“Looks like these ladies can take care of
themselves,” I said. “Where’d you get that?” I nodded at my
.45.
“You left it on the veranda.”
We waited a few minutes to see if any more
of the looters might attempt to climb over the wall and pulled the
two bodies out of the house and onto the lawn. Then the five of us
maneuvered a heavy teakwood buffet and hutch to screen the gap left
by the shattered French doors.
“We better get back upstairs,” I said. “You
too, Grace.”
“But I can stay here… what if they come
back?”
“I think they’ve had enough of Fort
Messner,” I said. “I’d rather have you up with us. Besides, you are
pretty handy with that smoke pole you’re holdin’.”
Grace looked puzzled. “Don’t worry, Grace…
That’s just some of that awful gobbledygook Kansans speak,”
Kathari
