Saving Medesha by DK Land

Author:DK Land [Land, DK]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2011-09-07T04:30:00+00:00

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Ten minutes later, Harold and Mabel were talking quietly with Shauni at the front desk of the hospital. “So, how’s J.T. doing?” asked Mabel.

Solemnly, Shauni answered, “There’s really been no change. He’s still in a coma, but he’s hanging on, so far.”

“Who’s on staff this evening?” asked Harold.

“Well,” she replied. “Jeffer and I are going to stay to see if we can help out, and also to see if anything unusual takes place. Besides the two of us, both doctors are here, and Cindy, Audrey, and Judy.”

“Have any phone calls been made since you’ve been here?” he asked.

“No,” Shauni said. “I’ve been sitting here taking care of the switchboard, and there hasn’t been any action at all.”

Harold asked, “If a call does go out, can you listen in without the caller knowing you’re on the line?”

“Sure,” she said.

“How about calls made from one phone to another within the building?”

Again, she replied, “Sure. That’s not a problem. I can monitor any call made or received within the whole hospital. I can also tell exactly which phone is being used.”

“Okay,” he replied. “That should help enormously. Where is Jefferson? I’d like to have a few words with him also.”

“I’m not sure, but I think he’s still in Pathology,” replied Shauni. “If he’s not in there, he’s probably conferring with one of the doctors.”

“Okay, thanks, Honey.” He turned to Mabel. “I’ll probably be gone for only a few minutes.”

Suddenly the switchboard telephone rang. “Just a minute, Daddy,” said Shauni. “Medesha Memorial Hospital. This is Shauni. How may I direct your call?” She paused and said, “Of course, Mayor Sorenson. He’s right here. One moment please.” She looked up at Harold. “Daddy, the Mayor wants to speak to you.”

“Oh, for Pete’s sake!” said Harold as he reached for the receiver. “Can’t he take care of anything himself?” He held the phone to his ear and said, “Hello, Paul. What's the problem now? Are the British coming?… The British!… You know?… The British are coming, the British are coming… Never mind, Paul, what's the problem?… Yes, Larry told me about the flags… No, Paul… Where in the world would I get any spare flags?… You’re the hardware store owner, Paul… I would think that you’d be the one that would know how to… Paul! For heaven’s sake, Paul! What do you want me to do, dust the whole Marina for fingerprints? I’m sure it was just some prank… For God’s sake, Paul! I really don’t think there’s any kind of pirate cult here in Minnesota.”

As Harold was arguing with the Mayor, Shauni's attention was suddenly drawn to a light on the switchboard. Alarmed, she said, “Daddy! Somebody’s making a call! Quick! I need the receiver!”

Harold was exasperated. He rubbed his temple as he said, “Paul, will you please try to solve this mystery all by yourself for a change? I really have to go, Paul.”

He handed the receiver to Shauni. She quickly disconnected the Mayor, and pressed another button. She frowned as she said, “Oh, no! They already hung up.

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