Tagged by Robert L. Wise

Author:Robert L. Wise [WISE, ROBERT L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780446510332
Publisher: FaithWords
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 37

THE PECKS WAITED a day after their hasty exit from Rhinelander before they made any further contacts. Graham finally drove down to the country store in Tomahawk and called.

“We don’t have a telephone,” Graham told Alice Masterson over a pay phone outside the store. “Keeps us more secluded. No one can trace where we are. Sorry. I guess I’ll have to call you to make contact.”

“I understand,” Alice said. “However, we must be extremely cautious. My friends got away yesterday because those two men were in front of the church, but those clowns spread word all over Rhinelander that two militia vigilantes attacked them. Said you knocked one guy into the bushes.”

“They’re from this new Restored Church?”

“Exactly! These people are turning the town upside down looking for people they call ‘the attackers.’ They mean you! You’re going to have to be doubly careful if you come back to this town.”

“Hmm.” Graham rubbed his chin. “Things are heating up in Rhinelander, huh?”

“That’s right,” Alice said. “Everyone in my group is concerned. We’re afraid to become identified as a target for the nut fringe. We’re not meeting at the church building for a while.”

“I certainly understand,” Graham said. “These Restored Church members sound like they’ve gone on a rampage.”

“It’s a witch hunt! They’ve turned all of their pent-up fears and anxieties loose on anyone who is different from them. It’s like that ancient communist fighter Joe McCarthy has ridden into our town with an army of hellcats, spreading confusion everywhere.”

“We’ll pay close attention to them,” Graham assured her. “I wanted you to know that Jackie still has a strong suspicion that our daughter might be hiding somewhere in Rhinelander. Please ask everyone to keep their eyes open.”

“We certainly will. You remain in our prayers. Be careful. Like I told you earlier, I have that cabin over in Prentice. The key is always left hanging behind the welcome sign on the door. If things get tight, please, please, use that place.”

“Thanks, Alice. You have certainly been more than a friend. You’re a real sister in Christ.”

“God bless you and your family, Graham. Good-bye.” Alice hung up.

Graham slowly put the receiver back inside the telephone booth. Jackie sat in the car watching him. He walked back and told her what Alice had said.

“I can’t believe Mary would do this to us,” Jackie agonized. “We’ve given her nothing but the best. The first time I even got wind of her belligerence was when Matt came home from college with insights about the Christian faith. Mary turned into an overprivileged brat. If Mayor Bridges’ men hadn’t chased us out of town, she’d probably still be lined up with her atheistic friends, calling us fanatics behind our backs. Everything about her behavior scares me to death.”

“She’s had it too good,” Graham said. “While millions of Americans struggle to survive every day, Mary lives like a princess with her friends as her court-in-waiting. Affluence breeds apathy, and in her case, it sparked hostility and defiance.”

Jackie ran her hands nervously through her hair.

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