Lillian Holmes And the Leaping Man
“The Musketeers lined up by height, wiggling in anticipation of treats and pennies, and Lillian folded her arms behind her back and paced in front of them.
Her nerves sizzled as she waited for any news of Madam Pelosi. The Orleanses’ butler had reported that Phillip, Kitty, and Annaluisa had left on a train for a destination he didn’t know. Lillian knew he lied—he knew where they had gone—but had stopped short of pleading with him. No, she’d instead sent the boys on a mission to scour the ci...ty for any sign of the trio’s whereabouts. Bess had visited the Langhan sisters to find clues, and to make gentle inquiries about the identity of the mysterious disappearance of a socialite twenty-four years earlier. They’d been no help, however; she had no doubt simply aroused the gossiping nature of Etta Langhan.
“Yes, Darby? What do you have for me?”
The boy pulled his cap off and rubbed at his nose, stalling.MoreLess
Her nerves sizzled as she waited for any news of Madam Pelosi. The Orleanses’ butler had reported that Phillip, Kitty, and Annaluisa had left on a train for a destination he didn’t know. Lillian knew he lied—he knew where they had gone—but had stopped short of pleading with him. No, she’d instead sent the boys on a mission to scour the ci...ty for any sign of the trio’s whereabouts. Bess had visited the Langhan sisters to find clues, and to make gentle inquiries about the identity of the mysterious disappearance of a socialite twenty-four years earlier. They’d been no help, however; she had no doubt simply aroused the gossiping nature of Etta Langhan.
“Yes, Darby? What do you have for me?”
The boy pulled his cap off and rubbed at his nose, stalling.MoreLess
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