‘Just get around the back and we’ll see you soon - hopefully,’ Kellor ordered.
Turning on his heels, Travis ran down the side of the building and with an athletic leap mounted the wall surrounding the rear courtyard.
‘I’m in, Major. The courtyard’s about fifty-foot square: a couple of small outbuildings and the cab. No sign of life,’ Travis reported immediately as he touched down on the other side of the defensive wall.
Travis jogged to the rear entrance of the shop, crouched down low, so as not to make too big a target if the people inside were watching. He held the pistol in his right hand and covered the door as he approached with characteristic insouciance. Finally, he managed to find sanctuary against the wall to one side of the entrance and he blew hard from his nostrils as he fel
