The Proof is in the Pudding
The Proof is in the Pudding
“Too late to stop the punch, I pushed in front of John just as Shannon, Liddy, and Bill reached him. Amid a babble of shocked voices, Ingram struggled to his feet, helped by the overweight man and the waiter.
Prodding John’s chest hard with the end of my clipboard, I whispered, “What’s the matter with you?”
John’s dark eyes were almost black with fury. He clamped his mouth tight and backed away from me.
All around us, photographers’ flashes were going off. Some gala attendees moved away from the... combatants while others inched closer to get a better look. And two large uniformed security men pressed through the throng toward us.
Pointing at John, Ingram shouted to the security guards, “Arrest that maniac!”
The guards started toward John, but the fierce expression on his face stopped them. Her eyes wide with shock, Shannon clutched John’s arm while he stood rigid.
“Now, now, let’s not turn some little misunderstanding into World War Three.”
It was a new voice on the scene, a man’s, soothing, and smooth as softened butter, the voice of a midnight disk jockey who played Frank Sinatra songs until dawn.MoreLess
Prodding John’s chest hard with the end of my clipboard, I whispered, “What’s the matter with you?”
John’s dark eyes were almost black with fury. He clamped his mouth tight and backed away from me.
All around us, photographers’ flashes were going off. Some gala attendees moved away from the... combatants while others inched closer to get a better look. And two large uniformed security men pressed through the throng toward us.
Pointing at John, Ingram shouted to the security guards, “Arrest that maniac!”
The guards started toward John, but the fierce expression on his face stopped them. Her eyes wide with shock, Shannon clutched John’s arm while he stood rigid.
“Now, now, let’s not turn some little misunderstanding into World War Three.”
It was a new voice on the scene, a man’s, soothing, and smooth as softened butter, the voice of a midnight disk jockey who played Frank Sinatra songs until dawn.MoreLess
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