White Christmas, bloody Christmas by Jones M. Bruce & Smith Trudy J

Author:Jones, M. Bruce & Smith, Trudy J
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Lawson family, Murder
Publisher: Trinity, N.C. : UpWords Publications
Published: 1990-03-24T05:00:00+00:00

and deliberately, he closed the door and turned the latch behind him. Now there could be no turning back. He gathered up his guns and began to run back toward the house—there was very little time...

At the Lawson home, that one neighborhood youth was still in the house talking to Marie and Fannie. He really liked the pretty, dark-haired Marie and often tried to get her attention. Marie was busy curling her hair on her water-wavers in preparation for the Christmas program at Palmyra Church. She was about half finished with the job. Marie was still determined to go, even though her father had insisted that she would not.

"Couldn't help but notice that raisin cake on the kitchen table, Marie," the young man said, smiling at Marie. "Looks delicious. You make it?"

"As a matter of fact I did," answered Marie, "If you're here long enough, you can have some with us if you want."

"That's real nice of you, Marie."

Fannie opened the firebox of the stove and gave the embers a few pokes. More wood was needed, and none was left in the woodbox. It would be necessary to go outside and get more, she realized. She walked past the two teenagers and went out the front door. Working briskly in the bitter air, she gathered several pieces in her arms and started back toward the porch.

Charlie's footsteps made a crunching sound in the crusty snow as he hurried toward the house. Fannie was just stepping onto the front porch when she saw him running toward her with guns in hand.

"Charlie?!" she called to him as he grew near, "is something wrong?"

Charlie didn't answer. A deafening shot rang out. The wood in Fannie's arms went hurling across the porch. Death came quickly. The shotgun blast at close range had ripped a huge hole in her body, destroying half of her heart. The blood

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