Death by the Mistletoe (26 page)

“Oh, James!” she cried.

He caught her to him, trying hard not to hurt her.

“They didn’t” he was beginning.

She shook her head.

“They treated me well … Oh, don’t let us speak of it any more for ever and ever.”

He did not fail to kiss her, this time.

After a while he said:

“Eileen, come on! We’ll go down to the shore. Remember that day? … Darling, I’ve got such a lot of things to tell you.”

“All right, James.” A twinkle came into her eyes. “But before you come out with me you must comb that mop of hair. It’s terrible!”

“Which,” remarked the editor of the
Campbeltown
Gazette
, “is the third time you’ve said that!”

“And I don’t suppose it will be the last,” whispered Eileen, and she kissed his cheek lightly.

*

On the following day, Friday,
The
Times
again used a set of banner headlines.

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