By James Hadley Chase
Ex-army musketry coach, Jay Benson and his spouse Lucy's dream of operating a taking pictures college turns bitter because the college heads in the direction of yes closure. they want cash - quick, and many it. on the 11th hour Augusto Savanto, head of an enormous company in Venezuela, walks into their lives with a proposition they could scarcely refuse - he'll pay them $50,000 to show his son into a professional marksman, in 9 days. determined for cash they settle for the problem yet locate themselves in a dangerous video game of ruthless vendettas and vengeful homicide.
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No matter what, Lucy, remember this: I love you. I am the luckiest guy alive to have found you. Go along with me for a few days, then it will change. " We were kissing, holding each other and I was even forgetting what was ahead of me when the sound of an approaching car parted us. "Here they come," I said. " I moved off the verandah into the sun. Coming up the drive was a small truck. Two men were in the front seats. The driver, seeing me, waved his hand, then steered the truck towards me. I waited.
Lucy merely nibbled at her sandwich and finally, she dropped it back on her plate. " I said when I could stand the silence no longer. " "I'd better get his bed ready. " She got to her feet. " "Lucy! Cut it out ! I'm telling you this is a chance in a lifetime! Fifty thousand dollars! Think ! We're home ! " She collected the debris of the meal. "It sounds wonderful . . " I let her go into the bungalow. I sat there in the growing darkness, staring at the moon as it crept out of the sea and continued its slow climb into the cloudless sky.
That this school of shooting was in the market, I felt it was for me. "Let's get married, Lucy," I said to her. "We can make a go of this school together. With your business training and my shooting, we can't miss . . " I saw the hesitation in her blue eyes, She was the kind of girl who dithered, not sure whether to go forward or to go back. I knew she loved me, but to her, marriage was a big step and she had to be pushed. I put pressure on her and turned on all my persuasive charm. Finally, after more dithering, she agreed.
