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gesture with her hand Kay.
must we 80 on with this II
only hurts me worse. II,
BHt YOU can't leave me think
ing you killed Ivor I'm going
90 go crazy II / have 10 think
that al OF YOU killed him. You.
Elaine
Elaine what do you mean ?"
What do / mean ." echoed
Kay Shall ! tell you some of
the things ! know about Elaine
Some 81 the things she's just as
stuhhornly secrctivc about as
you are? Her dress, the evening
dress she was wearing liCs4-H1eht
al dinner. ] saw 1t in Ddn's cot
tage ripped right across the
shoulder and stained with blood
She pretended il was torn "A some
sort Uf n fIEnU With Don Don
denies il, and l believe him.
Mauds eyes. watching her.
were slowly kindling with some
thing that was almost horror.
And that isn't all. Terry saw
someone swimming around the
swimming beach just about the
time Ivor died, someone in a sill
yer bathing cap. Elaine's cap
Elaine said IL wasn't she But she
lied about SO many other things
that there's no reason 10 believe
her And it's important, fright
fully important Because, later
when Simon and I found Ivor in
the water, he he was slutching
Elaine's cap in his hand"
Kay
oh don't worry. I concealed
Il and gave IL back to Elaine.
No one knows but me. But can't
YOU see now why my brains GO
ing around in circles? Elaine de-
MED everything She swore she
hadn't even spoken to Ivor last
night When / confronted her
with the bathing cap she said
shed never seen 1t that evening.
She wouldn't tell a thing except
a string of feeble, obvious hes.
And now you're holding out on
me too. I don't want 10 know
the truth for my own sake. It's
going to be far worse knowing
than not knowing. I'm trying TO
think Of you and how l can help.
Now l can't help at all I'm a
death trap for you ali because I
know so much--se many little
things that Major Clifford may
be able 20 worm out of me be-
cause I'm so confused
Kay paused, watching her sis
ter miserabIy. Maud, dear, /
don't want 10 think you murdered
Ivor ! don't want to think
Elaine did But if you did. I'd
sooner hear it. Anything's better
than this"
had put out hand and
WI was clutching the cedar bed
post.
What you just said about
Elaine" she asked jerkily. lis
1t really true?"
"Of course, it's true. At
least I'm not adding to the chaos
by lying"
Il didn't dream it was as bad
as that Maud shook her head
slowly Kay had never seen her
like this before, so very beaten
and lost Il hoped l was going
TO be able 10 carry this thing
through alone l see now how
wrong ! was. You've got TO help
me because OF the children What
ever happens, whatever they did,
| want TO take full responsibility
Because IT was my fault I'm
morally guilty Gilbert and
If tt hadn't been Tor us the
children would never have had
4pef-iR their iivcs is-
Her tongue came out between
her teeth, moistcning her lower
lip You were right dad lie
to Major Clifford last might
said ] saw Ivor get into The
spcedboat alone and star, of for
the island That wasn't true"
Every nerve in Kay's body was
keyed 20 swapping point now
You mean you didn't Just talk
ln-hia4- eH -ti4e- dock ana ...
Il didn't talk 10 him at all
just walked down to the dock
with him Then l left him"
But why ?"
Because as soon as we reached
the dock someone else came.
someone who told me 20 60 away
because she wanted 10 talk TO
Ivor alone.
"Who-who was it,"
Mauds gaze dropped 20 her
hands In a low dry voice she
said
Elaine
Elaine
She slipped out Of the clean
ders she must have been there
waiting for IvOr. When she