Chapter Seven'Escaped?' I heard father's voice from two rooms away. 'How the devil did he escape? He was under lock and key and chained to the wall for God's sake.'
I kept quiet as I sneaked into the dining room. Mother glowered at me for being late, while shaking her head as a warning not to interrupt Father at his rantings.
'Somebody must have broken him out,' Elliot and Flockhart had brought Father the news.
'Let me see.' Father did not bother to pull on a coat as he dashed out of the house. 'Fetch Hector! At once, do you hear?'
You can only guess how I felt when I saw the consternation creasing Father's face. He was a good man holding his family together while trying to preserve the peace, and here I had increased his troubles. My heart sunk as I watched Father mount Hector and nea
