The Secret Page by Al Turner

Author:Al Turner
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2017-07-20T22:00:00+00:00

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They left the Lower Garden District and headed northward—per Uncle Joe’s hint—and searched for some sites closer to the Lake Pontchatrain area. Daniel had created a list from his web search of the area. They would split up and search each cemetery quickly and then move on to the next one. They were making reasonable time, all things considered, until Carson was pulled over for speeding. To the others’ relief, she managed to talk her way out of it—proof she could be charming when it suited her.

At one of the larger cemeteries, Carson’s frustration had started to tax her spirits. To lift them, she hid in the darkest, most foreboding spot she could find and waited for her brother and Daniel to come near. She caught them both together as they searched for her. She started by making her best eerie sounds and threw small stones in different directions, then jumped out at the most opportune moment. The startled looks on their faces was her reward.

They scolded her and moved on. As more time passed, however, any hope of finding the gravesite before Sanchez arrived started to fade. They decided to refuel their bodies and relieve their bladders at a twenty-four-hour convenience store. Tripp struck up a conversation with the Indian clerk. After telling the man he was a private investigator searching for a particular gravesite, at night no less, the man gave him a few leads to follow. Tripp wrote them down and thanked him.

After using the bathroom, Carson decided to call her uncle to find out how long ago Sanchez had arrived and departed to the place they searched for. To her surprise, he had been delayed due to both a flat tire and a rusty lug nut that refused to come off. He had left Joe’s place only moments before she called. When she told them about this lucky break, the others regained a sliver of hope.

As they set out with renewed vigor, Tripp shared the short list of local cemeteries. One that wasn’t on Daniel’s list and was much smaller than the others caught their interest, so they headed to Lazarus Tombs. Carson noticed it was protected by a locked iron gate. She, Tripp, and Daniel quickly scaled it and, with flashlights out, began their search. Winding their way around the impressive stone monuments, they noticed a circular pattern to the place.

Strangely, some tombs were not marked, while others had names they were unfamiliar with. Less than a minute after starting, Daniel called for the others. As they approached, the light from his flashlight illuminated a stone sepulcher.

“That’s it!” Carson shouted, running her hand across the engraved lettering. Her flashlight traveled down to the engraved words “Conner Page” and “October 17, 1991.” It continued to a scripture reference, Luke 17:33, followed by an inscription below that. She felt puzzled as she read it.

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