CHAPTER 7SPEAKING OF ALCOHOL
AFTER TUCK and Brigit Estees left, the house seemed very empty. And in a few minutes it seemed even emptier, because Jim and Tom, after a brief conference in one corner of the living-room, went toward the hallway.
“We’re going to get something to eat,” Jim said. “The icebox is empty. We’ll bring back some food. Mr. Falkoner always gave me enough money the first of the month to take care of that.”
When she heard the sound of a car leaving, Laurel suddenly wondered whether Jim and Tom had taken the gray Buick coupé, which they had always used before, or the black car. She went swiftly to the door and opened it and saw the gray Buick vanishing down the earth road, followed by a wake of dust. She walked across the bridge to the three-car garage which flanked the
