Jon Hagadorn
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
There were white flowers arranged on the coverlet, and the room had been tidied and set to rights.
Jimmy gave one quick, nervous glance at the still, white face.
"'Could that be Cherubic Pink Jerry Wade?
That still, peaceful figure?'
He shivered.
As he turned to leave the room, his glance swept the mantel-shelf, and he stopped in astonishment.
The alarm clocks had been ranged along it neatly in a row.
He went out sharply.
Ronnie was waiting for him.
"'Looks very peaceful and all that.'
"'Rotten luck on him,' mumbled Jimmy.
Then he said, "'I say, Ronnie, who arranged all the clocks like that in a row?'
"'How should I know?
One of the servants, I suppose.'
The funny thing is, said Jimmy, that there are seven of them, not eight.
One of them's missing.
Did you notice that?
Ronnie made an inaudible sound.
Seven instead of eight, said Jimmy, frowning.
I wonder why.