Poisons Unknown (1953)
“Larry Dunlop kept the little sedan in the middle of the road, pushed the needle to between fifty and sixty, and kept it there.
“Nice character, your Sheriff Lalonde.” Liddell grunted. “Never lets facts interfere with his preconceived conclusion, does he?”
Dunlop grinned. “We’ve got our share of that kind in the outlying parishes. By and large, though, we’re managing to straighten them out. Lalonde is particularly well set with a machine like Marty Kirk’s in back of him.”
Liddell watched the maj...estic, low-branched oaks sweeping past his window. “City authorities have no power over here, eh?”
“No. The parish sheriff is top man.” Dunlop kept looking into his rearview mirror, pushed the accelerator down farther. The light car swayed ominously.
Liddell braced himself against the door on his side.
“Where’s the fire, Larry? These roads and this car weren’t built for speed.”
“A car back there.” He flicked his eyes at the rearview mirror. “It’s been creeping up on us.”MoreLess
“Nice character, your Sheriff Lalonde.” Liddell grunted. “Never lets facts interfere with his preconceived conclusion, does he?”
Dunlop grinned. “We’ve got our share of that kind in the outlying parishes. By and large, though, we’re managing to straighten them out. Lalonde is particularly well set with a machine like Marty Kirk’s in back of him.”
Liddell watched the maj...estic, low-branched oaks sweeping past his window. “City authorities have no power over here, eh?”
“No. The parish sheriff is top man.” Dunlop kept looking into his rearview mirror, pushed the accelerator down farther. The light car swayed ominously.
Liddell braced himself against the door on his side.
“Where’s the fire, Larry? These roads and this car weren’t built for speed.”
“A car back there.” He flicked his eyes at the rearview mirror. “It’s been creeping up on us.”MoreLess
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