FEAR AT GLENBOGLE – PART 3

Very early in the morning Lexie woke up. She thought she heard something. She listened "Was that Rosy, can't be possible, she's asleep". Lexie couldn't sleep anymore and went to the kitchen for a cup of coffee. For another time she tried to reach Archie. Nothing. Where can he be? She couldn't think at the fact that he was in danger or death!

Molly also awakened very early and came into the kitchen. The two women looked at each other not knowing what to do." I can't call the police, they would think that I'm crazy" Lexie said. "Lexie, wait, Archie will call you as soon as he can." "But Molly, he should have called already and I can't reach him on his phone. I'm afraid something is wrong". Molly wrapped her arms around her. "Everything will be all right, you will see". Both had tears in their eyes.

"I'll get Golly, he'll have a solution I think". "Okay, I'll see if Rosy is awake". Lexie went to the room of her daughter. She opened the door and looked around it. "Morning my little... Rosy, where are you? " It couldn't be possible that she came out of her bed alone at her age.

Then suddenly Lexie saw a letter in Rosy's bed. " If you want the baby back: 500,000 pounds the day after tomorrow 7.00 a.m. on the big flat stone at the other side of the loch. NO POLICE! " Again in letters out a newspaper pasted on a piece of paper. Lexie gave a loud scream and fainted.

At the same time Molly and Golly came in into the house. Molly ran as fast she could upon the stairs. Golly behind her. She saw the door of Rosy's room was open and that Lexie lay on the floor. "Lexie, what happened, where is Rosy" Molly looked around in the baby's room. "Oh no" Golly read what was on the letter. In the mean time Lexie awakened and started crying. "Why, who hates me so much. First my husband, where is he, and now my little girl". "Lexie I know how you feel but its time for action now. Please don't cry anymore and help me to find them back. I have an idea. Is it possible for you to get that money? "

"For me alone not that amount, why? " "Listen," said Golly and told Lexie and Molly what to do.

PART 4

A young woman left her apartment with a baby in her arms. At the same time her neighbor came home.

"Hey, I didn't know that you have a baby, hi, hi little girl" the neighbor pointed the baby at her nose. The baby looked at the two strange faces before her and started crying. "She isn't mine, it's my little niece. I have her for a couple of days, but I just would go walking with her."

The woman went to the park and let the baby play in the sandbox.

"It was very easy to kidnap you out of that big house. No one heard or saw me. But where is that father of you. I hate him. If I ever see him again I kill him. I shall never forget what he did to me. To leave me alone after all those years. For that other one. To fall in love with his housekeeper, how could he. I thought to be rich, to be Mrs. Laird and what am I now, nothing. I live in that little apartment just big enough for myself and have to work to earn my money. I hope he'll give me the money I asked for. I am sure he'll do it for you".

The little girl threw some sand in the hair of the woman and laughed with her whole face. The woman smiled back and took the girl with her to walk further.

Golly had made a packet of some money with pieces of paper between it. Long before the time mentioned on the letter he put it on the flat stone. He hided himself after a big tree a little further.

Exactly at 7.00 a.m. a car stopped. Golly looked around the tree and saw a person walking to the place looking around if no one was there. Golly couldn't see if it was a man or a woman. For another time the last weeks there was something wrong with his eyes. Without making any noise he approached that person. Suddenly he felt over a tree stump. "Aww", he had hurt his knee. Of course the other person heard him. He ran back to the car and drove fast away. Golly hobbled after him.

Too late. He looked around if he heard or saw a glimpse of little Rosy. It was totally quiet. Then he saw that the person had lost the packet with money.

How must he tell it to Lexie and Molly that he had failed. With leaden feet and hobbling he returned home.