the golf course mystery(高尔夫教程)-第57章
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〃Look; Harry!〃 softly said the woman's voice。 〃Isn't that a picture?〃
〃It is; indeed; my dear。 Gerry adores the colonel。〃
〃No wonder。 I do myself。 Oh; by the way; Harry; I had a letter from
Captain Poland today。〃
〃Did you? Where is he now?〃 asked Harry Bartlett; as his eyes
turned lovingly from the figure of his little son in the colonel's lap to that
of his wife beside him。
〃In the Philippines。 He says he thinks he'll settIe there。 He was so
pleased that we named the Boy after him。〃
〃Was he?〃 and then; as his wife went over to steal up behind her little
son and clasp her hands over his eyes; the man; standing alone on the
porch; murmured:
〃Poor Gerry!〃 And it was of the lonely man in the Philippines he was
speaking。
In the silent shadows Colonel Robert Lee Ashley fished again。 This
time he was alone; save for the omnipresent Shag。 And as the latter
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netted a fish; and slipped it into the grass…lined creel; he spoke and said:
〃Mr。 Young; he done ast me to…day when we gwine back t' de city。
He done say dere's a big case waitin' fo' you; Colonel; sah。 When is we…
all gwine back?〃
〃Never; Shag!〃
〃Nevah; Colonel; sah?〃
〃No。 I'm going to spend all the rest of my life fishing。 I've resigned
from the detective business! I'll never take another case Never!〃
And Shag chuckled silently as he closed the creel。
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