1946 - I'll Get You For This by James Hadley Chase

Author:James Hadley Chase [Chase, James Hadley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

That’s how I plan to get Miss Wonderly out of jail.”

IV

I arrived at Maxison’s place at nine o’clock the next morning. There was a sedate, old-fashioned motor hearse parked outside.

I gave it a quick glance, then pushed open the glass door of the showroom and walked in.

Maxison was waiting for me. He was dolled up in a long black coat with silk lapels and a high hat. His face looked ghastly in the hard sunlight, his mouth twitched “Is she all right?” he asked anxiously, as soon as he saw me.

“Sure,” I said. “So long as you play ball with me, you don’t have to worry about Laura. She isn’t worrying, and she has a woman to look after her.” I tapped him on his bony chest. “But one false move from you, Maxison, she won’t be all right.”

He flinched, looked away. I felt sorry for the old geyser, but there was nothing else I could have done. I knew I couldn’t trust him, and I had to have a hold on him.

“Did you get rid of your assistant like I said?” I asked

Maxison nodded “He’s been wanting to do a trip with his wife to Miami for a long time. I told him he could go.”

“Okay,” I said. “We’re almost set?”

“Yes.”

“Let’s go into the back room,” I said, and pushed past him.

The coffin was standing on trestles. I raised the lid, examined the false bottom and the air holes. Maxison had made a swell job. I told him so.

“We’d better have a couple more air-holes by the handles,” I said. “It’s going to be a tight fit, and I don’t want her to have a bad journey. Will you fix that?”

While he was doing this I unpacked a grip I’d brought with me. Neither Davis, Tim, nor I had ceased to work on our plans during the night, and none of us had had any sleep, but I was now satisfied that everything had been covered satisfactorily. We had seen Mitchell again, and I had bought his co-operation for a grand. He was to play an important part in the jail break. He knew it would cost him his job, but he didn’t care. He was sick of Paradise Palms and Flaggerty, and was ready to pull out as soon as he’d done his job for me.

I changed into a prison-guard’s uniform that Mitchell had obtained for me. It wasn’t a bad fit; I studied myself for a moment in the long mirror on the wall.

Maxison watched me furtively, but he didn’t say anything. I took out a long black coat like his and put it on. It was high-necked and successfully hid the guard’s uniform. Then I slipped into my mouth two little rubber pads Tim had borrowed from an actor friend. The effect of the pads was remarkable. They completely changed my appearance, making me look plump and rabbit-toothed A pair of horn-rimmed glasses completed a simple, but excellent disguise.

“How do you like your new assistant?” I asked, turning so Maxison could see me.

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