Chapter Seventeen
The next evening when Caroline got home, Lizzy was nowhere to be found. The house was in darkness and there were no signs of any completed housework or even dinner preparations. Upstairs Lizzy and Harry’s bedroom door was closed and there was no answer to Caroline’s knock.
Later Joe sauntered in looking like the cat that’s about to get the cream, closely followed by Harry.
“That guy in the silver VW is back,” Harry announced. “Did you see him?”
Caroline shook her head.
Joe said, “No, me neither. Where exactly is he?”
“Quite a long way down on the left hand side,” replied Harry, indicating that direction.
“I came in from the Belmount Road end, so I wouldn’t have passed him,” said Joe.
Caroline nodded. “Me too.”
“Come on Joe, we’ll see if we can have a word.” Harry
