A Diamond in the Rough by Marilyn Land

Author:Marilyn Land [Land, Marilyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781532021411
Publisher: iUniverse
Published: 2017-06-06T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX

Franz was a tough old bird. He regained consciousness almost immediately. He confirmed to the Police and to Ben that Rudy Schiller had been the culprit, waiting in the store for his return. They correctly assumed that he had snuck into the shop while Franz was getting ready to meet Ben for dinner, and that he had confronted him when he had gone down to the cellar for the crate.

Ben found him sitting up in bed with a big bandage wrapped around his head. “I would have given him a bit more than what he managed to grab out of the cash drawer.” He joked. “What I don’t understand is why he came back. He must really think I’m hiding something big.” He winked at Ben.

The young intern came in to check on Franz and extended his hand. “Christiaan Barnard here Mr. Schiller, how are you feeling?”

“I feel pretty good, but then they tell me I had a good night’s sleep.”

“That’s what we like to hear, a positive attitude. We’re going to keep you for a few days to thoroughly check you out and monitor your concussion. We’ll probably send you home with the head bandage, but you’ll have to return to have the stitches removed. You have a pretty wide cut on the back of your head.”

“Thank you for taking such good care of me. Christiaan Barnard this is my dear, dear friend Ben Lyons.”

Christiaan Barnard completed his internship and residency at Groot Schuur Hospital where in 1967 he became an international superstar virtually overnight when he performed the first successful human to human heart transplant.

After what happened, Franz was more determined than ever to get his Will and affairs in order and talk to Afram about attending a university.

Jamilia and Afram offered to run the store while Franz recuperated, but he refused and the sign Closed Until Further Notice remained on the door.

The Police searched the dock area for days, but Rudy Schiller was nowhere to be found. He had successfully hidden in the hold of the freighter and wasn’t discovered until they were well out to sea.

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