A Figure in Hiding
A Figure in Hiding
““Who in the world is he?” said Joe.
“And who was after him?” Frank added.
Hearing the commotion, Mrs. Hardy and Aunt Gertrude came from the kitchen. Both women gasped in alarm at sight of the old man, who was breathing heavily.
Mrs. Hardy felt his pulse and Aunt Gertrude said, “Get some water.”
As Frank hastily brought a glass, the man began to revive. With one of his bony hands he fumbled in a pocket of his shorts and plucked out a bottle of pills.
“Sh-sh-shake me out t-two, son.”
Frank obeyed... and the old man gulped them down. Presently his color returned and he struggled to sit up. Aunt Gertrude attempted to make him comfortable, but the old man yanked the sofa cushion from her hand.
“Leave me alone, woman!” He added in a mutter, “Confounded females! Just like my daughter! I wouldn’t be in this fix if she hadn’t shanghaied me to that blasted farm!”
“You’re very independent,” Laura Hardy said with a smile.
The elderly man glared at her. Then, as she continued to smile, a twinkle came into his watery blue eyes and he cackled, “Yes, I am.MoreLess
“And who was after him?” Frank added.
Hearing the commotion, Mrs. Hardy and Aunt Gertrude came from the kitchen. Both women gasped in alarm at sight of the old man, who was breathing heavily.
Mrs. Hardy felt his pulse and Aunt Gertrude said, “Get some water.”
As Frank hastily brought a glass, the man began to revive. With one of his bony hands he fumbled in a pocket of his shorts and plucked out a bottle of pills.
“Sh-sh-shake me out t-two, son.”
Frank obeyed... and the old man gulped them down. Presently his color returned and he struggled to sit up. Aunt Gertrude attempted to make him comfortable, but the old man yanked the sofa cushion from her hand.
“Leave me alone, woman!” He added in a mutter, “Confounded females! Just like my daughter! I wouldn’t be in this fix if she hadn’t shanghaied me to that blasted farm!”
“You’re very independent,” Laura Hardy said with a smile.
The elderly man glared at her. Then, as she continued to smile, a twinkle came into his watery blue eyes and he cackled, “Yes, I am.MoreLess
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