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t th re e h ours , n eith er p eace n or
m ag ic m ad e a n a p peara n ce.
L ouis h ad s to re d th e h ouse k ey s a w ay n eatl y ( h e w as a n eat a n d m eth odic a l m an , w as L ouis C re ed ) in a s m all
m an il a e n v elo pe w hic h h e h ad la b ele d “ L udlo w H ouse — key s r e c eiv ed J u ne 2 9.” H e h ad p ut th e k ey s a w ay in
th e F air la n e’s g lo ve c o m partm en t. H e w as a b so lu te ly s u re o f t h at. N ow t h ey w ere n ’t t h ere .
W hile h e h u nte d f o r t h em , g ro w in g i n cre a sin gly i r rita te d , R ach el h ois te d G ag e o nto h er h ip a n d f o llo w ed E il e en
over to t h e tr e e i n th e f ie ld . H e w as c h eck in g u nder th e s e ats f o r th e th ir d t im e w hen h is d au ghte r s c re am ed a n d
th en b eg an t o c ry .
“ L ouis !” R ach el c alle d . “ S he’s c u t h ers e lf !”
E il e en h ad f a lle n f r o m th e tir e s w in g a n d h it a r o ck w it h h er k nee. T he c u t w as s h allo w , b ut s h e w as s c re a m in g
li k e s o m eo ne w ho h ad ju st lo st a le g , L ouis th ought (a b it u ngen ero usly ). H e g la n ced a t th e h ouse a cro ss th e
ro ad , w here a l ig ht b urn ed i n t h e l iv in g r o om .
“ A ll r ig ht, E lli e ,” h e s a id . “ T hat’ s e n ough. T hose p eo ple o ver t h ere w ill t h in k s o m eo ne’s b ein g m urd ere d .”
“ B ut i t h urr rrts !”
L ouis s tr u ggle d w ith h is te m per a n d w en t s ile n tly b ack to th e w ag on. T he k ey s w ere g one, b ut th e f ir s t-
a id k it
w as s ti ll i n t h e g lo ve c o m partm en t. H e g ot i t a n d c am e b ack . W hen E ll ie s a w i t, s h e b eg an t o s c re am l o uder t h an
ev er.
“ N o! N ot t h e s tin gy s tu ff I d on’t w an t t h e s tin gy