Diamonds in the Dust by Beryl Matthews

Author:Beryl Matthews [Beryl Matthews]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780749018238
Publisher: Allison & Busby
Published: 2015-07-26T16:00:00+00:00

Later that evening Alan arrived. ‘I’ve come to see how you are, Stan.’

‘Tired. Come in, Alan. I’ve been pushed and prodded. My God! The doc was thorough.’

‘You’ll be in good hands. This man is considered the best, and he’s ahead of his time with some of the procedures he’s carrying out. If anyone can help you, it’s Doctor Burridge.’

‘If I had any doubts about that I wouldn’t let him near me.’

They talked for a while, and then Alan consulted his pocket watch. ‘It’s eight thirty. Do you think Dora would mind if I called on her at this hour?’

‘I really don’t know, but she’ll be too polite to tell you if it is.’

Alan smiled. ‘She’s a nice girl, isn’t she? Do you know they shared their picnic with me in the park? They all treated me so normally. It was like a breath of fresh air, I can tell you.’

Stan eyed Alan through narrowed eyes. ‘They’re special people. Don’t do anything to hurt them because they’ve got enough problems at the moment.’

‘I wouldn’t dream of hurting them!’ Alan remarked rather sharply. ‘And what do you mean about them having problems?’

‘You don’t know?’

‘They told me they’d lost their father in the war, but apart from that they never talked about themselves.’

Stan reached out for the newspaper and handed it to Alan. ‘Page two.’

He read in silence, then looked up. ‘This is awful! What’s being done?’

‘Everything possible, but we’ve had no luck so far.’ Stan gave a worried sigh. ‘We might never find her, and they could spend the rest of their lives wondering what happened to their mother.’

‘Let’s hope you find her soon.’ Alan looked thoughtful. ‘Perhaps Dora would like to go out one evening?’

‘Perhaps.’ Stan knew he had no right to object considering the state he was in. ‘I’ll have Tom and Lily here if she wants to.’

‘That’s good of you, Stan.’ Alan stood up. ‘I’ll go and ask her now.’

‘One thing you should know before you go, Captain. If the doc puts me back together again properly, then you’ll have competition.’

‘Ah, like that, is it?’ Alan grinned. ‘I outrank you, Sergeant.’

‘Not out of the army, you don’t!’

‘True. In that case, may the best man win.’

They shook hands.

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