Diamond Brothers 2 - Public Enemy Number Two by Anthony Horowitz

Author:Anthony Horowitz
Language: eng
Format: mobi, azw3
ISBN: 9780142402184
Published: 1987-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

VANISHING ACT

Tim woke me up six hours later, in time for lunch. I opened my eyes, then shut them again. Taking a deep breath, I opened them for a second time. I groaned. I really was seeing what I thought I was seeing. And I still couldn’t believe it.

I’d told Tim to act like a gangster. He’d taken me at my word and found a costume to match. He had changed into an old-fashioned gray suit, double-breasted with buttons running down both sides, a white shirt, and a narrow tie. There was a hat to match, a soft one with a band running all the way around. It was pulled low over his eyes. So low he could barely see. A handkerchief poking out of his top pocket almost completed the picture. All that was missing was a machine gun in a violin case.

“Wake up, kid,” he drawled out of the corner of his mouth. “This is Big Tim talking.”

“Tim . . .” I mumbled. “Where did you get that suit?”

“I found it in the wardrobe. There are plenty of clothes for you. So let’s move. It’s time to eat.”

I opened my mouth to call him back but he’d already gone. Hastily I dressed in a fresh shirt but the same trousers and shoes that I’d worn at Strangeday Hall. Then I went back downstairs and into the main room.

I’d wondered what Johnny and his mother would make of Tim’s performance and now I saw. They were in shock. Ma Powers had cooked some spaghetti and Johnny and Nails Nathan were both eating. But every now and then they glanced at Tim—“Big Tim,” as he called himself—and shook their heads in disbelief.

Johnny threw down his fork. “I gotta go out,” he said. He glanced at Tim. “Your brother okay, kid?” he asked.

“Sure, Johnny,” I said. “He’s just a bit overexcited.”

“Maybe ya’d better look after him.”

“I’ll do that, Johnny.”

He stood up and touched the back of his hand briefly against his mother’s cheek.

“Make sure ya get back in time for the meeting, Johnny boy,” she said.

“That’s right, Johnny boy,” Tim agreed.

Johnny’s eyes were suddenly cold, but he kept himself under control. “I’ll be back in a couple of hours,” he said. “Nobody leaves the house until I get back. Ya got that?”

He went into the downstairs bedroom to put on a coat. At the same time I grabbed Tim and hurried back up to our room.

As soon as we were in, I went over to the window and opened it.

“What are you doing?” Tim asked.

“I’m going,” I said. “Johnny’s got an appointment with the Fence and I mean to be there.”

“How do you know?”

“I’ll tell you later.” I swung a leg over the windowsill. “Cover for me until I get back.”

“What shall I tell them?”

“Tell them I’ve gone back to sleep.”

“But what if they find you gone?”

“I don’t know.” I shrugged. “Tell them I’ve gone out for a walk.”

I pulled myself over the ledge and looked around me, trying to find a way down.

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