The Noir Novel MEGAPACK ™: 4 Great Crime Novels by Thomas B. Dewey & George Harmon Coxe & Duane Rimel & Jack Waer

Author:Thomas B. Dewey & George Harmon Coxe & Duane Rimel & Jack Waer [Dewey, Thomas B.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: mystery, detective, horror, short stories, adventure
ISBN: 9781479406272
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Published: 2015-07-01T16:00:00+00:00

Almost at once he saw the white line of surf ahead of him and the limbless blackness beyond. Then, as he tried to locate Betty, he thought he heard the cry, a sudden, high-pitched note, not loud but distinct, and just as suddenly choked off.

The sound chilled him and he stood stock still, peering intently and listening again. Then, silhouetted against the breaking surf, he saw someone moving toward the water’s edge.

He started to run, some new fear building swiftly amid his thoughts. He could tell, even at a distance, that there was something odd about the way the figure walked. It did not look like Betty and yet he knew she must be there.

He yelled then, calling against the night breeze. He saw the figure stop, and called again. This time he was heard, for suddenly he realized that what he had thought was a person was in reality two people, separating now, one bent over and sprinting along the beach and the other sinking inert and motionless to the sand.

After that, panic drove him forward because now, without yet knowing what had happened, he knew why.

Diagonally to the right a fleeing figure grew indistinct and shapeless in the night, but Dave kept straight on, afraid now to think or even to speculate until he reached the still figure on the sand and dropped down beside it.

“Betty!”

He slid one arm beneath the limp shoulders and his voice shook.

“Betty!”

He lifted her to a sitting position and took her face in his hand, holding her close while the thin line of the sea creamed in and died in the sand five feet away. He knew then that she was breathing, and he could see no mark of injury, and so he talked to her, not knowing what he said until she sighed and her lids fluttered. For a moment when her eyes opened there was only horror and suspicion in their depths. When he felt her stiffen he spoke quickly.

“It’s all right, darling. It’s all right.”

She understood then. He saw the gleam of recognition. He felt the shudder run through her body and then she was clinging to him and he was lifting her in his arms, still talking as he carried her back to her robe and towel.

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