Chapter Nine – Elliot MossOne thing that d**k particularly enjoyed about his morning stroll to the newsagents in the summer months was the sight of children having donkey rides on the beach. Their little faces lit up in delight as they were hoisted into the saddle and, when the ride was over, they would plead with their parents to let them go again. On this particular morning, as d**k walked slowly down the hill, he could see a queue of happy faces all waiting to ride 'Elvis', 'Pandora', 'Annabel', 'Sooty' and 'Jerry'.
Dick knew Elliot Moss, the proprietor of the donkey rides business, very well. In fact, in their younger days, he and Grace had played bridge with Elliot and his wife. Sadly, their card playing evenings had come to an end quite abruptly when Betty Moss had become seriously
