Cook, Glen - Black Company 03 - The White Rose by Cook Glen

Author:Cook, Glen [Cook, Glen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Nine:

THE BARROWLAND, BACK WHEN

The Colonel summoned Case. He shook as he stood before Sweet's desk. "There are questions to be answered, lad," Sweet said. "Start by telling me what you know about Corbie."

Case swallowed. "Yes, sir." He told. And told much more when Sweet insisted on rehashing every word that had passed between them. He told everything but the

part about the message and the oilskin.

"Curious," Sweet said. "Very. Is that all?"

Case shifted nervously. "What's this about, sir?"

"Let's say what we found in the oilskin was interesting."

"Sir?"

"It appeared to be a long letter, though no one could read it. It was in a

language nobody knows. It could be the language of the Jewel Cities. What I want

to know is, who was supposed to get it? Was it unique or part of a series? Our

friend is in trouble, lad. If he recovers, he's in hot water. Deep. Real bums

don't write long letters to anybody."

"Well, sir, like I said, he was trying to track down his kids. And he may have come from Opal…"

"I know. There is circumstantial evidence on his side. Maybe he can satisfy me when he comes around. On the other hand, this being the Barrowland, anything

remarkable becomes suspicious. Question, son. And you must answer satisfactorily

or you're in hot water, too. Why did you try to hide the packet?"

The crux. The moment from which there was no escape. He had prayed it would not

arrive. Now, facing it, Case knew his loyalty to Corbie was unequal to the test.

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