44-Castle Fear by Franklin W. Dixon

Author:Franklin W. Dixon [Dixon, Franklin W.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction, Mysteries & Detective Stories
ISBN: 9780671716349
Google: Kg_wAAAACAAJ
Amazon: 0671716344
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Published: 1990-01-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

It seemed to be raining fire and jagged chunks of metal as well as water.

Joe leapt for Karen, pulling her to the soggy sidewalk, shielding her body with his. The world seemed strangely silent after the blast.

"Are you okay?" Joe finally got his vocal cords to work.

"Y - yes," Karen managed. "Boy, you moved pretty fast, Did you get hurt?"

"Not as far as I can tell." Still on his knees, Joe glanced at the wreckage of the car. Flames were playing around it, and the rain sizzled on the hot metal. "Looks like the bad guys are really playing hardball now."

Suddenly he was on his feet, half-crouched. The sound of running footsteps echoed in the fog. They could make out a blurred figure approaching.

"Everything all right?" Frank asked, skidding to a halt. He'd been heading toward the restaurant when the sound of the sudden explosion tore through the fog.

Joe helped Karen up. "Well, my hair feels like it's standing on end, and my ears are ringing worse than the last time we went to a rock concert. But outside of that, I don't think I have any problems."

Frank started back the way he came. "Then let's get away from here."

"Won't the police want to talk to you about your exploding automobile?" Karen asked.

"That's exactly why we have to make a getaway. We don't have anything solid to hand to the law right now. And we don't have time to waste, either."

Joe turned to Karen. "You up to some brisk hiking?"

She grinned. "Sure. All I seem to have is a few scrapes and bruises - and one ruined raincoat."

People with umbrellas were starting to appear, coming from restaurants and pubs. They surrounded the ruins of the car. Frank, Joe, and Karen turned their backs on the spectacle and slogged off in the rain.

"So where do we go from here?" Karen asked.

"I think it's time for a trip to beautiful Beswick," said Frank.

Joe grinned. "Just what I was about to suggest myself."

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