Mike Dixon

CHAPTER 44
Aunt Grace
he weather was unseasonably cold and Kirstin wished
T she‟d put on a warmer coat. Her back was aching and
a touch of arthritis added to her general feeling of unease.
Humphrey and Janet had gone north in an off-road vehicle
that they‟d hired at considerable expense. Both had aban-
doned all thought of leaving the country and were intent on
rescuing David who had phoned two days earlier.
She had spent the night alone, sleeping on an old camp
bed in the garage with Janet‟s gun and a telephone beside
her. Common sense told her it was no way for someone of
her age to behave.
It was Sunday and she was at church, partly out of religious
conviction but also to keep in touch with Cecilia Paget.
She had arrived early and gone to the small pew that she
and Cecilia favored. It was beside a pillar and had room for
only two people. The organ started and Kirstin anticipated
Cecilia‟s arrival.
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