Chapter 37

Dead silence, then Michael speaking, “There’s no reason why we should prolong this, is there? Perhaps when you are yourself again, you’ll apologize.” Rickey began to laugh, and Virginia was aware, suddenly, that his laughter was receding. She ran around the screen. Both men were gone. From the hall came the echo of her brother’s laughter. She stood very still in the middle of the room, white and shaking, her mind whirling. What had Rickey meant when he said he owed Michael McMillan a thousand dollars? CHAPTER FIFTE…