", I worked In "",p".I.
fOl In, \...". I ~ ........ I ~",...... She " .. n,.kong hnwlf mil')'
,..i,h ,h., '1"",•.1 Inw Annl<' .n~~. ",h"h h~ k""w ... ,..011 by
""" 'Th<-{r<.11 ou, '0il'" ,ne,,11 ofll><",' l)o you ,h,nk ,II<')'
"-OIlld h.ve h>f'""u ,t I'd ,n<'Il '0 ,011 ,he"l .1>OI.1t h,m' Thcy'd
prob.t>ly .. \. ,h.. I'd 1"c<1 '" 1<", h"n ."d ho bughed .. m~ lnd
,hon I k,llrd h"n.·
,.1",1 y,," b,.'",",10.,..
~"''',.' 1 ,I,i,,' " ...I}"" ,",:~J" h< <1",0 I,' II..
,,",I,
'Th, d,n)' bird• .,o""d her< wo"ld "')' ~nt'"m~ I nuke
,rou1>le for nl<· Sh< p...."'d. br...I""g turd .•nd '1I,ltn Il...u
'" ~tulknll" lum 10 d<ny ""m' W w" ....
l'''g· '1 "-,,h<d h,m
",.tul "'... lef, of Itll" .00 tim"" up IrIIO It.. h,lk. I
p.,k<-d .nd urncd h"n .boul • nil"" ""0 Ih< ".00<1.. I didn·.
h,d< h,m 01 m\-,hmg. No, I kIltw ,he snow would cover h,m
.rid I lhoughl ,h~ 'pn"ll Rood. "'ould toke h.. body .nd 010,....
.w.)' It workcd n n l h<u<r ,hln I'd "'''!l,ned 1ll<y d,dn', find
h" bolly for, whole \'e..1 !tnd Iw~n'\'..e'·~" mile' 'w,)'! !lu'
\'Ollt C" wo,,', go '0 flr. P",l. It', 100 Ito.v),. 1t'1I jn" b< "",k
",,,,rwll<.. '" ,ho Ih,ek (0'''1. r-.hyh< ,o",eo"e w,ll f,nd n,
"'''\ body In ,wo )'e.." ume or In f,ve yel1,' 11m,. whco wdd
.nlln.I, h.ve lJUlk .1><.. ho",~ 011 ,he b>ek "''' .od pl,nll .r<
IlfOwml ,hrough .... w,"do"-,. !tnd by ,Iltn ,he be>ok ,..,11 he
fin'Wd >-nd you'll h< b>ck '" New Yori< 0' ","",wI>«< .nd I'll
II<' Itv"'g ,ny qui« Itie hn~ ~hyhe "'e11 wnO< '0
~<>ch 01"'"
<om<I,n,n" She ,m,1cd .. ..." 01"&'''''''''1.
·lI.ny.....y, I w ••
thlllk",!:. ).""' ...... You"" tud gone, to I kne'" yOU ,,,,,U
,uy
>nd (,n"h IIt~ book, ...d ,h., nude rne h,pl'Y I>«,u,," I love \'011
'" ",ueh.'
·Th."k )'ou. !tmn• .' he ;"d.
'BUI would y"" u',1lI1 10 ,,,)'1' ,he wOnt On. ·Th.. w., Ih,
""""ion I h.d 'o ..k myl(lf. !tnd 1 k",w Ihe .n'W~r. I kll<'" lhe
.n''''·'' even before I .. w ,h•• you w,re Iletting mong....nd
nOl,ecd Ih"", ",..kl on ,h, dot>r ow, rhere ."d ... h,ed \'ou It,d
bern ou' ol,hc room Th<:TI I ,..."cd <0 look o.refully ,,,d 1 ... w
,h., one of ,h< fil:Ur" on my ubk ..... ,n • d,ffer""l p"'uion_
Thol bo,d .J~"'r! it,.. ""-,,h, 1',,,1. -Tht fi"" "me yuu "-n" out
w., .f.... " ... h..J ,tu...lly fij:h••buu, .he l"pet' .....",'. "
P.uE' .
·Y<:<.' Wh" "'" ,he 1""'" Ul ""'1"'''1: It,
'Y o~ "·.,,,00 \ OUr p,n., of co',,!!,. I should h.ve lltt<">,.,d. bu'
,,-he" I '" .n~ry. rile' ... you k"ow ...
I "".w,lr J~ k""H', .~""".
'Then 'wo ,by, I."er, on... f"·""",,, wholl yOu we,e .. ,Ieep, I
,,"cd 10 come "110 \'0'" rOOm '" ~"'e j'ou "ou, mcdi"IIl~ ,,,d
.hc door h"1<He ,,"ouk!o', 'urn" ("". There w ••• 1101" ",,,de
" •• ,f ",,,,,,,hlttll w •• 1""". "0 r g.ve I"OU ",me ""Jnll"
",,,h,,,,, '0 "uk~ ....." ,Ju, )'''''
,..ouldn·' ",·.k~ up"n,j r ,oul
.h< "Ito"" k>ck .rid Iuridl~ off ,he door. >nd look' look "h.. I
fowMl"
She pu' oc, lun-J '" hn ""'k.... pulkJ "til • b,ol.<:TI bi, oi
I""plll ,nd ",,,,,,-d,, to ",ul.
·Th",. of ,0urlC. I ",.Ii,cd .... h.1 ... " h,pl"'''lIlll. ",d '~und
,ho ",uk. on ,he door-'i- ,rne. u"'.'
".HlI eo"ld,,'1 hell' h"m-df; he bell'" '" laugh. Ik I,.,J I,.:""...,
' lIl l',J
When Ix- 'lUl"''''lC\.I down on., >Ik",1 'Ho,," n..")· "met d..J ,-ou
Ie"'e ,he ' .... m'·
TItt hife_ 0/1, "", Iitt Itntfr_
'T"-,,,..No. ,h"-,,, """ I h,d '0 .:'" "'me w •• er \·r",',d.\·
lJUI I w."" I <ry,,'~ Ul 1"'. !tn''',' I'", w,ittn ' , hook,'
'You did,,', try ,h.. ,d"l'h",,,,, I "'PlIO.... :. m""1,il("< ,he
lock,. N<>. y<>u w,'f< s"eh. good little hoI'.'
'Of ."urse I ,lid' II. " .•, bell""""!; 10 "',sl, Ihe \\,oulJ jl;0
.w'y, The d.ug w.. ",.king him p>rtly ttll the !futh, but he 'All 'igh', .It dghl, I got the k"ife when I Weill for W1le',
.IIQ b.dly w.nted to ,Ieep, But. AI""e. wlu, did )·ou me." by "ope-ratio,,"?'
•HOK' ..~n1 ,i.." did l"'" go "",!' 'lthink you wen, Kv'tI ,""es.· ,he s."d .
"J lold )"<'u. Th.ee omn." 'Yes. ;f,h.. ·, wh>t you Wlm to hen, lief. the 'OOm ,""Ven
'flo", "'0"1,,'.-.r He. voicc w., mingo 'Ttll,~ ,""Ir,' lima.' I'.ul",.... He w...ngry now, bcr:ouse he ",~s frlghte"ed.
'1"", 'tlhng ,I>< tru'h. Th.ee un""l' Then she ,U.,ed '0 ,pc.k softly ."d he bcg.I" '0 d"fe. ,I",,,,,
.y ....'.., tre..mg mc ILkc. fool.' Ill'o ..... p.
"A"""',, I .weOr -' '00 you know ,,·h., lho: Untilh used to do 10 .... o.k..., III ,h,..
"Oh. )In. y we". Pc-oplc "'ho tell hes Io~.o ...·c••. Le< dL1m""" mina who .ned 10 """'pc. 1'.,,11"
me tcll y..... M
up...,.... do..·"...,
Can'C'L 1 ..mdw:d h.," all 0"" tho: p1.",,-
to the born _ ."d a lot o£ .hem h.ve
.......
'They blkd .hem" I "'I"I""'K.' ho: ",!d...,II wlIh hIS (')"CS

'Oh. no.' she .epbed. '1lL1e would be hke .hrO"l.""'g '''''y ,

gone.'
A , W I ~ l'-' KpSU"" H_ ,...u I ....... 1"_ "'hoIr a. J bto"", lI..k thIng wo:n< wrong. No, the)·
_.wIt u, J BtJ. w didn', Il'~ hIm none.o prO'''''; she ",II needed , ", fo. the ""
couIdn'l run ·.r
'10 I....y J.... nuJe ...... d.... they
'g''''_ Thq. pc1"formcd • lonk opcu...,.,.
wo:nl .... 'lth. on
'So you tell one th.. YOOJ Ief. tho- .oom only ,hrtt om(:$, P.m. and tho.', ft.., I'm goong '0"" 'n )'ou I.", f", "our O"-n
M,.."" CIe."«••nd I'll ,ell you .h•• you'.., the fool" no< mc, good. Pie.", cry.o ..mcmbe< du._· •
11_ ..."1'.....·1' The ",e-cold ,nd of.c" ble,,· o,·c. I'.ul', boJy.nd h" ~)...
"Th~' llew open S j«)< up from 'h, bed .nd pulled b'ck 'hc

'On"" for mcdlOnc.' hl.nkcu SO Ihat hI> leg. "xl fcc. "-C" uneov.ted,
·Yes.' ·No.' h. s;lld. 'No A""", .. wh...v<r " " )."u·"
'Once for food: pb"",ng. " .•••" IOlk .ho"e ". c.n·1 wc? l'le.", yO" don',
'Yel.' hove ,,,,
•And once for wote•.' Shc bent "vcr .nd pl,kcd up ",,,lC eh"'g' from ,h.. A"".,
'Ves, Y.... I told you.' Whenlhe " ...gh,.""J "p <he w., holdlllil .n ae III """lu"d .nd •
She .eochcd ""0 her p<>,kct .g,;n .nd brough' Out thc blowl~'''l' III .h. other. Th. bhdc ofehe 'xc ,hnn. d"lly, Shc

butcher's kntfe. bell' dowll 'It""

.'1 looked unde. you' m>ltre" ju,t before I g.ve you the
tl')e""", for yon. open!ion, .nd see wh.. I (<lund.'
.Jr, ffl'."
!I'l,., did ~y 'op".,i.,,·? J I. w1l ."ddcnly 'urc thO!
>he ""ended.o u\C thc knife OIl h,m,
'Uu, yuu did,,'t gct it o"t of , he kiteh e". dId you? You only
Wtllt for med,C"'C. food .nd wllcr. The knti.. "'uit h.... flown
here.1I by "self Whll kInd of fool dn )'OU .h",k I .m" I'aul?
How' ...... ,y ..",..."
."d pt<kc,1 up thc box of ",..(hes .",1 , hnllic
of ,b.\:; IIq"id,
'A",'i" "01' he ..."."",-.1. 'A,,"i., I'll ".y h",. I p'""",,_ I
K'OI'" t"'" .~" 0"1 4 btd. I'll do u,l"""·,, 1"" »y,.
·h·,.11 ,iKh,,' ,h, "'ill, ",d It.. f"c "OW h.d Ih" blInk lnok.
Some p..e ot hi. mind whIch ..... " no. filled with fe•• k"ew .1>"
whe" Ih" "'.. ov,,,. """ "nul,l rt"l<1l11>cr huJI)' ''')",h",g at ,II
.bou' " Th" w.. thc won..n .....ho gradu.ted in l'Kol, ,"d "Ow.
'" 1987. tuJd I,u" ,h •• she h.d h«n • n"..... fo. only te" ),e.TS_
Slle prob~bly hordly remelll~red killing ~U thole b,bi"" He
.uddcnly knew ,h" thi, w.. ,he ne .he h~d uled 0" Pomeroy.
I-Ie continued '0 scro.m. He tried '0 <Urn over. "' ,f he eould
get IWoy f.om her, but hi. broken leg' .nd drugged body
rcfuoc<l '0 o~y.
Ann,e pourtd some of the h'luW on .0 hos left .nkle .nd some
mO« 00 '0 the bl:a<k of "'e ne. 1M .moll ",m,,«led P.u1 of
docto"' ofTlCn in his ehildhood_
'The«: won't be m"",h 1"''''. p.u1. It woo't be Nd:
·A....... A"".. ~/r A_;" pk_ ... pic.. """, A_~ I _~, UI 1""
I'll k,.H I ........ 10 GIIfi t ' l l k ' " ,1c_I'W _ • ,fWNt I~ k
,.H ANNIE PLEASE LET ME BE GOOD-'
]U<l' huk f'O-"'. P.u1, and then tlln unpkn.nt nuna will be
hch,nd ...:
Sloe th«w me empty bottle OV("J btl .......kkr. he> roo::
C'Omplctrly bUnk now. She snzed the ne on bodo h."ds Ind
"'ot
"",,"Cd h." fen so W "'.•, wndonS firmly on the floor.
'A ,""NtE 011 PLEASE PLF.A SF. DON'T HUR. T .\1 E!'
'Don't worry,' W said••nd he> eyn wac gentle. 'I'm •
nurse .
1M ne ""h".led through the ....nd huned Llself '" p.ul
Sheldon', left leg jus••\>o"e ,he ."kle. P.n, uploded in hi<
body. ll100d .pl.,hed he> f.co .nd rhe w.ll, He he..d ,he bl.de
mh 'g.. n" th-c b<me ., <he pulled n free. He looked down .nd
sow 1", t..... ,,,ovmg. Then he ... w he, ni,mg the ne .g.in;
drop' of blood were f.lling otT it. Her h.ir w.s h,ng,nll loolely
oron"d ber bbnk. colln f.ce,
He ,ried ro pull b,ek in .pite of ,he p.i", btl! he ,e.lized ,bot,
'!though his leg w.s moving. his fOOt wo,n't. All he w., doing
w>l widening ,he em, ""king i, opc" like. ",ou.h. He re.li,ed
.hl. his foo' w., jomed.o b" kg by only' lade f1.. h - .nd ,hen
,he o~e wl""led down .g.in, It cu' through h" leg .nd ...nk
o:Icep ,n,o the ,,,.ttr....
A"".. pulled ,h-c 'xc out of ,he m..U." .nd threw" OJ] '0 .~",. ...,,,.J ,I" U~ It.>fh hJn.U "nJ
!II ,,,,,,.,J .I'" .. In., in' ...,
I",
,h. ground. She p'eked up the blowlo",p .nd hI" ,,·,th. m.,m. ""nJtll.~fi""lr ~n ,lor fl'''''
 'Th~", un'l um~ '0 few all Ihn up: ohc npl.",ed. 'You',~
lOSIng blood 100 f....' S}., turned II>; fUm~ on 10 the ••u"'p of
hIS kg, """" IW" ,...ud p.ul·. body. Swm-u.,dhng .... olr.~
dnfled up 10 hi........,
'N~.,ly f""ohed.' "'" ..,d. T'ht bbnkr.. w"~ bumlnll nOw.
Annl(" tlml do ....·n .g..n .nd picked up .IK yellow bucket. She
poUfcd w.lc, over Ihe fl.",.,.. I'.ul ",,,,.rned .g.i".
An"ic llood .,,<1 luuked.1 hi",. ·Yuu'Uk.1I ';gh •.' she "id,
HeT ~ycI l<:emed lu muve rouud Ih~ TOom .i",lessly. It w...
relief fo' heT ro "ou« somelh",!: on Ih~ lloor, 'I'U jU" gM rid of
rh~ rubbuh.' w ..,d
She pocked up v,"r. foot. The I"'" w........ ,11 mov,ng. She
.....fiM.o w.. l: 011' oflhe room.nd lhen IlIrned.nd l»d. 'Don'.
bb,,,,, me for .h... I, W . . youT own f.lllt '
1'.111 dwed in,o rhe cloud. hop.ng .hn il would bring tk.th
Ih" tunc. ,,01 juS! uncomciouI"ns. He dunly h~.,d ruml<:lf
",re,ullng .nd .mclled h.. h"'''ed 1I~lh, A. hOI .huugh.. f.dcd.
he .hough" D,as"" UJr' Kill y"u! Dr.,,,,,,,
IAdyl Kill you!
The'll lher~ w.1 uu,h"'l1 excel" "o.hing.
CHAPTER EI(lKTEEN
Som<: week. I.,e•. an.he fi... d.y of ",mm<'l'.• he old .ypc "'e'
Ion Il' 'I' .. well. V.ul Ihoughl: / ..... lO,nl ,,, 'o",pl.,,,. , "'"
jusr t<'''W 'a .sk fo' ........ Iypc"'''''', I .'" to'''.f ,. dem.,,<I ",... ,
kna,,' sh, t"" 4/"'" ".
Of e'''''1( he would ..I: A"",e fo' nothi"l1 .nd c<nlOnly
would not rklTUnd. 0,,<:<: Iher. h.d bttn • m." who would .,
Ie h.v~ .,IuJ. Th.. "1>,, h.d bcftl ,n much more 1""'. but h.
..,II ""Id h.,.e ..ko:d
fU h>d bttn .Iu, m.n M>d he IIJppo«'d he ought '0 be
ash.mnI. bu, t/w m.n h>d , ....~ Ing .dnn••gn o"n ..... """,
'h'" m." h.d .wo fC'<'l ...d ,wo Ih"",bo.
P.ul ...Of quocdy for. mom"",. " ..mg.1 ,he Iypcwril~r.• nd
",
Ih"" .imply ronti'med '0 .)"1.... It '.... bell" .10., ...... y _ bell~r
"01 10 .d:, be".. DOl 10 prot~". Ann.., h.d bc-come 100 '!r.nge.
He Iud kno""" for. long ...n ·h•• "" ..... top.& of doing:
bul LI.... rbys lit- couldn', g_ ·Iu....."Quld m.al:~ hc-r do If
So he connnucd ro work. bu' ,frer h"~ 0< ... p.g" lhe
,ypc ....·"".r I",. Ihe let.er '~'. ,h~ mOSI Co,nman Ie"er .n tIM:
English I."gu.gc. 1'.,,1 mOlld /,.,<11)' believ. It,ll''''', sh.11 I <II>
"",,,1 h~ ,honghl. b"t of courlC the .,,. .....,, ..... ". obvlOm, He
would w,il' by h""d,
11m "'" now. Thc hole til ,he 1"1"'" -Ihe hol~ Ihrough whICh
Mlfer)' ."d bn.nd Gcolfrcj'l,v"<l -Iud do..... wilh. , ...h,
He h",CI>C"fl '0 .he SOIlnd of.1>; la"'nmowu oulSldc. Annie
Iud. I>"'·n'no.... er wh"h ",•• I,k "".III..etor. A.lOOn .. be
'houghl of Annoc he rcmen,bc,"<l 'c r",ng md £.II",g. he.
<JIm fue ."blhcd ....~Ih h" blood. He remembered .ver)' .....o.d
the h.d ,poken. <VtT)' word h.. h.d ",••• tnl'd.• v~'y sound ."d
mOve",.nl,
Why could,,', he fo'~cI? V"','re ,upp,,><d to furg,·, ...,,,'.
you? l'cople who h..·c .., " ...h". f"'Il~1 ..... 1'" l1>pl""ed ."d.re
Jurp'i..... whcn ,hey ...... I:c up '" h""" ..I. So why couldn', he
forget)
Ifrr_rc ..'"............. No<, "~"""J"t. PilOJl, "J'f'l",lIy ,Itt- "''''1'
.c.".
1"- Ito",. if,.... FN""' "' .... nl... ·J ,.....Itt-
Itt ...,1/ ~IJ lJlWf of
....,y _II ~'" "'_'N "'.f 0"" ,....x<1 ""wh.
Verh.!" "'emory would h,,' h,,,,. B"I why shOllld he buthc-r
H> "",e",be,? She h.d done ". "KI .11 Ihc Inn< bel"'·....' Ih"n
....<1 "OW h.d hcen p"m'-;II ,tid bonng, ex,"e!" ",h." hc Iud
worked 011 1", .,lly hrKll: 111 ordet 10 e""I'" fed.,,!: r.in .nd
be,,'g bored TheTe WI' no poim ,,' re",..",be.m!:. no I'",n. '"
'")'lhl"l;
IIuI 'here ........ The polD' ...... M,IC')·. beu,,« \1 ...·,y kept
hIll, .1 , A. 1""1: •• ",. "'" '" ri,tng the Iont>1; A""", k, h,m
h". lIu ,.• ",·"null ,he looo>l: 10' An" he " ,.,
.... ,n,,,!: lhe ho"'k ,,, ]>k.I<' Am",... Inn I,> "':'1'<' fr,'''' he•. A"d
'hen he "·.Ii,,.. 1 ,h.. ", )""11 ", I,,· ".,.. "'"n,,~ 'h.: 1<001: he I....
 it"."~';'~":':":':'~"'::.:":.~':"::':':~::~;::::-l
h""u/fhvc to<>, He could h,ve died rhlt d.y. the d.y of the ue.
but t... d,dn', -:trId he didn't bcc>UIC M W:trltro to flllUh ,he:
book! It ..·.on'tJu$.l Annie: Itt W:trltro.o know whtt htppcncd ,hlng
know rl... ,wo
,,·h., of
WI' .km ,n ,lut
'00 Moxry". advcn"'''''''
He w., • wn'<T.•nd ",nte" remembe. ev...-y,h,nlt, '" M In He h.od alw.}"' known hr could wm. toW b< ~ •• ~ loh
h""",lf .e",en,be. F~" Go.. - .Ild ,h••• he M,"'ry bo.",k. "cr~ J"" • ".y 01
11", little the cloud h,d l>(el1 ,b.h., tl""h., mH)OIhel. m.b"lt monq, Bu, ",l,v bld hi' w.itten 10 ",my M,sery
There Wal • f('(hug no, of 1\o1,"'g but of oinking. 5oll1«i"'e, boo~,? He h.,I)'I.,,,\, of """"y. It "at ,,,<I he .I"''''t Imcd.o
th"ughu ".me .nd ",m""mes, ilimly. t... h"..d Alltll"" voie". .dm" It ' " h'm",lf - 1>«."", ,he,' 11:.,'e hJlII ""n,cdn,,!; t", O(he.
She ooundtd .fraMi: 'Ilnnk ,h.., P..... , . you've ~ 'or' bouIt. d,d nor: tI... M, , bouIt. 11:1>·e In", the exntnt'cn, of
liow dOle hit! M COme to bng O<l ,he .... y of ,he >xc! He nct'd,nll It, k",w,' w ,,',ouIJ h.p...... In ,he .,h,etln'tC'. He
d,dn', know, btl. M fel, .1"' no p"" dunng ."" wed< .f,e. .......d th" w"h h.. null ot ...aden. "'00 .'II"lv tumcd .he
,he '~"l1o,,·. wh;eh "",,,,ed '0 <how th.t t... w,. dOle to paga. he <h••ed II>" wnl> An,ue. It WOJ <"rny H. wo, ~o"'g '0
de..h So did the fca, Jtl An",e', voice. d,. "'yw,y; ,he wa'l\o"'II'o ",II It"". 11m I" \,,111t..1 ,,, Wn,e,
He h.d 11m there, h>rdly brc..hing, And Wh" brought 11111I h w •• lIIor. ,b." JU" • w.y 01 e'('pmll the etl>cl rc.lity of hi.
ou, of it, OUt of'M cloud, .... MI.... y. Thc book WIS unfintlhcd. ,lto.llOn: he It:>d to finJ nut how ,he "0'" "'0111.1 ."d And n
I'.ul dldn', know wh.ot ,t... ... d,ng WIS B0tllg '0 be >nd hc y'., the bnt MIlerI' novel he- htd eve< wntten. J"" .. Ann", h.d
dodo', lno.. how"",,,, of the deui!o fitted lO£«het He '>eVe'< ..od " "'"",ld be
knc..• eWr)"hll1g .bal." .he novch M ...tOtc; he .Iw.ys ....,tCtl A. fino, ""'''g .nd ')"1""" ""e'" C>lltcrndy p..unf,,1 .Itl<1 he
to fllld "u' ., e.gerly ., .ny re.der. And th .. n"'J1tl ,h.. ,he.e could work 0,,11' for til" .. 1"-"",><1, of llme. The P'''' 'n h..
"'O.e unfillished quo""n, '" h" "';IId. Th"", queillon, ,,",,'"ed ""'''p wOllld bur" ''''0 ~ .. ne .nd II w"uld 6,.1, ,hrou!Ch hi.
h"" - .nd I<> he come our of ,he cloud to f,nd ou( wI,.. wo"ld body. H,,, g,."hully h, w., .bl. ,,, wo.~ 1IIo.e, .nd he w>s
h'PI"-"Il '0 M,,,,,y. lie el",,,, '0 I,ve righj' he d,d <C(('''' "''''. "'' ' 1':,1>. Ilc wo"ld oe'·e. be the ,".n
Shc d'dn', ....... to Ie, hun return to work - not .. fi He M had ben> '" tM ....$.l. hu, he d "" ver fOroe he-.lth
could ICC 1ft her .,.,..... th.o, .... Iud been fngh.cncd $.l,1l 0.", d.ov A""... had ron", In h ICC-<rc.m. Ald,o"gh
ut><'ct't:>In. She: Iud ron... elotcT to klllmg lum tlun h.od he d,dn', Ioke It, M ft>rcnlllltmClf to c•• " lor f(,l' of .n!t"nng
"tle"ded. She w., t.kmg extr.o,d",• .., cue ofh,m - c"'ng"'g he•. 111erc: W1l ",,,,,,,h"'l1 .bou, he. ,h.t d.y "h'eh "'o,ned
,he b."d.g'" on h,j """'I' every ••glll ho"", w.,h"'g h,m h,,,,. It w..., ,f ,he w., prCW\J",1': jO be eh... rful. "nJ ,het, lhe
down c.me "'" with It <1.. 'caW" 10' th. WI' "f,hr ,e._cr."", She
Wh,le he wa< ''''CO'''''''''U' >he .11<> filled In.ll the 'n', In .he pu' he. 'pc>lIn d"wn, 'npcd her chi" wIth (he Nr~ of her h.nd
•ypcscnpt It w •• IS ,f wa, "Ylng.o hIm: y"" ,.~'r ,1u"'1ut arod ,lid p1c... ntly: -rell me iI............
/'.. """I '. ,....
.III""~ ....j,
P." / IHJt <!u, ,... .. well .......... "'nlt P.ul put h" " >pOOI1 00""11, "I bee you. 1"'Jc,n>'
Tell me.he ol ..... ..orv r c'''''''''It
lie was (,n~lly .ble '" pcnu.de her ,h~. retum"'l1 ." ,,"o.k He ough' to h.ve g"""'C\l ,h.. ,hn "·,,,,1.,1 h~l'pm, '1 ..,,'t do
would hclp IHln. ""t h'''n I"",. And ,he 'I>Q wm,ed Uf"c"dy '0) ,h.,: he ,,,d,
Her f>oe h.d d"kc"c,1 '''It,,ru;.,,c1y 'Why "<lt1'
58
 'Il~c>".e I'm. h.d "",rytcneT.'
She ,te the re" of her ic~crco", in f"'e hug~ nlouthf"l!. l',ul'.
teeth 'ched j",t frOIll w>t<hing her. Theil ,he pu' h~r di,h down
.nd looked ,t him ,ngrily, not •• if he w>< ,he gre.. I',ul
Sheldon, her hero, hut .. if he w., "'1ll«llle who h,d d..ed '0
"itiriu the gre't 1'",1 Sheldon.
'I( you're, b.d "or)'t~llet, how h,ve you wri!ten w Ill.ny
boob _ book, wh,ch ha'c wid ,,,ilhon, .nd lIul1ions of wpie."
'I didn't "'y I w". h.d .tory-II"'"'' I thi"k I'm good.t ,h",
ill f.<t. Illu 1'1ll, ",de" !lory-I,ll".'
'You'«Ju" m.kmll "p, ,tupld neu".' Now her h,,,d. w~re
do.ed into flO,", ,ight .g.ttl!t the "de. "f her skin. He found lim
he didn't ""lIy nre th,t .he w" mgry. He wa< frlghrened of
I>cing hnTt .gain, but pUt of him d,d,,', cue wh" h.ppened.
'1,\ not.n excme.' he "id. 'The tWO thing. arc '1ulle different.
People who ,ell ,torte. u.u,lIy c'n', write "OflC•. I( you think
wrUcn arc "'~ good a, talking you ougllt to w,teh .ome poor
(001 of. no".li" l>cing inter"iewed on TV Ap'" from dut, I
neWr 'l"ite know wh" ,he elIding of one of my ,wrie, i, going
'0 ht. I ouly rcolly know when I've written i,.'
'Well, I dOll't want to ""it.' .he ",id hkt • ,poiled child, '1
brought you wmt niet iee--erCOlll. lIld >t I.." yo" could tell me
.j,w 'hings. All r1l1h" you needn', ,ell",e the whole >tory. hu'
Annie fired "'me '1"e"ion\ at P,"I,bom the hook, hu' P.ul
.hook h" head to ,how th.. he wOllld,,'t tell.
She bec.nl< eve" bhcker. bill b"r "oice w., ,of, 'You're
lll.kl1lg me wry .ngry. You ktlow tll>l, don', yOIl, P'ult
'Of COlOr", I know it, but I ",,'t help i, '
'1 cOllld mokt YOII ,ell.' ,he .. ,d. but ,he knew .b.
She cO\lld hurt him 10 th.t he ""d , lot of thing" but she
could,,'t.
couldn't "uke him ,ell. story wh"", t"ding he dIdn't know.
The bl>ckne« was begin"i"g '0 di..ppeu from her face. She
w., fIghting'" i"'l'o"ibk f'ght.
'An"'t, I'm not l>clllg ,dtijh. I"m !lOt telling you benll« I
re.lly w.t\l you '0 like ,he ltory. If I try to tell YOll it'lI COme
out wtong, ,mil ,hm yOIl won't like i, 'nd you won't want ,ht
book .ny more.' And iiI'" wh... will hopperl ", m,'
'Um doe, Ilczekl1h rc.lly kllOW ,bo", Mi«:ry'. (ath.. ? Yo"
could .. I.." tell tl" ,b.t.'
'1)0 you w.'" ,he "ovel or do you w.n' , bedtime story?'
he "ked.
'I)o,,'t yo" dore be SO . . rc~"ie wi,h "te!' .he .<hollted.
'Then do,,'t pretend tb" you dOll't ll"der".nd wh.t I'm
..ying,' ht ,hollted b1Ck.
She ptliled bock ftl>m hi", in ."'prtse >nd ,he 1..( o( the
hhekne" di.. p~>rtd from her f.cr.
Hc h~d .bttd 0" ,hin icc th .. tim~. lie b.d e~pccted her to
get ."gry or dtp'«scd, hut in'te.d they h.d re'urned to the old
routine; P.ul w,ole .nd Annie ro,ld wh.t he wrote e>eh d.y ,,,d
(,lIed in the mi«inl: b'er<. lJut i" f,et ht h"d m.de her .ngty.
Her "'ge, ,"yed JII<I l>clow tho ,urf,re. however, so he w..
,",'cr .'nre of i, - at I",,, "Ot "ntil ......t<"k I1ter, when he had
complained abo", the tyf'Cwritcr, ,bou, ,he ",i"mg 'n'.
'Well, if i, bo,he" you w m"ch I'll h.vc to give YOll
"'mething to ",op yoo ,hlllki"g .bom ,b" ""pid "'n",' Annie
.. id. She left the roo", ,,,d he he"d hor in ,ht ki"hen, looking
for ,omethll,g in tht dr>wer<. She w•• ollr<mg in her f'Cculi>r
w.y .bo", '''"pid' thi. ,nd 'dirty' th't.
Ten nun"to, later .he c.me It! with the <yringe, the bolde of
d1rk li~lIid .,,<1 .tl eleerfle knife, 1'.,,1 illlmedi,,,,ly beg," 10
I"r<,m. All"e t~ ..ed ,he klllfo ."d I'oul ,g,i" beggcd ."d prom_
ised to bt good. He t",i"ed .nd ''''"cd itll", wh,..,khm.
'SUy ",II.' sh~ ord~red. '", I'll me ,hi, ""ife I)ll yo"r thro.,.'
11" "'yod 5till whil~ .he pourcd the Ji'lllid on hI< thuml, ."d On
tile bl,de <If the kr>iir. She .wltrhed the knife lin md hem o,'cr
him, cOllccntr,uing on her wwk, As ,h~ bbdc h" imo lho tbh
be'Wttll 1", thumb .\1ld fmger ,he told him - III • "oice which
't1gge"ed ,Iut ,hi, W,l! gOIng '<I h"" hor ",ore ,h.n " w" gOlllg
to h"rt hi,,, - ,h...hc k,,'ed h,tn,
 5ht h.d cu. hi.thuu,b off", .he rnom"'g, .nd don. ,hll "'ght
>he Iud hurned ,mo h" .oom. CllTyu>g • e.ke .nd ""Stug
'Happy Il,nhday 10 You'll WI"'" hl$ blnhday. ~ were
andlc1 >II over <M oke. In no order. 'fhcrc,. In <M exa<1 antre
of <M c.ke, lake an exln big candle. had bern hl$ thumb - h..
now-g.ey thumb - wuh Iht r, 1 • btlle <ooJl!:h ben"", he
..,metlll\C$ che...ed " whell he ,. hmklng. If Y"" ,,,.'••IIM I~ lot
g.-J. ,ht h.d '01<1 rum, )'<'II '~H 10. ~ p~t ~f (~kr, ""r "'.. .....H·I
ho". '" t.,.n~ "f rll< 'P<"~' ,~"dlr. So h. h.d promised to be
good - ."d 'rO he ....",', gO,llg to co"'pl.", thal the typewriter
hId no Iou ili'f ."d ," 'e':n ...dL
P."I "euly ..I«p.•"ting m lo" ... heelch.ir by the
,,·indo..., hltemng to the ".Idy <ound of doc uwnmower',
""l!:Ule .nod ,emembcnng. lie Jumped and wondered whll had
wokm hu" up. A. fi... he dufn·. belleVC whll he ..... ou' 01' the
....,
......dow .onung m'o Am".... fum; he I......... t M mull really be
It w ••• poll". el..
CHAPTER N'NIiTIJIJN
'won', IaN"'!
He lit ., doc window. IOl>lIy ke "OW, .olllly ....ue .hl'
the pollC'C elr he wa. iCCl"lI w red •• h" lef. fOO( had once
"'=.
Snc_. ,.,.. jHJ. s<.. _~
He w.rued 'o. bu. he could heir Ann....' voice "youll. 0",.',
1"" U .. sc.._. When I>c.ned to leream h" VOKe dned. up .nd
hi. mmd ,..•• filled wIlh plCtUret of the lXe ,"d the electne
klllfe. H. remembered ,he ..,und" he ",,,,,,,,,bered «re",ung
In,n. but nOlto g»n .lten"On f'ont .nyone,
He tried agam.o ope" hi, mouth - .ml r"led, h. ,ried to r~i",
hn h'nd. - .nd f.il.d. A f,im. low .."",d broke ou' fro,,,
be.wee" hll h!".•nd hu h.nd. moved hghlly on .hc lidC$ of ,he
"
typcw",.r, bu. th., WII .11 he ro~ld do. N<>th"'tl wh,ch h.d
h.ppcncd '" II... pUt - ~xcCf" pe.h.p1 for ,II< mon'.......he" ht
had r..l..ed ,ha,_ .I'hough lo" Ief. leg w .. muv'ng. II" fOO(
10)'<'<1 ....u - w., .. 'e.rible as ,he hdl of 001 bn"l1 .ble '0
mo'·e. fn rell Umc " dodo', lUI long - pe,h.", Ii,.. rcrond,
.0
lou' ,mtdc P'ul Sb<'1don', he.aJ " recmed go 0f'I fot , ...
He c<>tJ.1d etapc' All he had to do ,..•• b.e.k .he ,.."tdu ....
lerc...., Hdp _! H"p m,! So,,, ....fr.;m Ann;" Sot.t .... Jf, ,,,,
':'~g'm L.Jr' Uu, ... he "noc tn"e 'RO,he, v"'", W>j <cr.,ll\l1lK'
J Ii bt looJ, A",,,,' I ,.".,,', "''',''n! / pwmi,,! /).,,,', "" .iff .w,
"'~" 4 m,! He k,,~w k w .. f"llhtc"ed of her. h", he h,J,,',
re.li.ed ullul no .... he eX'm' of 11" fc.r.
H" "',nd told h".. ,h.. ht w., go",!: '0 d...n)·,..ay. A. «>on
•• he h.d fi,,,,h..4 tI... bool >he .... going .0
l,U hu... So if he
Krutned .1 ,f,he poIi«n.." .. w h"".•
oo ,fth.. nude Anme
k,ll him no
life 110<
h....·...he d,Ana...... p,.,....". '.'0
sc.._' II' ,,~ ..,,,, ",i/~ l"" A .. ,n dI...oJ, ~N'
"'ccIo:.
of
_ _ It ,. "'~.II"R•• HJ. I« Ie "'n, So> .......... P...I•
The pol'«",a" j«>< ou. of ,he .... H. ,. •• y"''''& _ ,
',.·e".,·...hr« }'e.r. old - .".1 w•• ,,"e.rmll "~'l' dork gl .
...Inch cO'''I'I~.dy hid hlS eye. ,,,<1 roAt·n..l ,he h~h, 10k<.•
"n"o, He p'''led. ;m' ,w~"'l' ",e!re, .w.y fto", 1'.,,1',
...",dow.a",j ><lj""eJ h1<j.cl:<,
St".",1 Dor,', ocre.",. &"4'" ~nJ , ...." oN..J. I'm nO( .k.d
yet. 1'.'.1 NOT l) [A [) YET' .sr.._. "10'
l ....~,J.
P.u1 fotced h"lop> opm. wcted ... ''''0 his lunp 1...1 doJcd
h.. eY"'. I-Ic Iud no ode. w .... was loon!! '0 cOme out of h"
" .....th. Was a")'dun\lIlOJUIl'o co<rlc ou,>
• ORA CO" ,. P.ull<T<""ICd. ' DR A CO"" LA D) ,.
No,., his 'I..... opened ,,·iok. The I'ollce",." w., looIt"'g
IOw•• d, ,he hau..,. I'.ul could "0< I t t hIS eyet. 10m h.... ",.d '0
ha"c hc.rd "'me,hlT'g.
1'."llooled <Iown .. the ubi •. N<x, to tll< ')·)><w"'.r ......
he.vy gl." v,'''. whid> Iud t>«n e"'IHy for ...eel<. He ",i,rcl "
.nd .hrew i, •• the """dow. Tile g!. .. broke .nd fell on '0 .he
 ground OUtllde. P.ul ,h""ght it wu the bat """od he h.d ewr
hcard, I, madt hIS tongue free
'I'.. ,",wi HtI,. _, IV.". _j.. ,. _ 1 Slot', " ••,/'
The poI.a",.n Ioolo:«l !Craigh, •• p.ul. H.. mou'h dropped
0l"'n. He reacbed mto h" pock", ."d brought ou, 1O",,,,hIllS
whICh eQuId ol1ly be • p,c''''e, He Iouked at It .od ,hen w.lked
• few 'lepl dosc<- Th cl1 he .poke lhe oulj' four word. I'.ulewr
hend llim uy, lhe b .. foul word. ~~r<''''' e~er he••d lnrn <>y.
°
After tb..1 f he wOllld mok. fcw sound.. but no ...,al word..
'Oh, God!' ,he poIocc,nan ""dat",«l. 'It', yOll!'
I>.ul h.d bttn ...nng •• lhe po/Knn.", so he dido",.... A""IC
uonll! """t<>o ble. She ......nll I1d",g the !>wnmowCf, 10 ,h.,
•he l<'I:med to be h.lfh"""", h.lrsom",hi"S e1..,. For. mommt
1'",1's I1n"d saw hcr ..." .ctu.l dragon, Her face Wll p"lI ed
In,o.,, exprCSllOf' of eX"e'"c hatred ."d a"l:(er. In one h."d >he
was e"'1'm80 woodm e.......
Thc ems! h.d "u.ked the jl;nw of one of the COWl ,h., luoI
doni wluk Arm", "'a, a....y ," her ....."gh,ol PIa« When the
ground Iud b«ome 10ft m the 'p"ng. P'ul had " ..tebed Ann..,
bml"ng ,he 'Otter' eoWl. It h.d ..ken ha m<>s, of the.uy ,,, dIg
,he hole. m ,he groulld, Then .h" ctr1gg.d the bodie' 0"1 of ,hc
b.." with he. e.. and d.opped d'e'" i",o ,he hokl, Arter "'e
h.d fill«l tllC' holn 10 .gaLn she oolemnly pbnt«l e........ on the
",In of e.nh.nd wd..,.... puye...
Now <he Wa> ndmg towa.d< ,he poIoccm.n Wlth the <lurp
end of the cross p<>Ultlog tow..d. hl< b.act.
'BthinJ ""wi Look ~wl!' l'aul >ho"'cd. lie knew ,h" " \Va. roo
hte, b", he .homed '"yw'y.
Wnh. th,n cry Anme .ubbed the C.OIS ,nto the policem.,,',
b.ck.
, A C!' UI.d ,he poIlcenun, and took a 'ew l.l<'l" forw.rd. He
bent 1m bact and re.ched bolh lund< ovcr lui \bouldcr. He
Iook«l to P.ulli.lte a nu" who w.. trying 10 ......"h tus b.d<.
I" the ",e.n,in", A"me go< off the I.w"mowe. o"d SIood
w~tcllillg rh. policem.", Now .he ",.Iled forward md pulled
"
t~e nos. out of h.. b.ack. He turned towardl her, .Cle Inll nr
h.. gun, and she droYe the cron ,"to hi. stom.ch.
'ocr .... d ,he poIlC'em.., Ih" "me, and fell OIl to hrs knon,
holding h.. 1tom:oc:h
Anrne pulled rhe eron free 'It.. n .nd drow " in,o the
poll'em,n', b.ek. be:lwcen hlS lh""lde". The f'n' 'wo blow.
h.d I"'.h,p' no, gone deep eno"gh to killl"m, but rhi.time the
woodm pon wme .. Ie,n fi~e cmr;metra ,nto rh. kneeling
policem,n'. bad_ He fell f:ace do"'n OIl to .he grotlnd.
'THEREr AnnlC' cncd. .und",g OWl ,he "un ."d puIlmg
,heems!outagaio.'HOW 1)0 YOU LIKE Til AT, YOU
DIRTY OIRD!'
'A~~;., "~I'"r 1'."lshour«l.
She lou ked at 10,,,,. Hc. d•• k eyCl ",one hke coi"t .nd <he w..
g~;"ni"g rh. grin of ehe m,d"',n "'ho hu 1I0Pl"'d e"""olling
h,rnodf.r all. Then she looknl down 31 ,he policenlln 'gain.
'TI~ ER E!' .nc cried, .nd ...bbcd the ems! mto hi. buk
a...n - and then ",to h" ned, and then ..10 Iu< thIgh and hn
h,,,d.nd mto hn b.ek 'ga'" She ",.e,mod 'THERE" ncr)'
lime .... b,ooght,he c.<>s. dow". Ar 1>" the e.o" broke
A"",e rhrew rhc hloody ,nd broke" Cro•• • w~y .. if ir "0
10"1'" ""c""<ted he. o"d w,lked .w.y frOIll the policem~"'l
bod,.
1"1'1 "'U sure dut <he would rome and kin bJ", "'xi. A, le"I,
l( site <bd "'tend '0 hun tum, be: hoped Il<>.t she would till hUll
rather .b'n culaoy m"", p""a offl". boJy.
Then I.. saw ,he polium.o mo .... H, ...., .,,/1 ~I;"r!
The pohoelll'o ... ",.1 hu hcad off 'he gro,,"d. I h. gl.."", Iud
f~ll.n off ~"d ]',,,1 co"ld see h'. ej'a, He W>l "c'y )'uunl: _
young a"d hutt .od f"I:hrCll("d H c ""n'ged to [l:e, up OIl ro I",
b.""".nd l ...... bot thm.he fcU f"",·..d. He got up ag.m ."d
beg.n 10 ..a"'lto,,,.,d. 10.. c.. He go< ,bou, h,lf of ,he "'.y
"hen he fell OYcf. lie <tnrggkd up 'g"". P.ul ....'"Id ......he
bloody ""r" .pre.d,n~ on hl< u",fo"n,
Suddc"ly .he "'""d ", ,Ile bwnn,owc. W't Iou de.
 'lAck "",)' P.ullC...med. 'SJt,', ."""ng '-It!'
The police"'.... ,umed hi, he.d ,,~th • look o( .I•• m on I",
faa. He re.ched fot h.. gUll. n ....'s "tlrl! <hough. 1'.,,1. lie lot
.... lun 0llI.
'SHOOT HER.!' Paul scrurrled.
Bu' ",,,ead of !hoot,nl hIT ,he policeman's wounded hInd
dmppl'd ,he gun. He ruched ou' h,s h.nd (or 11. Anme pulled
the whed o( ,h, l.wnmo"·IT-IUCIOt uound ,nd un OWl ,he
ru,hlllg l,."d ,,,d "In. The yO"ng "IOn in ,he l'0liC<II ..,,'l
u"i(o,m ICr..",oJ III l"'IIl. Blood It,moJ ,he gn,s.
A",,,. pulloJ ,he 1''''n",owOl .......nd .g.", .nd hOI eyes (ell
fo•• momenl on I'.ul. P.ul w~)Ure" w.. h" ,urn nexl. f,fS1
!he poI"e","n. then h'm.
Whnt ,he pollcem.n '"w <he I.>",,,mowet mm,ng fot h,m
.1..... he <neel,o .... ",1 un,," me, CIt. Bu' M w.. '00 f y brok... emu. and he-< fMC ..... nlm .nd ckar. Sbe took 'M bo.g
• nd he d,dn', even g(l cl<>oc. Ann .. drove the ,nClot as f as
<he rould over h.. head.
P,ul'urneel,w.y .nd w., viole",ly 'ick on ,h. Aoor.
OtAPTER TWENTY
He opened h" eyes .g1ln only hen he he.rd 'M oound of
Annie', key 10 <he Iod of <he ...oc door The ........ '0 hll
room ...... open and he w..<heel her eomml down the hdl on
her boot, and her m.n', !hi.......hich w"' .p1>!heel "'i,h blood.
He w'''<cd '0 ..y IOmClhing. '0 ,ell hec no' '0 CU' 'ny,hing elle
off hi. body bee,me he would d,e - he would m4h hi,,,,e1f die;
but no r••llOu"d. eun. out ofhil",o",h.
Til conIC 10 you latec/ >h...id. She closccl hi' dOll, .nd
Io<keellli -Ih<- had finoJ ........· KCClg lock On".
He ru,nccl hi. he..! .nd Iookeel dully ....' of doe ....,ndow He
coulJ 0« only ,he 10"'.... Iulf of doe pohcenun', body. li"""
h"
head ........ ill under the 1>.wnmowCt. Thc 1>."'"mo"'·" WI<
neuly on 'll """. up og.m.. ,he pollce ClI. It wu ,uppooed '0
CuI g..... nO( prople', h..d•. '" it h.d r.llen OVIT - but the
.eadent had u"fortun".ly nol hUrl Annie
p.ul fell terribly IOlTy for <he )-oung man. b'" w... wrpr'ocd '0
flf>l! anori>tr f«1nt& ",,,,eel ,n w"h lhe _ro"". He rccog,u=:l
I'" fcd... g .. tn~y. 110c poh""m......·....Id neva go bon'" 10 h"
....,fe and ehtldl'" if he hod ,hent. hul he h.d .... pI'd Anme
W,lk",.
Anme ,""'c rou"d the eMncr of the hou"'. Sht gr.bhe<l ,h.
poli,cm.,,·, bloody h'nd ."d pulled hi", down 10 'he bar". She
dtove 'he pollee cor in'" ,he b.m ."d ,hen .h. drove ,he
l.wnmo....ec closer 10 ,he born There ""I< blood oll over ,he bwn_
mOwer.
She fetehccl J bege p1>.1<1C .... &; ."d bq;.n to rody up, .She
wh,odeel ...·h,1e sl'" pickeel up poccn of un,{orm. <he gun .nd ,he
'0 ,he Incn door!.nd ,hTC"A'" ,n"de.
She C1'll' b.ck '0 'he fron, of .h. hOOJ'" ."d 1<0Pp<d QIJt!lde
P.ul', wi"dow. She ptCked "I' th. vue ."d p.,ocd " '0 him
poli'ely ,hrollgh ,he bcokrn w;lIdow.
·H.re you ore. 1'0,,1: -Ih<- ••"d. 'I'll d••" Up Ihe link p,«es of
gb" I..cr.'
For .....ond he 'hough' of bnngutg <he .... V)· ,".'" do.... n on
10 <he back of he-< .... d •• she benr ovcr. Ou. ,hen he though<
....h.1 -Ih<- "'.....Id do ro h,m ,(he f.iled ro k,ll her -.nd <he v....
wa, no< he.vy ....... g!> for hm' 10 be .ure ,h., he would k,ll her
...."h,L
\h. looked up .. h,m th'ough ,he hoi. '" 'Il, w,ndow, '1
d,d,,', klll II"". yOIl k"c>w.' .lIe ..id, "Y,'Jt ~,Iled him. IfyOll h.d
kep' yOllr 1110u,II 01"" he would h,," lef, here .. rely. He'd be
.Ii~e "0.....11.1 ,he.....ould be ""'Ie of Ih" horrible nte" to
dnn up.'
·Yn.' ..id 1'.,,1 'And wh., .hou, ....,.
'1 d.:>n', k'......· ",Iu, you '.....n·
'H. h:od n'l' I"e'u..," I'.ul ""d. ·Y"" pICked" up J"S< now
.nd 1'''' If '" y""" por;kct You know wh...11.. me'lll. If,

po\ietm.n h.d my p,c,u.., ,hen my cn h.. ~en found. ~eY're
looking for "'., Ann;e, .nd you know It. Why do you ,hmk ,h.
poheem.n w.. here?'
'I don', k"ow ",h>l you',. l>lIdng .bou,: uid "'nnie. 8uI
r.ul.ould _ f.om her f.ce w' $he did. The ulu.l m.dn... wol
,h... e. bu, oomnhong 01... - pu" eyd w" ,..... '00. •... nd I don',
h.ly. lim. '0 ,.Ik .bou,,, now: >he wen, OIl, 'C,n', you oec I'm
busy?'
By 1M cvenUlg sh. had fini<hcd demIng up. Tkre wu no
sign of blood .nywheK ouui<Ic:. She had wuhc:d down rM
lawnmower roo - bu, P,ul noticed ,h., .no, fOfJOC '0 dean
untl.o:rno.,th " She often _rm<! 10 fotgCl dung. ,f ,hey ~
not dlrffCly In fronc of bel f:tee. "'nn",', m"id ....a' like the
bwnlnO>Wl', Panl ,hough! - dun ... lhc ouUMloe bu, dllgUUing
wllkmc..h.
Af,... $ht hod finnhc<l ouuidc sbe •• m. ,n,O the hootKt. Ind
P.ul heud her talnng iOInt thingl down '0 the buemen'. When
her key .umed ... the lock 011 h.. door he ,hough,: Tlti, i,",
SM', 1<" riot ut ~rttllltc·, ,.... "'1' ID 1'" _.
The door opened arid An",e ",cod th.=. Slit h.d mUlged
,n,O d••n clot..... '00. When >he c.m. In h. WI. J/Jrp",ed '0
ftnd .h>l he could talk '0 hco- qui,. calmly. He "id. 'Co on,
pl•• sc do,,', eu, .ny,hi"l! .h.
,hen, K,ll m•• Annie. if ,h,,', wh.. YOU'y. come 10 do. nu'
off n,e.' ., .
'l'", not going '0 kill you, P.ul,' .he r.phed, I ,IoDuld k,ll you.
bUI ",i,h • Hili. I".k I won', h.,.. '0.'
She pushed him III hi, wh<:clch.;, .crOll ,h•• Otlln ."d duwn
,h. h,ll. She opened ,h. knche" door ."d rulled him into th...,
Th. door to the colb. wll open .nd he could Imell the d.mp,
She pushed ,h. wh«lch." to ,he edge of ,he 'I>,n down '0 Ihe
C.ll."
Sp,Jm ""..." riot .., he ,hOllght. Mi'e .t.>... n '10.... Roars dew..
riot..,
·No. A"",e,' he ..id. 'I'm nOl gUing down IlItre.'
.
·Y... you .re: .he .. id. '11>c ...Iy qUn\ion ,I: ar. you gUing
down Ihere On my b.ek o. <1,,11 I jUJl Ie, you f.n OU' of Ihe
wheekh.;r down ,holC .uin? ['11 giye yOIl five secondt '0
decide.'
'On YOll' back,' h. ",d .""ghl'w,y.
·Vc.y ICTlllble,' .he ... d She ,,00<1 UI' the .U,n m from of
h,m lO ,h., he could flUl hI> .. 10. rOll,>d her ,,«k '1)0,,', do
.nYlhmg "up,d. I'.ul Don'I ,ry to ehol<e me. 1'", very mongo
•• you know. I'll dtrow you to ,he ground .nd yOll'lI bre.k
y<>u.lw;k.'
She hfted h,m ullly oul of h.. eN.. Hti I ...... 'ed.ugly lego
hun@: down .. he. """"'- She had l;>ken lhc >pI,n.. oiT some
weeb .go, ,.."., Icf. kg "'... """......rror .h.ln lhe "gb. one by
.houo: ,en em"me..n. He had tried >t:wdu>g on lhc roghllcg by
,,,,,If.nd he could do ......... only fo•• I~ m,"ul" bcfo<e ,he
pm! heamc 100 g ......
Sbe ca.ried h,m dow" lhe ""'.... Sbe had rut • th... n..llI...
on ,he floor. lOfl>C fcod .nd .... ter ,rid me n>ed,ClISC. She lei
h,m grt off Mck arid "",tu ,he 10.".......
When umed .Ollrid <he holdmg > I)·"nge.
'No.' he d .. soon .. he n. 'No.....r
CU"PTER TWENTV.oNE
'You IllU" t111"~ rill ,,' •• c,ll>· b.d mood,' Anllle ..,d, '1 ",..II
you'd rein, Paul. I'm nof 110'''11 10 II"'. you '" ",)O(,ioll I'm
\.Hin~ ,he .yr",~~ Il~.e wllb 1'011, bee.",. it'. ihmp dow" here
."d \"our l<gt tlll~ll\ .che '1";t. b.dly 1",fo," I II'" b.ek. Now,
we J,.ye,o ..lk,'
She .."led dow" ."d lold h,m her pl.",. She ..... d,,"ki"g
eo"'Ut\ll~ from I'bme boule. of l'.p,,·Co[, She expl.med Ih ..
II.. "ceded, I... of '''11.' .t Ihe momen'
'lmen 10 me We're 11°0111: '0 be.n "lIh"f" gel< dark before
."YOl.. rom.. h> d ..<k nil Ih .. pohcem.n. h'll be d.. k '" .boul
.n Iwu•• "d • h.lf. If lO,,,<'On( COm" 'Oon", ,h...•• th",' .he
 I.>,d. She ",.<bed IIltO hec b.g ,nd p"lIed om tho poh"..""n',
R"n. 'F"" J ltlJ whne"rr oom",. Ih." yo". tl~n me.'
On"", " "u du~, she .. >d. me "... R0ttlg to dnve ,f><, poiie<'
U, "p '0 f><,. t."ghml: PI,,,,,. ""h h<1" h".t>.n<f. old motor
b<~e In d~ l»<.k SI>c rould hide chc e.r up ,he'e ,nd" wouldn',
be found for n'!OI\lh,
'l"d uke Wk...."h me. lxc'UIC )ou·.... ot.o".., ,tu., you em be
• reol nUlun<:c: >he .. !d. 'bu, I couldo', bnng )'011 ,,"ek on <he
b,h, I,ll be tu.d mough <!nvmg "'. ,ho!.< mou"""" I'",h, by
Illpdf. I ""Rh. f~1I ofT ."d bre.1. lOIV n«k!'
She bu!,:ho:<!., he. Joh. blO' P."I.,,,d, 'And ,hen wltat would
h.ppen '0 Ill<"
'I)on', .....o.cy ro ",,,th. I'ml, you'd be fine: ,h. repiled, but
he knew be wo"ld,,' .. He wOllld ,he I1h. dog down here in ,he
d'lllp b,~",ell' ."d nuke. me.1 foc .he c,,,, The'e w,•• Kre,g
lock 0" ,f><, cell" dom by nOw .nd ,he ".,,, were >.t""p
.,,)'w'y, T1JctC wife 'Ill)' wtndowi. h,ith "p one w,ll. Iou' 'hey
were tonTo:<! III dll'
'So 1"01 ItOin/l: '0 pu' Illm In h'l ""r and ..ke h,m up.o m)'
I,,"gl:mg Ph« and lou')' h,m'~ _ h.m and h... " you know
h.. ~," ""hc,... <:><><h-·
P."I ....-I rooch"'g. lIe JU" tCmembc«d ,he to.... (on'rl..."og
from the bJ.m ."d ,hen bttommg "len, Anme h.d I", ,hem 10
doc .nd he hoped 'M "">n', gomg '0 forlte! h,m ,_.
'1 jU\' hope n..body tom... '0 ,he ho",", wh,le I'm .w.y. I
do,,', Ih,,,ft ,hey'd he .. yo" down he,e even ,f 'hey (.me ngh'
\\p to ,he hOIl\<, !Ju' I'm gomll '0 pll' • ,h.in .e,,,,, ,he s ..e
rfOlll the ro,d ,md I",,!\ • nO" Oil ,he ell';" l:ly;llg ,h.. I've
I(0lle ....... y for. few d,y,. Th .. millh, l"'P ,h.", """''''II up '0
,he hou",:
AntHe w.. llOl t.king ~"y eh..,e.... P.ul ruliud. She "'.,
pl.).;,,!: 'un You" '" .... Ilif~....·h,1e he could only play" ...·hen
he ...... w"flnK boob.
I ,hotdd be b.d, by mod<by 'omorrow: ohc cononucd .,
don't apcct lhe pobce ...,11 tome bd"or. tbm. They .,,, come.
ro
of """r",: r know thai. Hut r don', think ,hey'lI com. "lU'M
""el,ion, before Ihen. They'll j"" drive .long ,i>c 'o.d,. Iookll'K
foe h.. (:>r. So in'm b.ek by tnidd.y I'll h.ve you buk ," YOUI
room bd""", <hey tome l'll.,-rn Ie< y<>lI w.tCh me ulk '0 them.
,f yQo,l prom,.. '0 be- good I ...y "dInn" l>«JLI,", r ,hmk ,wo of
lhem ...,11 tome, don', you,.
1'."I.gr«<!.
'I}", 1 "n h.ndlc 'woo ,f I nted '0.' She ",,"cd d>c h.u>db>g
who<:h held d>c polo<:c",.o', lIun. '1 w.nl YQo,I '0 ...member ....I
)"oung rn.n·, gun wh,le you w..ch nte ,.Ik '0 !hem, P.ul. J
W.", YO" '0 remen.ber th" It', going '0 be ,n here.1l ,be Urne
I'm "Iking '0 'hem. wh~nev<r ,hey cOm~ - 'OmO"OW 0' the
d.y .ftcr 0' whenC"Cf. You "n ..., th."" bllt ,f'hey \tt yO\!-
cilhe< by >cciden, oc heCJ'''' yo" do ",,,,e,hinK <lllp,d like yuu
dId ''''by - if,h., h.ppe", I'm gOUlg fo uk. ,he gun OUt o"he
b.g .nd It.., shootu,g. "'nd r.member; y<>lI'r••lre.dy ,,,,po,,,i.
hie for one poI'"",m.n'. de.th.'
·Nonocn..: .. >d P.uJ. knowi"g Ih>! .... would hu... rum for
...y'''g ",
Uu, she dodn·t. She:}lI1t ""iled her aim. rnothrr_know... be>t
"",k.
'M.ybe you don', cue for ttKm. P.ul. M.ybe you don', CJre
if yO<l k,ll 'wO tnOtC ~pl~. lilt, if I h."" fO kill u.o.c ,wo
pol""''''.n. I'll It"'e '0 k.ll )"0<1 ....-I me., well.• nd I ,hink yO<l
",II cue for yOIl""lf:
'No< 'e.lly, Anme: 1'."I ..,d. 'I don't .e.lly nnnd k.vIllg ,h"
life '''y "'or<:
'Oh. yn, I've he..d til" befor.: Ih...iI!, '11,,, .. lOOn .. )"ou
,w",h otT thei, medinl equip"""" or pick UI' ,h. pillow '0 l""
n Oil ,he", f.=. ,It.... ,hey "tugsle .nd try to cry ou,:
/Ju, 1'''' 'WI'" ~"Iw IMp t""'. J,J t""'. A,mi'"
·Anyw.y. 'j.m ",.n,('(! '0 ,ell you: tJte ..,d 'If you r•• II)
don't ...... ,hen "' , ,hey ....me )'ou em ohouf '0 d~m 'Il'hm
,h~ ronl< ru m d~m .nd they'll ,10k tr~ .boul ,be young
po...... n."... V 11' ..y, "be wulocrc ) =....u). H. ,ho... ed
"
 nl<' • pIC'urC of P.ul Shcldon. llold h,m I ....dn·l Sftn lurn ~
.hen M W<n' ."'.y." They'll bt "'<pmcd. ..110.... can you be
....'" ,h•• )"O<I'"c ""vn oem P.ul SMldonr' lhey11 .ll:. "Hc
di...ppc.rcd Iw w,"'c,:' I'll ,cll ,hcm ,h., l'~ul S ldon I< my
f.vou", •• o,ho.,.., I'd 'cm.mb", $(C1l18 lllm.l h 1o »y lh,l,
1',01.00 you 'cmember?'
Hc ",,,,e,,,btrcd. lie retn<n\b<:rcd. ~raph III bcr albllm.
In <he 1"='" Ann", ...... "...on; '" pr_ ",ilik W W1! "'':llbng
fo. "'" Jury 10 retun, 10 COUrt and p.onou'l« h... gu,l.y or
",,,o,:en,, Unde. the 1"c'ure WI< ",m'en, M;,,,~b~! Nal Ihe
D'~.\'a~ Lldy, tt.mi, ,;IS quitlly ond ...J! ",hilt sltt ",.IIS for tlot
JUry. And", 'hc pICture Annie "'u holdmg up her book so thOl
ev",yOllC could """.he was re;>dlng the b,est M'....y noo·d.
'So: Ann", "'en< on, ·I'll .. y th" "'" )'<>W'I pnlioonWl ",rote
,II ,hlS do""11 'n hI< book .nd UK! dunk you. I'll ..y du, I
'''''iled h"n ,n for. ""l' uf corrce. Ilc refulCd, but he ~e"ept<d a
bollle of cold I'ep". be",",,- lhe <by ",os so hot: She hold up a"
emply bottle of Peplo>. 'I'm I"'''g 10 SlOp and ,h.ow llu. in ,
dlldl ,hrtt UI fou. kd.:J<nct.... up "'" road: \I>c 101id. 'Bul fi...
I'll pUl h.. f"'il.... ,U 0' e. ,to of course:
SM """led., hi", a dry om,k:. wnh no humour m ';,
'They'll find ,hc bOlllc, .od lhen they'lI know lh.c hc wCnl 1""
my houle ~ orchey'U Ihi"" ,hey kno.... , ....lllCh "JuS! .. good. ''''·t ill
Tbcy'U ",.rch fo, him f.... , ....hlle. bul then ""'y'U corne b1d. Oh.
yn.IMy·1I come bod<, bee.UK l"m the Dr.goo Udy. I'm thconly
'=.
<ra:r;y On<' on lhe ""hey11 cOone Nck. and Ihey'lI rorne miD the
hOIlK ,h" time BUllhey'1i beh,ve me.c lim-th.I·"he potn'- So
we'll h.ve ",me "m•• l'.ul. Mayl"....' much.o a week.' Shc looked
>l hun eoolly, 'You're go"'g to hove to Wnle f.loIC1. 1'..11.'
CMAP"TEIl TWENTY.TWO
DorknCSI fen .nd no pollee nme. Amue 'PC"1 lhe Itme pUllmg
new glou in I'~ur" Wlndow.nd piektng up the broken pI«n, >0
n
WI .... hen <hoey ",me lhey would ~ no<l"nglU'ptC'OOIn. U"ltu
Iltty Ifol, " ...., .... low ..... ,. thoughl P."I. Bu.....h)" ...·ould
'hey do th"'~
lIeforc ,h~ kft. 1'1111 .. ked her 10 br"'g him ",n,~ p.per 10
lhat hccollid con,i""e wriling ,he book while ,Il<; ...... IW'y, Hc
nceded ,he drug ofwmmg. She lhook her hud ICgrClfuUy,
'1 c....·t do tlut. P.ul. I'J haY<: '0 luve the 10gb, on down here
and IoOmconc mighl I « ,he Iogh' through the w.,dowt.. And ,f I
I've you • ",.ch or a ,,,,dIe you "ngh' try 10 ,J"ne " Ihr'OUgh
Ihe w,ndow,:
H~ thollgh' of bei"g left .Ione down helC in ,he cell.. in ,hc
<b.k, and hi, Ikin fell cold. I k 'hough, of lhe uti Iuding In
mc.r hob ,n the ... alls. .... lImg for dalknns 100 Wt .hey rould
COmC ou'. He wondoc.cd whclhcr thl)' could >nidi hi, fc••.
'I)on·. Ie.ve me In 'M d..k. AnnlC, The "'",'
'I h.w '0. Oot,'< be "uch, b,by, I've got to go nOw. lfyoll
need." injection. pulh t.... I)'rlnge "\to you' leg, 1)0"'. worry
.hou,.M "fl. p'ul They'lI p,oNbly r«ognl,c W, you·",. ro,
too,' She uughed ... her joke ...d CO<lunucd buglung.ll the w'l'
up'he ....,n.
When she dMc'd lhc door '0 .he k"ehcn i, bee.mc 'oully
bl.ek, He eOLlld he" hcr drive ...... y. l!c in\Ogincd Ih" ,lte W,I
Ilill bllghing. I" the d"k""" hi"m.g",a."''' SOOn beg.n '0 pl.y
g.amn with hI! mind. Ue ",..gtned th>! the young policcrrun
COme '0 hfe in 'M bun and =",1cd up 10 ,he h""",; M
im.g,nt<! ,h.. M e.me through ,he w,lI ""0 ,Ite edbr. He fcl<
One of lhe policem,,,', eold, dc,d {"'ller1 'o\ld, hil check - bll'
ilw"" only. l>rg. ,p,cier and 1'.111 ".hIed lh., he l,.d been
drc~m"'g.
H" leg< wCte painful no.... ,nd be s,ve hlnudf an ,njection.
llocn he fdl properly .<k<-p. and. when M woke up. lhe duU
IIgh, o( ..rly mo.mng w•• lililng ,he cell.., He uw a huge r.r,
'Iltil1g ill the pl..e offoo-d whIch Ann" h.d left, "'lllg cbe....,
He ..;reamed .nd ,he <>1 u" ......1·.
He <001< "'''''' NQvri! ...d iool:cd round the celu., He I.>W.M
 barb.,,,, IlOv~ wnh .11 ill 'ooh .nd ~qllipm~lll, ."d 'Cn,e", b.rcd
burning FOil C." ..• nd ,"dde"ly .n ide> burl! 'urO h" ,mild
Ith. b"gh, 111l1n. II" looked >I ,h~ ide. frotll .11 d"c.:1I0m ."d
1I .ull S«l1led 'w"", ....., I..t h~ h,d , pbn whlrll "UIII" b.
,uco....ful. ~le feU ...I""p .g.m wIth. ,,,,,I<- on h'l f"c. dre.u""'ll
.haul .he "e~, plges h. would wn'~.
.... nn~ "me bil<"k '" the ",L<kII~ of d... f'ernoon. Sh~ w..
",Inll, bu. s«m«lurN ... her- tlu.n tkprCW'd. P.ulllk«l .... If
",,~rythmg had gOM.ll ngh•• nd I!>r nodd«l.
'00 you W.1ll anothe. mJ""lon, P.ul" .h• .. k«l, 'You, kg>
"'u" t.. hurung.1ot by noW.'
lr w •• tnw: The domp Iud nude hn kp hUrl tr.... bly. bu, he
....".«1 .... 011' o(,he cdl..... '1uio::ll'" poOIibk. 10 he.old ....
he wu OK When he lot on to 00 NO:: fot ,.... nde up ,...
>t" ...... h.d to b,,~ hi> lipllO .. op hm"df sho""ns In p.l,n. A•
•he hauom of'he 'wn .... p.ou>cd. >nd he hop«! pn.ycd
th.. oM would not ~ 'he "'''''01 un of b.a,btror (~I, he
h.d pul!>rd It doWTI.he NO:: o{hi, .rou"",.
S'" dldn', s«m '0 not...... nything. When ........ b><:k In h"
'OOm h. J>ld, 'I,h,,,k I would h"~ .h.. "'./e.""", now, A"nlt:.·
She look~d .. hll (."", which " .. <OV<Te<! In ....... from ,hc
p.m.• nd ,h... nodded.
A, .00" ., ,he lef. ,h~ ,oom '0 (<leh ,he ",edlC''''~ he pulhed
,he ,,".II. A.. furl Un ,,,,de, 'he "'''''c''. lie h.d,,', hIdden
.ny,hlllglho" ,,"Ce ,h~ ""i(e, '" h" didn', C'Xpt'el her ."dd."ly
to look ,h",,,. A"yw.y, he w•• n·. pl.llllllll' ,,, le.vo II Ih..c (or
long.
Af, •• ,ho h.d giv." him Ihe iujrclio" do. l1i<l ,hr wo< Il'""" 'u
,I""p. ·If. car ""me' I'll he.' il.· ,he 1....1. Til k.ve yum whcekh'i'
nex, '0 your bed 10 ,h., you n" p", up .nd work if yo" W.1ll ,n.'
'1 pmb.bly will. I.te.,' h~ ...,d. 'There i,n', mueh lime now, il
there, Anmr!'
s..Utlt/y." .<It. 60..../ ,mg /u', mtlli/ I,,,,". hng., Ilgk Ht 1"",",,1/ 11/ ·No. tI..re ,,,,", I'.ur. I'", gbd )'ou ""de-"'.nd ,It.. '
1M ok. F~'" .11 I/".WMS """ ./ ",11 1tt"",1 ",'ttl. 'A"'He: I\., uld Ill1lOCemlr. 'Since I'm geru"g '0 ,I\., end of
the book. I wonder If )'(),,'d do lO"'e1l';"1I f.". m~.'

;5
 ·Wh.. ?·
·Pl..... doo', rc.><i >ny more. When 1'". fim!hed II ,II. .hen
you can ,~><l ill <he 1>.. duP'efL \\Illl you do ,h..' h'D nuke II
"'Oft nabng for ynu.'
·V.... ,h>ni< ~...... I'.w. Ves. ['II do .M.:
Four hours l..er ~ "'... Olill .s1~p. H. h>ti be..d ha go 10
bed UplC"f<" four o'clock .nd h.d he..d nolllll'g Iincc lhen.
He fclt ..fe, H. g'" iUlo hIS whe,kh". •• quielly as
pOl.ible ,nd rolled h''''wlf over '0 hu ..ole by ,h. window. NO!
long .gl> he h,d dncovered • loose bo..d in ,h. Aoor. Und•• ,he
bo.ord w., , n.rrow .p."". Th. 'l"cc w,. J"S! b'g .nough fo.-
.h. nn off",l. r'ul .. ghed in rdlCf when <he boord was b..k m
pomon lie grndy bkw dull b>ek o~a ,he board ... du, "
Ioo/r:cd <he ... me .. all ",rround.,. bo>rds. H. wrotc me
""g.. of ,he book .nd ,bm " ...... b.ock 10 bed .nd skpl: pt ...
fully.
CIIAP'lIlR TWIl",rv _THRill!
N"" d>y ,he pobcc c,,,,.......1 hend ,he Q' ,nd thc" heud
"'nnw: runmng do"..n ,he corndor '0 "" mom. He 1"" lhc
pmctl ca.efully down on II... pape. he ..... 'O""lOg '" h,.
Wl,ody h.ndwnnng
"'nn"" •.rn nltO .he rOOm. ·Got (lU' of ..gh,· Ha f,,,, .....
,igh<. She .I".dj· h,d ,he b.g ",,,h ,he gu" >f""nd her shOlllde•.
'G~, Ou' of ....· Shel"u<.c<l .nd ..... ,h.. hc h.d .I.e.dy rolled ,he
whc.kh.;, .w.y f"'IlI tI .. w;",l"", ...... ~ \,0\1 gOtllK to be good.
P,ull'
·V.. :hc .. ,d.
Her ey.......ehnl h.. f.ce. ·r", gOl"g '0 '''''' you.' ihc .. ,d.
st... lc{, <he room >l,d wen, ..... ...de 10 1nC'CI <he pol,ecmcn
.....1 moved ....h,. he could 1ft ""I of <he wmdo........ ,d>ou,
being ...... h,mself.
Th. pohce",.n ,,'1>0 h,d come three dJp 'go Iud been hardly
mor~ ,h.n • ch,ld; .hese IWO wcr. oompl..dy d,tT.",n!. On~
w., 1II ulllfo<m and on~ w,•• delen,....,. Bolh w.", uld .ud
."ptticnc'rd.. ",. tio:t«u"" looked nred, bul hIS ey.. w~,~
w.l<'hing .... l")·t!lIng. "T'Iw 0100 pol,"m>n was 1>....nd <>bv;'
....s1y "'lf~mdy ....onl.
"T'Iwy lOt Oul uf the.n and oco<>d cl.... 10 "'n"",
while ....y
••hd ha ..."" q......'OD. whICh P.ul could "01 he•• ~I. ,hough,
.bou, b'e.klllglh. wmd"w 'g''''. bill 'wo dung. SlOPf"'tl him,
Fi,,'. ,h~ d..ewvc b.d hi\ eo.( bmwll.d. so he would no, be
.ble'0 g•• hi\ gun qu,ckly. If he b.d "on,..,d lh'l, ,hen ... ""i.
cctUlIIly h.d Ion. She would !hoot" II... OIha puh,..,",." lint >I1d
,hen lhe .... «"1,,"". 1l>c ....cond dung ,h>! llopped hun w>< Ius
dc>rrc fo.- ,evrnlC. Tbc poll,.., wOllId only J'U' "'nn", ," p.-..on.
H. Ium...1f, .... Id hurt hn, and he w."<Cd '0 do d....
",. bog pohecrrun p<)lDlCd ,owud. ,nc IIuwc .nd "'nn IN
,h~m lU ,h,ough ,hc kuchn, dooI'. P.ul rould 'lOW ,he
eo,wc.... "oo. The puh,~,"e" w~.. ,.klllg h~, .bo;,,,,
om...
K",h"cr, ",hieh w .. ,h. yo"ng ",.n'. "."'c.•"d ...,,"'. w••
tdlml; the", her s,ory, She """nd.d ve'y ,.Im. "m 1'.ult;'u"~I,,
h. "Oliccd 10"" SIgn. of sUlpi.:ion '" ,h, ""he~meu·. VOICe<.
TIx-y Lc{, ."d "'run. "'"" ,nlo 1>.ul'•• Oom. She lC.red .. him
fo,. fuJI n"""le.
'Why d,d,,'. )'UU shou" ihc .slcd, She rouldn', "nJn1unJ
II. In be. world every""" w. . . g''''''
he., ... why !udn', he
shou,edl
·lknu... I ",·."t to fi""", the book: h~ ....d. ·Ik-c,u!< 1 W.IlI
'0 lim.h" fo, you ...."",.:
She looked .. hu" \lle",,",ly. w''''llIll 'u belie,',. r,,,.lIy .he
d,d beheve hlln. It w •• ,h. "mh.• nY''''Y
lhrrc d.y. bter the 1"",1 TV new. progr.n""elC1U. '''''''
'0 "'no;"·. f""L "'nmc ""uled '0 let ,hem 00 '0 her I>,od and
lim! • !hot ""0 <he ." .0 ".,.., ,bem uff. "'flerv.-,.ds ihc ... ,d,
·V.... lm"w wlu, thq. """. 1>,,,1' Th"" wlu. ,hey " ....... st...
\,u'chcd h<-r f"",,,,,.d ~ ........Jy ""h he, linge..u,l., '" ,h••
bloo.:! Aow"J ,luwll her f ,
n
 'Anni,. MOp i'"
'Th" .. wh.t d.ey want '00.' Sh, h.. he...,[( on the ,h""k,
'And tit,,: Sit<: hn her o,he. died:, h..d.
'STOP IT"heKTe.mM.
'/,', ...... rl.q ...."',. w OCtt.mN bKl: She p«Ued hn Junds
.g.m.. <he wonnd. on hn- f"""",.d.nd .hen hdcI hn-Iunds "'"
'0 him", 'hu he rnuIJ >tt .he blooJ. Then ..., Ief, ,he room
.nd he ,ool up h.. pencil .nd fdl ,luough ,he hole m d>e p.tpn
·s"n.
11><: nex' &}' twO d,ff....", policen,,,, om". to f.ke ........
mall f.om h",. Sho ,old th"m ,he <lory ~bout Ku:llt"" .nd ,t><:
Pof"i-Cola boule. They • ..ked her .bou, th. ""ratoh", on h.r
ford, •• d. 'How d,d you II"' tho",?'
'I h.d. b.d drc~m I... ,,;ght '
'WI,.,?'
'1 dre.med ,h.. people remembered "I<: ,ftcr .n thi. nm••nd
.u,,«1 com",/! Ollt he." '11'''': Annie ... od,
Wh.., <be)' h.d gonc Ann", am<' mtO h" n)Qm, Her f."" Wi,
d'lUnt.nd 1M looked ill 'How mlKh longer, P.ul? When W1U
you r.nUlt d>e book?'
Tomorrow,' he s..d.
'Next lime .hey'l m"" perm ........ to ",... h d>e hou",: Ihc
s.od, :tnd Ief. bd"orc he (Ottld ,eply. I. dodn't uke h,m 1on1l10
Ilet back '0 ""o,k HII .wollen fmg," "'ere ItiU lodced lightly
on '0 th( pencil. Now mo.c ,h"" (Ve. he ntt<Icd '0 fmi'" the
boo'
CltAI'TIIR TWENTY_I:OUR
She wot. h,,,, up thc next mo,nms ...·,'h I", brake.". 'It'••
"".y .pcci.ol my, P'ul, ,... 't it?'
'Vn-'
She herll over ... oJ k.tiCd h"n, 'I love ylKt. 1'101. c." I,u"
",.ding" '10"'"
'No, Annic, you lIluSt w~il. II's "npo,untth~t you w.i,.'
IjUl she h'" Gonc bl~nk .g."', He w~,,«1 p,,>cndy (or hcr '0
return ,nd thcn rcpc.. <:d h'l.m,,'cr, $0 ,h.t th'llLmc >he wO<Jld
~., ...
'I'll k.vc yt>U JH)"',' she s.,d. 'Bu, youll nIl me when y",,','c
"rushed <he book, WOO't you> I""e gOl <ome etump>gnc III <he
(OOI!' I don't kJH)w mlldt .bou, wm<:.and thing.. b.n <be nun
.t ,he >hop uod tl w., 'M bcor. [w.". u<.o h-lve.he bnt, P.u1.'
'TIl" ",und< lovely, Annl<:. Bu< thnc '. OtIC Other tl'unll yO<J
("()(tId do fQr me. '0 n••h" $pCc..L'
'Wh.!,.,h•• "
'I'd re.ny hke. C1R1rClle - JU" one, whcn I tim.tJ. TIle" were
-'O1ll<: cig.rettc. '" my lUite.""
'U"t ('g1relles ..e bold f~, you.'
'Annie, d" yo" ".lfy ,hi"k I It.vc '0 worry .hum dying (rom
ltllok",g IIOW' Do you re.lly ,ltUlk ,h..,'
Sll<: dod,,', s.y .nr,h,,,!:.
'I JUM w.", onc "K~""c. )"'c .Iw,)" ,cr.~<:d ,,~.h • oS.,cnc
'n",lCdu,dy .f'eT /in,.tJ"'1I • book.'
'All "gh,,' >he .. od. 'UUt Ions bcfOtc <be etumP>Iln<:· I don'.
w.m '0 dnnk CJlpen.. '~ etump.tgnc ",.h my f.,."..nte .utho<
WIIh .lltme don)' smol<e.,.he ",.'
.nd.She lef• ."d • wh,le Lller nmc b.ock "·,,h ...nllle 0lln"te
bo~ of m"chn _ wnh ooly onc m.tch til It, She pu' ,t><:n,
qUIetly 00 ,Ite .. hk .nd crep! Ottt of ,he 'OOm, not w.ntmG '0
d,sturb her f"'""me .utho•.
Sevc..1Itour. I.te, 1'.,,1 W'Ot, tit, 'wO wo,ds wh,ch ,very ,",hor
loves ."d I",c' mOi': Tl-l E Ii N D. I Ie .., b.ck ttl . .,;s(."iott.
Thcn he ben' "w, '0 ,he I""" ho..d ,,' ,he 11<>0"
OIAI'T!!" TWENTY·FlVII
I·t<: called her /ivc m'nute> b.er. He he.,d he< h,..·y "CPO
com,ng down d>e IU'''''' Tl>e room .."ellc<l Mronlll)' offuel.
 She .t<>ppN at the end of the 1,.11 .nd shouted out. '1'• .,1. ..e
you ",,,lJy f"mhed"
I'aullooked .t the huge pile of p.!",' on front of h"" Of> the
uble. It wI! wet wnh fuel.
·Wdl.· he o/lou.<d b.ck •.[ did lhe beu I could. "'nme,'
'1 e.n h..dly t,.,he\'e ,,1' .he .. it!, ' ... f.er .1lthtS lime! I'm 10
UC1tcd I'll go and gn ,he ch.m~g"". I "''0<1', bf a mmu,e!'
She llOUndcd Ioke a h..1e girl
lie M.<d II...- rt.....ng !he kllrhcn Hoot, The fndl" door
'l!lIC'.kcd opm .nd ohm shu. >g.m. She ..."ed down ,he lull.
lie fCached for !he bOlr of nutd>n and tool< OW ,he smeJc'
m.",h He ....... ched II 'g.,n>l .be: ..oc, bo' n didn't lIgh•. She
"'as ""..Iy .. htS door. The th..d "me. the match In and hoe
w•• ched the ydlow H."", carefully_
·1'.... ,h.. -·
hope'
$he ..oppN. I'.ul wn ht>IdJn&.he bu,nmg much JUi( .bowe
the plior of ~pet 1'.ul had rurncd the tOJ' page .round SO th.l
"'nn... COt.Ild '" " wllC'n ..... a.me UtlO 1M room; MISER Y'S
It ET URN. by I'.u! Sheldon. Ann... •• moulh d,opped open_
·P.ul. ",h.,.,e you gomg:'
'[','r fi,,,shcd: he ,...d. ·... nd i,', good I" f.ct. flun .... I 'honk
It'. II" bell 'hmg I"'r eWet w<tllen. Now I'nl gOU1/1'O do. hllle
trick wl,h tl 1t·,.l':ood trick. 1 le.rned tl f,om you.'
'Pa"I, ""I' lie' wo;c. w .. full of P"" and ""den,."dlng. Hrr
I,,,,,,h ">ehed oot .nd ,he d'opped ,he rt",,'p.g". bottle and
th. jI:!a,se' 0" to the floo,. They broke: ther. we.. p,ee" of /11."
...d eha "'p'~'" e\'crywhe,•.
·It'•• 1'tly d"t you'll neH' read it: I'alll la,d.• nd lmiled at
I,." II "'al 1m f,r« re.1 .n"l, f", month •. · "".Ily, I think
u', belter II..., • good nowd; 1 lI"nk ,t w JI"al nowe!.
"'nm.:
Th. "'ateh w......"ng to b"m hi' t'nge". lIe dropped tl on
'0 'he pile of p.t-pcr. For one ''''fol momem he thought II had
II"''' out. bu' tl>cn p.l~ blt><' fi", ,ushed .crOlI,he ,op p.t-/le and
.
dO"'n ,he "d"" of th~ tYpelCnpt. 1ne fLtI"n /I"'w ulk. and
mOllg" when they mel Ihe Iiul. pool, of fuel whICh lay 1111 th~
"bk Ull both 'idel oflhe In>nc,ipt.
·OH. COD, NO!' Annie >ere.med. 'NO! NOT
MISEIt Y! NOT HERI NO!'
I'.u! eould nOw f..,I,he M.. of'he fi.mn Of> I", f..."
'P ... UL. WH ... T ... ItE YOU DOING? YOU C ... N'T
BURN MISERY, YOU DIRTY IllRI>. YOU!'
....nd then she d,d exxdy ""h.. M had known >he ""oldd do:
she "'ttd ,he burmnll pile of pape'. Then she turned round.
"'tcndut/l '0 ,un to the bathroom ""th It and pul tl undcT ,he
up. Al soon " the ,urned II...- back on P.u! M pocked up the
be:a"1 olod 'ype-wmn .nd Itf,a1l1 O"cr It" Mad. Tbc ..oc of the
tYIIC',,·ntcr """ hoc .nd blist.... Ipr.U\II up on It" lund. He
'llnoted the pa.. .and ,h,o,. the t)-pcwnler .. II...- I, hit II...- In
'be m>ddk of II...- bxk.
'OO-OW" Ann ... fdl forward on ro lhe fIoo•. on 'OJ' of
,he bul-nlnll pdc- of p.lper.
P.ulllOOtl up on htl one 11<><><1 leg. TOf>llun oflUm. ~tt to
p1.y .. 'M cdS" of Ann"', dod... and he eould .lr•• dy lmt:1I
bu.n'n/llk",. ~M K ..~mcd ,n ~"'. She .olled o\,a.nd lI.uggled
'0 hcr knen. Now M could tee b.oken KI... '" her arm••"d
farc. '00, So"'e ofh.. dOl .... h.d mel'ed on '0 he. ,ku,. lie d'd
not f.d at onlymp..he"e 01 lOrry.
'0
Trn go",S to kill you.' she ",d.• nd ,u.ted to get hcr f..,t
P.,,11e1 h"nself f.1I on top of her, Th" pu,hed her dOwn 0"
to the h••d typew"'er, She "re.",oo m p.in .g"" .nd "Oed to
pOlh him off, She ,olted o\'e' on 1o her bark, He ll,.bl>cd IOnte
P'p<'t. which W.l lying", • pool of o;hm'p.~tle. and kl".,hed i'
into. b,11,
'Co ~ff~!' Ihe shouted.•nd h.. mou,h opened w,d., 1'• .,1
p",hcd II>c b.n ofp'pe' tntO he. mouth,
·H.,..', your book. AnntC,' he gasped••nd he lIubbed lO",e
mot(: p.per. :ihe struggled undc. h'm and h'l kf' knee 1m the
ground. The patn w'lterribk. bu' be kept hi, pouUot1 On tOp of
be••nd roneely punched more pope' ""0 ber mou,h
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more ~nd more. un,il ,he firs, b.ll, of p.per wcrc deep in her
,hro.', ",.k,n~ ",,,,pouible for her '0 bre..he,
She fough, b.ek wi,h .11 he. ,ueng,h .nd m.n.ged .0 pwh
t"", otT her, Her h..,d, reached for her ,wolkn ,hrN', There
wu lollie left of her clo,he< .. ,he fron, of her body and he
could !oCt ,h.. her Rc-h w" ro<l.nd covered ",nh bJo"en
'.\lw",I'1' '\/~,I<I M~rlr!' Amue ..,d, She' "nlg~1cd '0 her f«t,
I'.ul p"'hcd h,m1df back"'. . rd••Iong the lIoor, h.. Ic~ 1In,gh.
OU"" f.on. ofh"n, li<' wa,ched her ",. .crully,
She ,ook on(' .. ep toward, hIm. dook,ng on <he p.per. Dtopo
of elum",,"nc it...., .he p.>per no do n her chill, Hn eyet
.......ed at tum WIIh • 'I"""""': P_I, ""ttPt",IIJ I ...£f
• ntll'''t ,.... cJw.jNPt In, IIJ ,.... II.> ,"'. ,. _1 She took
•noIhcr 1Icp ~ feU lWer <he 'HX'wn,er 'pm. He. hew tu, II...
w.ll hard as !he fell do,,'n and Ihc bndcd i>nvr'y on ,he ground
bh • Ioo>C' _k of bock>.
OtAPTER TWENTY-5!X
AnnIe had f.llen on ,he m.", pde of b"m,n, p.per. her body
h.d ,wpped n bum,ng.
P.ul cnwlcd ,oward, hi, wheekh~,r. He h.d "",ned hu
back, .hcre were blisters.ll over hi, ngh' h.nd, h.. head .chrd
~nd I", "onlleh rolled with ,he ,ick_,wee' ,mell ofbumed flesh.
Bu, he wn frcc. The Dngon bdy w., rk.d ~"d he w•• f.tt
Ilc W" h,lfw.y '0 hi. whedch.ir whe" Annie Ol",,,ed her
eyel,
1'.,,1 W .. d'Cd, "nhchcv,,,~. whIle ,he ~O, 1I0wly '0 hcr kn.....
Pc.h.p, she could n", be killed! Iler ey... we.e staring .nd
homble. A huge wou"d, pmk_r.d, show.d th.ough her h." 011
,he kt. "de ..fhcr he.d. mood poured down her f.tt.
'o..tJl' Ann'c cried ,hrough her .hroa,ful ..f p.lpcr She beg.n
.0 enwl'uw.rdl h,m.
P.ul ,urned .w.y from her:tl1d startc<i,.. enwl for the door
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He could h... her hch",d Inm. H....rted .CrOiI the h.oken
gl...."d ,hcn he feh her h.nd clooc .round ,he Slu"'p of his ler,
.nkle. He sc",.mcd.
'O;,,!' AnnlC en~d. I'.ullooked round '0 sec wh~,hcr s1,e h.d
W" uU, ,he p.pc., but .he h.d,,'••• nd hCl f.ce wn .c..ung.o
,urn pu,ple
It was ~ny fo, h,m 'Q pull hi. kg ou' of her S'UP hcou..
,he", was ".. fOOl for her to hold on '0. Bu, sJ..., ",ached ou,
.g.. n ....1 ..lZrd h,m h,ghe, III' .he Iq;;, Some broken gl...
<I.bbed ",to h.. elhow .. he cuntinucd trying.o erawl.,,·.y.
'All' CA lI"000 011'"
Be ,u~ .It'''' .n.! now he, face was ""..Iy bb,k lie
rnehcd f..r.he doo<fr....... nd pulled turd on n'o uy '0 "".pe.
bu. her h.nd cl<*d on h" ,tugh.
.,'. .... he ened ,n rc......1 Jnpc<.."", He fel...... tunds ru"
Joke spodc•• up I". back and "'>eh hi. nc<:lr.. H~ f~lt <he- ",,,,gh. of
hn body on hIS ltg., ponnmg h,m .0 <he lloor She "''''''ed
fur...... up h.. bod}'. '''ppmg him. h ","I d,lTlCllll for hIm to
b""lhe
'GAlI'~OOO IURT!DIRT!'
The Dnll:0n Lldy. on ,or of h,,,,. She s«n>ed dllk and
immen.... The ,or w.. dm·en 0'" of her l"ngl as 0IK' fell on t..
hi"" .nd h~, h.nd, dug <kep in,o h.. neck.
He scre.",c<i. 'I),t! C~w', yew Jit? Czw', rou l"" Jlt r
S"ddenly IlCr h.nd, we'" loolC .nd >he loy he.vily on ,op ..f
l"m,
He put1~d h,,'\ldf ollt from ""demeOlh her body ."d cr.wletl
lIl'O ,he h,lI, AT""e I.y silen, ."d face down in bloo.l ,,,,I'p,lIed
eh''''I'.~"e .nd p,eeCl of grC<'n gl.". W•• sht dc.d? She "''''I be
de.d. I'.ul d,d n", believe oI,e w.. dead
He shu. the door .nd re.ched up '0 'u,," ,he key in the l<><:\:.
lie l.y d"", .., or' p.i" ."d exh.""i"", on .h~ 1100•. lie ".yed
,h~.e, only h.lf e""",ioul, f01 .n unknown pcnud of ,i",e, lie
unly ",ovcd tvCntu.lly when h. hcltd • ",•• tching wund, A'
f,,,,he .hough, " was the ' .., i...he eelb. Then A"",.', ,h"k
B:l
bloodll~,"ed f,ngerJ erepr under the door and tried to ",i.e the m.noged '0 underst.nd wh~t ]'.,,1 wat "'Ylllg 'hey loohd in I".
end of h,s shirt. I"ul >cre.med md punched at the f,ngers with .oom. raul luyed in tile corridor. Thcy ca",o out again and the
h,s fill, The (mgen did ,,0( d,,,,ppcor bock under the door. but der«ti ..e md, 'There', no one thcrc. Therc', a hell of a n,as -
.t leur they I.y 1(,11, blood and "'Ille .".1!tuff - and ,lie w",dow'l broken, but
1'...1 crawled furthcT down the lull. tOwont. the bothroom. 'h....·• no wom~" '" ,here.'
He was ,n 'errible p>in now. from hos legl. Ius back and his V~ul w.. mllleTc.m,ng whm he fain,ed.
burned hond. As $(I(It1 01 hc wu insodc he found thee pocken of They 'old tum IIlc' ,lut they f(>lU>l/ hc. '" the ~n,. $1Ie "·n
No"ril and swalloW<'<! three .. ble... He ut with hll back agam.. dead. bu' she "'.. grasp'ng the uc nghtly m hcr lund! ...d " ..,
,he door and slept. on ber ...ay bKit ,owards the h"",".
Whm he wokc up it WOI dark. H<- lIs.ened atnully fOt an)'
nOllft oullldc: ,n me mrndor. Thc more he l,!tmcd ,he more he
t«mcd '0 hea. "'Sh, IJODC:Io. nr;. i< <ruy, he ,ok! h,mself. S/Ir'J CHAPTER T'S'E.'ITY-SEVEN
. . . . . 6 .., , w:os tho,? Was tho, altgM fOOlllql on me IuU?
. ""' M.l«IIft_. Pa,,]'s leg> slowly rn:overnl tn ho<piul and ,he docto.. mad<
S/Ir _U nt.ptJ dI"""1I1/M .......... h,m ... excellen, In, fOUl .\fIH"J'" Rtno ... IOld m,lhon, of cupon
P....I, .Iv'. DEA Di .. , but Po,,1 M,I1 sen Ann", W,lk.. wo",ng for I"", ,n ct>t'rten.
Po..l had a problem. He n«<kd to ched: on It)mcdllng. H. '" lhodo..., on the .. rttU, '" ...·cry ...om~n who e'·er ,db h,m
w.n'cd to m.ke ....e that the 'ypcKnpt w:,. ufe .. the .../ ,h... he" her f."O\In••• u,hor .
•ypncrtpt. Wh.. Anntelud ....... and tried to Ja"e wUJUIt a pik
of blonk p'g<'l .nd old. uncorrec,ed ",gCl wh,ch he had col_
lec,ed He had pu' the mI.-page on the lOp It) that Ann.. w",,1d
beli.e"e i, WII ,he book; bu' the ... Itypc>crip' wu", his room.
under ,he bed. Hc wonted i, .. re. he won,ed people to read i,.
He knew" wo. ,hc b<-u book he h.d w,ine.. , Til>! wo, the
problcn,. I)id he h.vc the cour~gc '0 go b~ek into the rOOm to
got th. ty?C>cnpt? Supp<»c Annie w" "ill .live!
He c..",led slowly down ,hc h.lI tow.rds his room. In the
,h.d"",. he im.gined AUnie cverywh<re: w.iling for him in ,hc
,iulll~'T<XI'" Or further down the rorridor. The bo~rds On tho
floor ",.de a no;", beh,nd him ond ho t"'''ed lou"d. Nothing
, , . th" "",c.
Outside, cor door ,""ut .nd he heord a m~,,'. "oice Sly. 'God!
Look n th'l. will you?'
'I" ""../' he $('Toamed.. /" Iw,,! 1'", ;M Iot"r

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 PENGUIN READERS lEVEl 6

A story by Stephen King - the master of horror.

Paul Sheldon is Annie Wilkes's favourite writer. She
loves all his books about Misery Chastain. When
Annie finds Paul after a car accident, she takes him
home to look after him. Then Annie dlscoven that
Paul wants to kill Misery and to write different kinds
of books. She is determined to stop him, and Paul
becomes her prisoner.

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