Chapter Fifty-Five
The Kitchen – Gladys and the pirates – Dr Fairchild demands his due – the wand, explained – riot –Charlie’s plan – a path – the rocket – Gladys’s move
Gladys fled inside, into the kitchen of Fairchild Manor. Amongst the drying herbs and bright copper pans, she took a moment to breathe. Cleverness had taken her this far, but in the midst of this mayhem there didn’t seem any stratagem available save run.
The old man was probably still after her. Fairchild, the handsome fellow in the lab coat. She barricaded the rear door as best she could, then flung open drawers until she found the largest knife she could hold. The wand had kept her ahead of Fairchild so far, but she did not trust its new powers. A knife was a known quantity.
She pushed her ear up against the interior
