Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

           Someoneyelled,"Milligan!"

           Hefroze.

           Hedefused.

           TheshotmissedRagenasheturnedandjumpedintothekcreek.Thesecondshotalsomissed.Thenanother.Ragengrabbedabrokenbranchfromthecreekbed,scrambledupthebankand,usingthebranchasaclub,shatteredtherearwindowofthecarbeforeitspedoff.

           Hestoodthereforalongtime,tremblingwithrage.TheTeacherhadfrozenonthatbridge—weakandindecisive.Ifnotforhisownquickactiononthespot,theywouldallhavebeendead.

           Ragenwalkedbackslowlytothehospital,discussingwithAllenandArthurwhattodo.Dr.Caulhadtobetold.Hereinthehospital,theywereaneasytarget.Theycouldbefoundandkilledanytime.

           AllentoldDr.Caulaboutit.Furloughsfromthehospitalwerenowmoreimportantthanever,heargued,becausehehadtofindaplacethatwouldbesafeuntilhishearinginLancastertovacatehisguiltyplea.ThenhecouldarrangetoleaveOhioandgotoKentuckytobetreatedbyDr.CorneliaWilbur.

           "Itisimportant,"ArthurtoldAllen,"nottoreleasewordofthisattack.Ifthosemenreadnothingaboutitinthenewspapers,.theywillbeoffbalance.TheywillfearthatBillyisdoingsomething."

           "Dowetellthewriter?"Allenasked.

           "NoonebutDr.Caulmustknow,"Rageninsisted.

           "Well,theTeacherhashisregularoneo’clockappointmentwiththewriter.