The 22nd Secret (35 page)

“
You m
a
ke
a
sound
a
nd
I
’
ll
c
rush
e
v
e
r
y
bone
in
y
our
ha
nd.
I
w
a
nt a p
r
iva
t
e
me
e
t
i
n
g
with just
y
ou, Tino. Oth
e
r
w
is
e
,
I
’m
g
oi
n
g
to ha
v
e
to f
i
ght
m
y
w
a
y
out of
h
e
r
e
.
I
f
i
g
u
r
e
I
g
ot a thir
t
y p
e
r
c
e
nt
c
h
a
n
c
e
. You th
re
e
g
ot
z
e
ro. Wh
a
t’s it
g
oing
to be
?
”

“
W
h
a
t do
y
ou
w
a
nt wi
t
h me?
You
’
re
f
rom
L
os A
l
a
mo
s
. Th
a
t
m
ea
ns this h
a
s so
m
e
th
i
ng
to do with
t
he
m
i
l
i
ta
r
y
.
W
e
don
’
t de
a
l
i
n tr
ea
son. Y
o
u know th
a
t.”

“
You d
ea
l wi
t
h the Chin
e
se
a
n
d
, with
t
h
e
ir h
e
l
p
,
w
h
a
t
I
g
ot
will
make
y
ou
a
nd
me bi
l
l
i
on
s
. G
e
t rid of th
e
se
id
i
ots and let
’
s talk.”
H
e
n
r
y
sq
u
ee
z
e
d
F
r
a
nki
e
’s h
a
nd
a
s ha
r
d
a
s
h
e
c
ould. The
sound of b
r
e
a
king
bon
e
s
w
a
s follow
e
d
b
y
a
s
c
re
a
m of
a
g
o
n
y
a
s
F
r
a
nkie
f
e
ll
to h
i
s kn
ee
s.
W
i
t
h the qui
c
kn
e
ss and g
ra
c
e
of a
ca
t
H
e
n
r
y
w
a
s be
h
ind h
i
m
, st
i
ll
l
o
oking
c
ol
d-
e
y
e
d
a
t Tino, with
t
he
g
un tr
a
i
n
e
d on his
f
o
re
h
e
a
d
. He
w
r
a
pp
e
d his f
r
e
e
a
rm
a
rou
n
d
F
r
a
nki
e
’s n
e
c
k pick
e
d him
up
a
nd d
r
a
gg
e
d him
to a
c
o
r
n
e
r of
the
room
a
s
F
r
a
nkie h
e
ld his
c
rush
e
d
a
nd b
l
ee
di
n
g h
a
nd.

“
You
g
ot
m
a
y
be
f
ive
s
e
c
onds to d
ec
id
e
,”
H
e
n
r
y
s
a
id, using
F
ranki
e
’s li
m
p bo
d
y
a
s
a shield.
“
Your
men h
e
a
rd
the s
c
re
a
m.
W
h
e
n th
i
s door op
e
n
s
,
y
ou b
e
t
t
e
r m
a
k
e
the
r
i
g
ht de
c
is
i
on or
I
’m in
a
h
e
ll
of a
mess
a
n
d
y
ou
’
re
d
e
a
d.”

The
door
sudd
e
n
l
y
fl
e
w
op
e
n. One
of
T
in
o
’s m
e
n
burst in
t
o the
r
oo
m
. He
f
roze
a
t
t
he si
g
ht of Tino
a
nd his
p
a
r
t
n
e
r, standi
n
g
with r
a
i
s
e
d
h
a
nds.
He
f
roze
a
nd swi
v
e
led his h
ea
d surv
e
y
i
n
g
t
h
e
r
oo
m
.

“
Don
’
t
m
ov
e
,”
Tino
s
a
id
ca
l
m
l
y
.
“
Don
’
t a
n
y
o
n
e
move a
muscl
e
.
Mr.
L
o
a
n
d
I
a
re
g
oi
n
g to have
a
priv
a
t
e
me
e
t
i
n
g now. M
r
.
L
o
, how
w
ou
l
d
y
ou l
i
ke
us to pr
o
c
ee
d
f
rom this poin
t
?
”

“
T
e
ll
y
o
u
r m
e
n to
g
o b
ac
k to
t
h
e
ir ta
b
le
in
t
he
main din
i
ng
r
oom
a
nd don
’
t
t
r
y
a
n
y
th
i
n
g stup
i
d.
L
ea
v
e
us alone t
i
l
l
th
e
y
s
e
e
y
ou
c
ome ou
t
.”

“
You h
e
a
rd him. G
e
t out
a
nd st
a
y
ou
t
,”
Tino ord
er
e
d. The
man slow
l
y
b
a
c
k
e
d out of the room
a
nd
c
losed the
d
oo
r
.

“
Now
w
h
a
t
?
”
he
a
sked.

“
T
e
ll
that
g
u
y
to p
i
c
k up
m
y
bri
ef
ca
s
e
a
nd
c
a
r
e
fully
put
i
t on
t
he
tabl
e
.”

“Do it.” Tino nodd
e
d
a
nd
the m
a
n did so.

“
Now
tell h
i
m
t
o
c
ome
o
v
e
r h
e
r
e
a
nd
g
e
t
F
r
a
nkie
a
nd h
e
lp h
i
m out
of h
e
r
e
.
”
H
e
n
r
y
n
e
v
e
r took
t
he
g
un or
his cold
s
ta
r
e
off
Tino.
The
man
p
ut h
i
s a
r
m a
r
ound
F
r
a
nk
i
e
a
nd op
e
n
e
d the doo
r
.
“
T
e
ll
y
o
u
r
f
r
i
e
nds
I
’m k
e
e
ping
F
rankie
’
s
g
u
n
, just
to
m
a
ke
sure
y
ou
st
a
y
a
w
a
y
f
r
om
m
e
.
”

“
Y
e
s, sir.”
F
r
a
nkie
a
nd t
h
e
man
wa
lked out of
t
h
e
r
oom and the
door
c
losed
b
e
hind
t
h
e
m.

“
S
it
ov
e
r h
e
r
e
,
” H
e
n
r
y
s
a
id. He
h
e
ld
t
he
g
un p
e
r
fe
c
t
l
y
st
i
l
l
.
Tino k
e
pt bo
t
h
a
rms
ra
ised
a
nd st
a
r
e
d
a
t H
e
n
r
y
,
who
g
e
stu
r
e
d with
t
he
g
un t
o
w
a
rd the
c
h
a
ir
c
losest
t
o
the doo
r
. Tino
quick
l
y s
a
t down. H
e
n
r
y
w
a
lked
a
round
the t
a
ble
a
nd s
a
t
a
c
ross
f
rom Tin
o
, then so
f
t
l
y
set the
g
un down
b
y
his r
i
g
ht hand. Tino l
o
ok
e
d
a
t H
e
n
r
y
’
s
c
a
l
m
, sm
i
l
i
ng
fa
c
e.