1. My Aunt. Chapter 19.


    Date: 10/25/2014, Categories: First Time, Author: Annamagique, Rating: 5, Source: LushStories

    quickly to my side. "Miss Victoria!" she cried, "You all Roight?" She quickly knelt beside me and helped me to sit up. My wrist was throbbing terribly and I was afraid to move it. Seconds later, Aunt Helen was also beside me. "Victoria, What on earth did you do? Are you hurt?" "Yes, no, ohhh... I don't know, it doesn't matter..." I wailed, I was so frustrated. "They took Charlie Manston away!" "Who did, Sweetheart?" she asked, puzzled. "Those army policemen who were here. I just saw them leave!" "I don't think you did, Miss." A voice from behind made me turn a little too quickly and I cried out again as I involuntarily moved my hand. Charlie Manston was standing in the doorway, silhouetted by the fading afternoon sun, accompanied by Sergeant Morgan. "What? Then who...? Owww." Bethany was looking at my wrist. “Oh, oi'm sorry, Miss. Oi think you'd better see the doctor.” Her sweet face was a picture of concern. “It moight be broken.” Aunt Helen and Bethany together helped me to stand and I looked again towards the door. “But what happened?” I asked in general. It was Arthur Morgan who satisfied my curiosity. “Private Manston wasn't being charged with anything,” he said. “I asked the army to look into the ration problem, as you asked me to when you telephoned me. Because you told me who was driving the lorry then that was who they wanted to speak to.” “I still don't understand, Sergeant.” My wrist was hurting so much now. The stabbing pains shooting up my arm was preventing me ...
    from thinking straight. “Well,” he continued,”It transpired that they already knew that something was happening as they had been informed about the warehouse by my colleagues in uniform.” he indicated the policeman beside him. “They needed a witness to tie it all together and, although he didn't know it at the time, Charlie was, in fact, delivering stolen rations to a black market dealer. Once he told the MPs who gave him the orders they had all the evidence they needed.” “Am I being stupid or something?” I asked, “But I still don't get it.” “It were Captain Philpott, Miss.” Charlie joined in. “'e were moving food stuff to the warehouse on the pretence of storage.” “Oh my gosh!, I see.” It was as though someone had suddenly switched the light on in my brain. “It was him they were taking away!” “That's right, Miss. Probably why 'e were so keen to get me out the way earlier too.” I clasped my hand to my mouth. “Did he...?” I couldn't say the words. “Sadly, no, Miss.” Sergeant Morgan anticipated the unasked question. “He was in the house all night. The other guard verified that.” “So you still have no clues as to who killed Maggie?” There was silence. Finally, It was my aunt who spoke up. “Leave no stone unturned Sergeant. We must find who did this terrible thing. My girls will help with anything they can, right Bethany?” “Oh yes, Mistress, course we will!” “Good. Now then, Sergeant, we will look in Maggie's room and Bethany, help Victoria to doctor Harris please.” Bethany gave a ...
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