Clementine (17 page)
Authors: Cherie Priest
Tags: #Fantasy - General, #Science Fiction, #Action & Adventure, #Science Fiction & Fantasy, #Fiction - Espionage, #Mystery & Detective, #Fiction, #Fantasy, #Fugitive slaves, #Spy stories, #Thrillers, #Steampunk fiction, #General, #Thriller, #American Science Fiction And Fantasy
Maria planted her feet and folded her arms, daring anyone to argue with her.
Croggon Beauregard Hainey put his face in his hand, and his body began to quiver as the laugh he meant to hide worked its way up, and out, and into the bridge of the
Free Crow
. He laughed louder and harder than he’d ever laughed in his life; and before long, Maria Isabella Boyd joined him with a devious smile.
TELEGRAM FROM LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, TO CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
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CLEMENTINE SAFELY REACHED DESTINATION AND DELIVERED CARGO TO SANATORIUM STOP FATE OF HAINEY AND CREW UNKNOWN STOP WILL RETURN TO CHICAGO BY TRAIN TOMORROW MORNING AND AWAIT MY NEXT ASSIGNMENT STOP I BELIEVE THIS JOB SUITS ME QUITE WELL AND I THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY STOP