“If I do, I’ll call. I prefer to be alone with my husband.”
“Very well,” Mr. Livingston agreed, with a nod to Jack. “If you want us, we’ll be in our tent.”
Once well away from the cottage, the two discussed the abrupt dismissal.
“She was afraid her husband would spill something,” Jack declared.
“We might have learned a few things if we could have stayed,” Mr. Livingston agreed. “This convinces me Rhodes knows only too well what became of Corning. It was no casual kidnapping.”
“I’ll bet Rhodes paid Carlos to pull off that raid!” Jack replied. “He probably knows where Corning is held.”
“He may. But Rhodes’ position here would be most insecure should Corning escape and return.”
“So you figure if Rhodes planned the kidnapping, he’d want to see to it that your friend never got back?”
Mr. Livingston nodded soberly. “I’d think Corning already is out of the picture except for one thing.”
“What’s that, Hap?”