SECRETS
OF THENSECRETS
OF THEN
Lynn was getting nervous Kid had only said that he would be away about an hour and now it had been two. It's not like she needed him, she didn't Lou was doing fine, but their was so much going on right now and she hoped nothing had happened to him.
Sanes woke up suddenly, he felt as if something was wrong. He looked over
at his nightstand and picked up his watch. It was 1:00 in the morning. He had
screwed up again. He quickly cleaned himself up and changed into cleaner clothes.
He shuffled down the hallway towards Wicks' room. He was thinking of an explanation
when he say Dr. Eden, one of Wicks' old accomplices, come out of the room. Wicks
stopped in his tracks and tried to hide in the shadows so that Eden wouldn't
see him. He heard Wicks' voice talking, he couldn't hear him very well, but
he heard the name Kid. Wicks had Kid. Sanes stomach flipped, he suddenly didn't
fell well. He closed the door which Eden had left open and pressed his ear against
it. He heard Wicks tell the boy all about the plan and then he heard the boy
agree to look after Theresa and Jeremiah. He heard footsteps and got as far
away from the door as he could with out being noticed. Jake had brought Kid
out and was now taking him downstairs. Was Wicks sending him back already? Didn't
he want to make sure that Kid was going to be loyal to him? Well of course he
wouldn't be loyal, but at least he wouldn't be in the way. Sanes was trying
to sneak back to his room when he heard someone call his name.
"Sanes, get in here." Sanes gulped, how did Wicks know where he was.
"Yes Mr. Wicks, sir."
"How come I have to pay good money for someone else to do your job?"
"I'm sorry sir, I had everything planned, remember I even had you sign
that thing with Louise's signature."
"I knew that wouldn't work, but I did need you out of the way for the night
so that I could get the boy."
"What is my punishment sir?"
"You are to go back to St. Joe and run things from there. You will send
me a wire everyday on your accomplishments, and if there are none you will turn
yourself in for the murder of me. Wicks smiled.
"Yes sir." Sanes turned to leave. Then he remembered something from
the conversation he had overheard between Wicks and the Kid. "Sir?"
"Yes."
"You told the Kid that he was going to St. Joe to take care of Theresa
and Jeremiah."
"Yes."
"Well, I thought to surprise you that I would have Theresa and Jeremiah
sent here. They're going to arrive tomorrow. I am sorry sir, I will leave tomorrow
on the stage." Sanes left as quickly as he could. He didn't want to hear
what had been added on to his punishment. Then he had a good idea. He had a
lot to do before the stage in the morning. He ran to his room and glanced at
his watch. It was 2:30; he only had a few hours before the stage left. He headed
across the street to the other hotel, to Louise.
