The Property of Lies by Marjorie Eccles

Author:Marjorie Eccles [Marjorie Eccles]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Severn House Publishers
Published: 2017-04-11T04:00:00+00:00

TEN

‘You look chuffed with yourself,’ Reardon remarked as Gilmour came into his office at Market Street the following morning, waving a sheet of lined notepaper.

‘As well I might. I bring glad tidings. We’ve had a break-through, from Woodman’s, the taxi firm. You know Gravy didn’t find anyone there who remembered taking a fare to Maxstead Court – but now, here’s this bloke who’s been off sick because he’s had an accident and only just heard yesterday that we were making enquiries. Yes, I know, Gravy should have asked if they had any drivers off sick who might have remembered … but anyway, this chap hasn’t got a telephone, and couldn’t get out to post the letter, but he gave it to the milkman this morning and asked him to deliver it to us.’

‘The milkman? Enterprise isn’t yet dead, then.’ It didn’t take Reardon long to read the few lines of the letter. ‘It doesn’t say where he picked his fare up.’

‘Doesn’t say much at all, does it? He lives out at Little Sidding and I’m off to see him now. Unless you want me at Maxstead with you?’

‘I think I can cope with talking to a few schoolgirls,’ Reardon answered, with more certainty than he felt, given the negative results so far, and what he had heard of the Myerson girl. ‘They may be a bit more amenable now they’ve had time for a think. Take Gravy with you, then, and I’ll have Pickersgill with me. I’ll see you both later.’

It had taken Josie a few minutes to recognize where she was when she woke that morning – alone in a bright, comfortable little room, nothing but the bedside locker and a chair, a washbasin and a small bookcase filled with books you’d like to read when you were feeling better. Of course, that was it: she was in the sick bay. She lay listening to a little clock on the wall that had a loud, self-important tick, then saw what time it was. She had slept most of one day, and then again through the night!

It all began to come back to her. All those horrible things. Then being brought here and put to bed, and Matron, who was usually so bossy, being really nice to her, tucking her up every time she wakened for a few minutes, and promising to give her a lovely, special breakfast on a tray today. And the policeman who had been there yesterday and who was coming back this morning and would want to know everything, which she simply couldn’t tell him.

Oh Jiminy, no, she couldn’t, she didn’t even want to think about it, it was all too hideous, but even though she lay back against the pillows and closed her eyes, willing herself not to go over it all again, she knew she never would be able to forget what had happened. It rushed at her like a big savage dog and dragged her back into the darkness, and she was living the night before last all over again.

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