The Mystery of the Scar-faced Beggar - M. V. Carey [55]
s ’t it? Shelby
isn’t Spa
p nis
i h
s .
h ”
Mr. Bo
B n
o e
n s
e t
s e
t l
e l
l
l sl
s o
l w
o e
w d
e
d th
t e
h
e ca
c r
a .
r
. Th
T e
h y
e
y
were app
p r
p oa
o chi
h n
i g Deni
n c
i ol
o a
l ’s. There was
very li
l t
i tle
l
e traff
f i
f c
i ,
, and the
h y
e co
c u
o ld
l se
s e
Shelby’s
s c
a
c r
r a
h
a e
h a
e d
a
d o
f
o
f t
he
h m
e ,
m
, t
h
t e
h
e t
a
t i
a l
i -lights
reflected in the rain-sl
s i
l c
i k
c
k su
s r
u f
r a
f c
a e
c
e of
o
f th
t e
h
roa
o d.
. The
h y cou
o ld
l als
l o
s dim
i ly
l se
s e a whi
h t
i e
truck backed up
p to th
t e
h
e De
D n
e i
n c
i o
c l
o a
l
a pi
p e
i r
e .
r
.
But be
b fo
f r
o e
e Jupe
p cou
o ld
l won
o der abo
b u
o t it
i ,
,
She
h lb
l y
b br
b aked abr
b upt
p ly
l and turne
n d
e rig
i ht
h ,
away fr
f om
o the
h oc
o ean.
. He roa
o red up
p the
h
driv
i eway
y of
o
f the
h O
cean
a v
n ie
i w Mot
o el.
l
“The
h mot
o el!
l ” ex
e c
x l
c a
l i
a m
i ed
e
d Pe
P t
e e
t
e as
a
s Mr
M .
r
.
Bon
o est
s ell
l
l qu
q ic
i kly
l pu
p ll
l e
l d of
o f
f
f on
o to
o the
h
shoulder. “Th
T a
h t
a
t co
c u
o l
u d
l
d be
b
e wh
w e
h r
e e
r
e Mr
M s
r .
s
.
Denicola is — he
h r
e
r a
n
a d
n
d t
h
t e
h
e o
l
o d
l
d l
a
l d
a y
d !
y ”
“I
I sh
s o
h u
o l
u d
l
d ha
h v
a e
v
e th
t o
h u
o g
u h
g t
h
t of
o
f it
i ,
t ” said
Ju
J p
u e
p .
e
. “Okay. No
N w
o
w w
e
w
e kn
k o
n w
o .
w Mr
M .
r
. Bo
B n
o e
n s
e t
s e
t l
e l
l ,
l
,
wi
w l
i l
l
l yo
y u
o
u wa
w i
a t
i
t he
h r
e e
r
e fo
f r
o
r us
u ?
s
? If
I
f we
w ’re
r
e no
n t
o
t ba
b c
a k
c
k in
i
n fi
f f
i t
f e
t e
e n
e
n mi
m n
i u
n t
u e
t s
e ,
s
, ge
g t
e
t to
t
o a
a ph
p o
h n
o e
n
e an
a d
n
d ca
c l
a l
l
l th
t e
h
e
police.”
“You
o be
b t!” sa
s id
i Mr.
. Bo
B n
o est
s ell
l .
l
. “Be
B carefu
f l
l now
o .”
Jupe
p and Pe
P te got
o ou
o t
t and lo
l o
o k
o ed up.
p
. The
h mot
o el
l was
s no
o mor
o e tha
h n a dark sh
s a
h pe
abo
b v
o e the
h roa
o d.
. The
h re was
s not
o a li
l g
i ht
h anywhe
h re.
. The
h boy
o s
s went up
p the
h driv
i e wit
i ho
h u
o t
sp
s e
p akin
i g,
, the
h ir
i sh
s o
h u
o ld
l ers
s hu
h nche
h d
e again
i st
s the
h driv
i in
i g rai
a n
i .
. When
e
n t
h
t e
h y
e
y h
a
h d
a
d r
e
r a
e c
a h
c e
h d
e
d t
h
t e
h
top
o
p and
d the
h
e pa
p vement
n b
r
b oa
o dened
d i
n
i to
o the
h pa
p rk
r in
i g area,
, P
ete t
ugged
e at
t Jupe
p ’s sleeve.
“The
h re’s
s She
h lb
l y
b ’s car,” he
h whi
h s
i p
s e
p red.
. “I don’t
t s
e
s e
e
e S
h
S e
h l
e b
l y
b
y a
n
a y
n w
y h
w e
h r
e e
r .
e ”
“Prob
o a
b bl
b y
l in
i si
s d
i e the
h
e mo
m t
o el,
l ” sa
s id
i Ju
J pe
p .
The
h y st
s ol
o e
l fo
f r
o ward in
i to
t
o the
h po
p o
o l
l area behi
h n
i d the
h mot
o el
e .
l
. As
s soo
o n
o as
s the
h y ha
h d
d the
mot
o el
l bu
b il
i d
l in
i g be
b twee
e n the
h mse
s lv
l es
s and the
h oc
o ean,
, the
h y ha
h d so
s m
o e sh
s e
h lt
l er fr
f om
o the
win
i d.
. The
h nig
i ht
h was
s not
o so
s
o in
i tense
s ly
l bl
b a
l ck,
, eit
i he
h r,
, for
o the
h sl
s a
l ntin
i g rain
i dro
r p
o s
p
s now
o
refl
f e
l cted
d a h
i
h n
i t of
o
f li
l g
i ht
h .
Jupe
p po
p i
o n
i ted.
. One win
i d
n ow
o in
i the
h mot
o el
l sh
s o
h w
o ed a fa
f in
i t glo
l w
o arou
o nd the
h edges.
s
. A
la
l mp
p was
s li
l t
i be
b hi
h n
i d
d a h
e
h avy cu
c rtai
a n
i .
The
h bo
b y
o s
s crept
p tow
o ard
r s
d
s the
h win
i