Chapter 16
Atlanta, GA
Philip
“GRAN,” CHARLES SAID, “didn’t Granddad keep a couple of guns in the house?”
“Yes, he did. There are two pistols in a locked drawer in the library, and another in my nightstand.”
“Where’s the key to the drawer in the library?”
“Out of sight on one of the higher shelves.”
“Can you and Philip quietly slip into the library and retrieve the guns?”
“Certainly.”
“The drapes in there are always closed, but don’t turn any more lights on than you absolutely have to.”
“We’ll be careful,” I said. Gran and I left the table and slipped quietly into the library. As we walked through the door, I turned off the lights in the dining room, leaving it illuminated only by light coming through the doorway into the butler’s pantry, which connected the dining room and kitch
