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Show - 171 - was going to take them to the Mexican .ship? The authorities could find no trace of it anywhere." The old man looked at her and sardonically smiled. "That was the least of my problems. I simply turned on the ignition key and started the car rolling down the incline and it was in the-creek, into the deep hole and out of sight in a moment. The stupid police must have passed it scores of times, yet did not have the sense to realize where it might be. At that point the water, is very deep and I knew that there would be no problem of it eve/ surfacing and being discovered. They were so anxious to convict my son of the murder of the young maiden they assumed that he had sailed with the ship out of the country. The passing years only made me more bitter at the tragic loss of the only one I really loved. I allowed my hate for the ghost maiden to fester like a sore because I blamed her and my only thoughts were for revenge. Yet, I have lived in guilt won-^ dering if I was doing the right thing in not revealing Dirk's death to her. But in my anger I wanted her to suffer as I did. "The next night, very late, when all were asleep, I dug a grave for Dirk and removed him from the secret hiding place in the wall. To this day, I remember the panic and fear I suffered that someone would discover my actions, but the great God helped me. From that day on I cultivated my little 'garden' with loving care." "Chang Lin, how could you take it upon yourself to be the judge in the tragic deaths of these two young people?" said Penny. She was beyond caring if she interrupted his story, and she could not hold back any longer. The old man's voice was so low that they could hardly make out what he was saying. "Throughout the long years I have asked myself why I did this. that the girl But I know now that I was obsessed with the thought/ had betrayed Dirk, and I wanted my revenge, for he was the only person who had treated me with kindness and respect. |