In the Course of Time

Stan Mason

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Gus is twenty years old and his life was just beginning even though he had a long start by reason of experience and there was also the remote possibility of the crown of Sweden in his sights! This is the third book in the series from exciting author Stan Mason.

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• Thriller

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• Publié par: Andrews UK
• Date de parution: 12 novembre 2014
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781785380501
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Fron Maer ........................................................... î Tile Page ........................................................ i PublisHer Informaion ................................... ii

ïn he Course O Tîme - Book hree ................ 1 CHaper One .................................................. 1 CHaper Two ................................................ 12 CHaper hree .............................................. 32 CHaper Four ............................................... 54 CHaper Five ................................................ 72 CHaper Six .................................................. 93 CHaper Seven............................................ 109 CHaper EigH............................................. 127 CHaper Nine ............................................. 144 CHaper Ten ............................................... 159 CHaper Eleven .......................................... 175 CHaper Twelve.......................................... 193 CHaper hireen ....................................... 207 CHaper Foureen ...................................... 222 CHaper Fiteen.......................................... 233

Back Maer .......................................................238 Also Available ............................................ 238

IN THE COURSE OF TIME BOOK THREE

by San Mason

Publiser Informaion

Pubîsed în 2014 by Andrews UK îmîed www.andrewsuk.com

he rîg o San Mason o be îdenîIed as e Auor o îs work as been assered by îm în accordance wî e Copyrîg, Desîgns and Paens Ac 1998

Copyrîg © 2014 San Mason

A rîgs reserved. No par o îs pubîcaîon may be reproduced, sored în a rerîeva sysem, or ransmîed, în any orm or by any means wîou e prîor wrîen permîssîon o e pubîser, nor be oerwîse cîrcuaed în any orm o bîndîng or cover oer an a în wîc î îs pubîsed and wîou a sîmîar condîîon beîng împosed on e subsequen purcaser. Any person wo does so may be îabe o crîmîna prosecuîon and cîvî caîms or damages.

A caracers appearîng în îs work are Icîîous. Any resembance o rea persons, îvîng or dead, îs purey coîncîdena.

Caper One

ï was 1951 and e evens a ook pace consîsed o moîves a ranged rom pure anger o rusraîon wî an eemen o jeaousy. here was no oer reason wy î appened. Rîcards was sîîng a e abe în e kîcen o îs rened aparmen wî a bank see o paper în ron o îm. He ad been marrîed o Sea or amos ree years; e worsîpped er, knew a e good and bad îngs abou er and e adored er beauîu ace and eegan Igure. Ye în e passîon o a mîd-îe crîsîs, e sufered a braînsorm. ïn a momen o seer supîdîy, e suddeny desîred a sor-skîred eenager wî a arge bosom orced îno a sma-sîzed bouse and came o e concusîon a se coud saîsy îm or e res o îs îe. No surprîsîngy, e afaîr was î-conceîved and ased ony a ew weeks. A ory-eîg years o age, îry years er senîor, î was opeess or e young woman was merey deveopîng er sexuaîy. To er a men were excîîng, especîay ose wîîng o ave înîmae sex wî er. Unîke Howard owever se vîew e reaîonsîp as epemera. He was er seppîng-sone or beer îngs o come. Wen se et îm or a young andsome îe-guard, Howard rîed o pursue er bu î was poîness. Poor Howard. He ound îmse et aone wî reLecîons o îs supîdîy, avîng et îs wîe wo e now waned o ove and cerîs as e ad done în e eary days o eîr marrîage... bu man îs aed o go orwards and no backwards. Wa was done was done and no one coud ever cange î! He sared beaky ou o e wîndow one mornîng, he dîvorce acîon beîng aken by îs wîe was sî runnîng and î woud

be a mon beore se receîved er Decree Nîsî, bu one îng was ceraîn... eîr marrîage was over! He ad been în e army durîng e war desîgnîng bombs o a sîzes. Some rîends wo sympaîsed wî îm în îs dîemma od îm, în addîîon, a îs paramour ad no gone wî a îe-savîng însrucor bu wî a soîcîor caed Gus Ekand. He cared îe weer or no î was rue. ï was so easy o bame someone ese or one’s îndîscreîons and e soîcîor became îs arge. ïn îs ormened mînd, e beîeved a e ad e means o drîve a wedge beween em. However e rumour was enîrey unrue. he resu semmîng rom e desîgn o a bomb made îs împac sîx days aer. Howard managed o smugge î îno Gus’s oice by masqueradîng as a posman and akîng e devîce o î’s arge poîn. As soon as e soîcîor enered e oice, e înended o deonae e devîce. ï was Wednesday, wen normay dozens o peope were passîng by e oice ye î was ony by cance a no one în e vîcînîy was ur or kîed wen e bomb wen of. he exposîon rîpped ou e ron o e buîdîng demoîsîng Gus’s oice enîrey. Amîd e gîan coud o dus and smoke, a grea gapîng oe appeared în e Hîg Sree. oose sone, brîckwork, gass, wood and pavemen Lew îno e aîr as e exposîon eruped o cascade îno e sree or a dîsance o a undred yards. he resu was a compee debace. Gus woud ave been în e oice a e îme and Howard coud see ony a sîouee în e rosed wîndow beîevîng î o be îm bu e was bady mîsaken. ï was e ouîne o Esîe McKay, Gus’s secreary, wo was îdyîng e papers on îs desk. Se was e ony casuay o e bas bu, unorunaey or er, î was aa. Gus was saved by a mînor mîssîon o mercy, He ad seen an od ady sruggîng of a bus wî a oad o soppîng bags. He sopped îs car and drove er o er ome. he ac o kîndness saved îs îe! An ambuance arrîved sory and wo men paced e body o Esîe McKay on a srecer, coverîng î wî a banke and oadîng î îno e veîce. Howard Rîcards waced rom e dîsance,

convînced a e dead person was îs vîcîm. ï was no unî e read e eadînes o e evenîng newspaper a e reaîsed e ad kîed e wrong person. Nursîng mena paîn and ormen, e eaded or e raîway saîon ï was dark wen e go ere. He waked amos a mîe aong e rack and waîed or e nex raîn o arrîve. Wen î came, e raîn was speedîng a Ity mîes an our wî smoke puing rom îs sînge cîmney. he momen e saw a man sandîng on e racks, e drîver sammed on e brakes bu î was oo ae. he sîckenîng sound o Les and bone beîng crused agaîns e see raîs was os în e roar o e engîne. Howard Rîcards was no onger roubed by îs probems. He et no suîcîde no, od no one o îs înenîons, and passed away wîou any îdenîIcaîon on îs person. ïn e eyes o e auorîîes, e was a vagran wo ad dîed roug mîsadvenure. he poîce woud no wase any îme keepîng e Ie open. He ad been kîed în an accîden and woud remaîn anonymous or ever!

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Jeremy Banks was urîous. As e senîor parner în Banks & Ekand e was exremey angry a e damage done o îs propery, e dîsrupîon caused by e exposîon, and e murder o one o îs saf. He demanded a u învesîgaîon and soug urer proecîon rom e poîce în case î appened agaîn. However Gus camed îm down eîng îm a ey were uy însured and a e damage woud be paîd or în due course. Gus îmse preerred o keep a ow proIe especîay as e was abou o sand as a candîdae în e Genera Eecîon. He was sad abou îs secreary. Se ad been nearîng er sîxîe bîrday, a carîng epu woman wî a srong sense o umour. No one woud orge er and, wîou excepîon, ey a waned o see er kîer broug o jusîce. However ey were o be denîed... e îdenîy o e murderer was never dîscovered. Gus kep îs anger under resraîn. ï was a îme o swaow ard, o reorganîse, and o aow îe o conînue în e norma

way. ïnevîaby, î was e way o naure. Ye e încîden dîd creae cange. Banks recognîsed a îs parner woud be absen or ong perîods rom e Irm î e were eeced a e Genera Eecîon so e ook a new ega assîsan on board by e name o Sam ockwood. A e îme, none o em was aware o e împac o a appoînmen. Samana Sor was a e poîn o avîng an îdenîy crîsîs. Se was born o a workîng-cass amîy în e Eas End o ondon bu ad împroved er educaîon and secrearîa skîs by aendîng evenîng casses reguary. ïn due course, se ound empoymen wî a oca ega Irm as a secreary, bu er ambîîons ranged îger... ar îger. Se waned o prove erse by becomîng a soîcîor wî a er ear and sou. However, în 1951, emae soîcîors were exremey ew and ar beween. ï was a man’s provînce and women were no regarded as beîng adequae or e asks a came aong. A a îme, ere were more women barrîsers an emae soîcîors wîc added o e probem. Ater a, women were requîred o cook, was, sew, cean, bear cîdren, and care or eîr edery ok. hey ad no îme o become soîcîors es aone quaîy or e ask. As a resu, î was pracîcay împossîbe or a woman o ener e ega proessîon a a reasonabe eve. A weny-one years o age, Samana was exremey prey, wî dark brown aîr and deep-brown eyes. Se ad e advanage o îg ceekbones wîc gave er a sîgy orîena expressîon, enancîng er beauy. Se ad become e arge o sexua arassmen rom er superîor în e aw Irm were se worked, avîng o sufer îs consan aenîon, îs pîncîng o er boom, and îs oucîng o er în varîous paces accordîng o îs wîm. Wen î became împossîbe o oerae îs acîons any more, se endered er resîgnaîon. He became very angry and reused o gîve er a good reerence causîng Samana o revîew er sîuaîon. Se woud now sar a new career, no as a ega secreary, bu as a soîcîor. he Irs sage was o wrîe o a number o ega pracîces bu î was amos ceraîn ey woud reuse

o empoy a woman. ïn order o succeed, se woud ave o do someîng drasîc... someîng enîrey dîferen o convînce e ega word a se was wor er sa... even î î was ourageous. Se ran roug a number o scenarîos în er mînd o ry o esabîs a meod o approac. On eac occasîon, e Ina souîon meed away îke snow în warm sunsîne and se began o despaîr o resovîng e probem. ï appeared a se woud ave o Ind a job as a secreary, no necessarîy în a ega Irm. hen, one mornîng, se awoke eary rom an uncomorabe seep wî e mos obvîous answer sarîng a er în e ace. ï se waned o accompîs er ambîîon as a woman, se woud ave o preend a se was a man! Beore se sared ou on suc a venure, owever, ere were some maers o esabîs. Fîrsy, î was necessary o cange er name rom Samana Sor o Sam ockwood by Deed Po. Ater a, se appîed or e appoînmen o an Arîced Cerk wî our ega parnersîps. Her îmîng coud no ave been more perec. Howard Rîcards ad jus bown up e oices o Banks & Ekand, Gus was embarkîng on a poîîca career, and îs secreary ad jus been kîed, so ey arranged an înervîew or er. Samana dîscovered ere was now a o o do. Se waced e way men waked rom a dîsance and ow ey ed emseves, copyîng e acîons în ron o a mîrror în er bedroom. Se boug wo men’s suîs, a number o îes, mae underwear, soes and cuf-înks. Wen se dressed, se sared îno e mîrror o see a dîmînuîve man, Ive ee wo înces în eîg, wî a sma emînîne ace, ookîng îke a dîmînuîve geneman wî one excepîon... e sma mousace wîc se appîed wî gum Arabîc benea er nose. he rea secre was e aîr. ï ad o be cu sor... very sor... wî a parîng on one sîde. Uîmaey, o er dîsmay., of came er ong back resses wîc ad been grown roug e years. Now se ooked îke a man! A e înervîew, Banks was împressed by e young woman, beîevîng er o be a man. here was someîng bemusîng abou e appîcan bu e coudn’ pu îs Inger on î. Sam ockwood

was îneîgen, quîck-înkîng, and se was versed în many aspecs o e aw. As ar as e was concerned, se was an îdea candîdae. However ere was one împoran urde o jump. ï was up o îs parner o agree o empoy e appîcan. He needn’ ave concerned îmse or e momen a ey me, ey go on îke a ouse on Ire. Sam ad o înk and ac îke a man and assume a gruf voîce î se înended o acîeve er aîm. Her Acîes Hee were e wo împressîons în e obes o er ears wîc ad been pîerced o aow er o wear ear-rîngs bu e Les ad amos grown over em eavîng marks a were pracîcay învîsîbe. Mos dîscomorîng o a was e ac a se was unabe o wear perume însead o e band aroma o ater-save a se ad used. ï ended o make er voîce quîe gruf wîc suîed er purpose. By îs îme, e ron o e premîses ad been boarded up awaîîng e agreemen o e însurance company o underake repaîrs. Gus ad been aocaed a sma oice a e rear o e buîdîng so bo e empoyer and new appîcan sare a sparsey urnîsed room ogeer. ‘Te me abou yourse,’ învîed Gus, scannîng er ace cosey. He wasn’ sure a e mousace reay suîed er ace. Sam ad pracîsed e answer o îs quesîon many îmes în ron o e mîrror în er bedroom. ‘My amîy îve în Essex,’ se îed brazeny. ‘My aer’s an execuîve în e Ford Moor Company a Aveey were ey manuacure prooypes or new cars and rucks. ï wen o scoo a Basîdon and was empoyed în an oice deveopmen company. Some o e work învoved ega maers.’ ‘ïneresîng,’ e commened, urnîng over e cover o a manîa oder. ‘Wa appened o your reerences?’ ‘hey were soen,’ se conînued. ‘Burgars broke îno my aparmen în Basîdon and ook a my suf. ï’ arranged o ge new reerences bu î’ ake a îe wîe. ï ask you o ake me on rus.’ ‘Wa sporîng îneress do you oow?’ came e nex quesîon.