The Red Horseman
“In seconds the rear doors of the van opened.
“Let’s go,” she said, and went first.
Jack Yocke took a deep breath, then followed.
The van was sitting in front of a huge slab of apartments.
Across the street was the park. She was already moving.
Yocke followed. As they crossed the sidewalk and entered the weeds and longish grass, it occurred to him that he had never even got a glimpse of the driver’s face.
There was just enough light for him to pick up the vague outline of... tree trunks and bushes. He tripped twice, then had to take several long strides to catch up to Shirley Ross, who was just a vague black shape moving quickly away from him.
Once she stopped and he almost bumped into her, then she was moving again, though in a slightly different direction.
Just as Jack Yocke was beginning to wonder if she knew where she was going, she slowed down and spoke softly: “Good morning, Admiral.”MoreLess
“Let’s go,” she said, and went first.
Jack Yocke took a deep breath, then followed.
The van was sitting in front of a huge slab of apartments.
Across the street was the park. She was already moving.
Yocke followed. As they crossed the sidewalk and entered the weeds and longish grass, it occurred to him that he had never even got a glimpse of the driver’s face.
There was just enough light for him to pick up the vague outline of... tree trunks and bushes. He tripped twice, then had to take several long strides to catch up to Shirley Ross, who was just a vague black shape moving quickly away from him.
Once she stopped and he almost bumped into her, then she was moving again, though in a slightly different direction.
Just as Jack Yocke was beginning to wonder if she knew where she was going, she slowed down and spoke softly: “Good morning, Admiral.”MoreLess
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