Brandy Golden The Sky Singer [DaD] (pdf)

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was going to call Benny, but why don t I just go
with you?
She put her legs over the side of the bed.
Hand me my clothes out of that closet and I ll start
getting dressed.
No Della, protested Sydney. You re in no
shape to get in the middle of this, but she was
already handing Della her clothes.
I m already in it, and I have a feeling Marty will
be back. I don t want to be a sitting duck waiting
for him& or Red Mason!
The doctor walked into the room. Nodding to
Sydney and Cassie, he spoke to Della. I m letting
you out, Miss Winsted, but you are to go home and
get some rest. Take Tylenol for the pain if you need
it over the next few days and take it easy. You are
going to have some terrific looking bruises for
awhile.
Thank you, Doctor, murmured Della, sliding
into her knickers even though the man was standing
right there.
My, you are in a hurry aren t you? he asked,
amused. He looked at Sydney. See that she gets
some rest, okay? He spun on his heel and left the
room.
Ryan walked into The Gilded Lily at 8:55 and
was met by Bess and Dan.
Do you know where Sydney is? asked Bess
anxiously.
She s not here? Ryan s heart sank even as he
asked the question.
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No, they haven t shown up and that s not like
Sydney. Dan ran his fingers through his hair.
Has Marty Leamer shown up?
No, Leamer was arrested this afternoon for
beating up the manager of the Sunrise. Della
Winsted I think her name was, said Dan, why?
Beating up Della? echoed Ryan, feeling a
frisson of alarm. Is he still in jail? What about
Della?
Della s in the hospital, but wait just a minute.
Dan turned and called to a man sitting a few tables
away. Hey Fred& Leamer still in jail?
The deputy sheriff named Fred Marantz looked
up. No Dan, Mason s man Bull made his bail two,
maybe three hours ago. Seeing the trio of
concerned faces, he stood up and came over to
them. Something wrong?
Quickly Ryan outlined the basics of the day he
and Sydney and Cassie had spent and their
suspicions about Marty Leamer and Red Mason.
It s not like Sydney NOT to tell someone where
she is going, said Bess worriedly. Do you
suppose they might have broken down on the way
in or something?
I didn t see any cars along the way Bess, and I
was watching as I came in. No, Sydney had her
own reasons for not telling anyone, but now is not
the time to discuss it. Ryan s face looked grim. He
didn t want to talk about the custody papers; there
was enough going on at present.
I ll call the hospital, said Bess, swiftly moving
to the bar and picking up the phone. She hung up a
few minutes later. Della has been discharged, and
left in the company of two family members
according to the hospital, both young women.
Ryan swore softly. Della must have
remembered something and they ve gone to see
her& without me!
What about her home? asked Dan.
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Bess quickly flipped through the phone book and
found the number. It rang several times. No
answer, she said.
I m going over to the Sunrise, decided Ryan.
If they aren t there, maybe someone can tell me
where Della is.
I ll just go with you, decided Deputy Marantz,
his cop instincts on the alert. Twenty million
dollars in diamonds is enough to motivate any man.
In fact, I think I ll call for some undercover back up
at the bar.
I m coming to, replied Dan, following the two
men. Bess started to follow them. You stay here,
Bess, if there s any danger, I don t want you in the
middle of it.
Bess started to protest, then stopped. He was
right she realized. There wasn t much she could do
to help. She bit her lip as the three men left,
worried about the girls. She hoped they were all
right!
Sydney parked around back of the bar and
followed Della to the shed out back.
The ladder is in here, said Della, flipping on
the interior light.
We ll get it, said Sydney. She picked it up
and motioned Cassie to take the other end and they
all slunk around the side of the bar through the
shadows, Della keeping an eye out for anything
suspicious coming from the street out front.
Quickly the girls set the ladder up in front and to
the far left of the doorway of the bar in the
shadows.
What if we find the diamonds, Sydney? [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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