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None were appropriate. st tLih was 2 wovdgs Qeoestevy house thar stead uapreteationsly by a dirt road these hears west of New half-hour norheast af Scaaaton, Menesyl,, Jack Dad keg a high-school athtete 15 The hous was owned by a New York | Nevinla, ‘They capected her call hy Saterdsy Afteenoce bart Hale plane wis sical ist Saturday. Jack bistenest Ge the midio. Flere was ite mes of Parily’s appreclicisi ‘at that did not calor bine df ule fyds were hay ambush, Uhete wouk! be a news bbschaut. ty Sunday neon Fatty sill bal uot pliosed, Theeg 1 nad beeo a, preatranged Ceactline, HT she dite’t call by ; five o'vdock Sumlay afterncan, they be Sure she'd heen cauphi. At five mimuts to five the phone mon, “Hi,” said Emily cheery, “we're in Towa.” Envitly and her companion bad misunderstand the 7 signal, They thouzht the plan was for hee 10 cal} ot ee SR te TOO PL So Ta eta ve Pee IF qt cap totem Te en ao weed Ney em fo cedar sT45 its te P ércam \ had been oulfitted in new clothes to help them blead Hx, bad {into Middle America. Their hair Lad been neatly onion. ¢ iimmed and combed, The new disguises passed Uicir out of | first test with encouraging ease when Bill happened to watk past the captain of the Oakland police “Red Squad,” a unit set up to monilor Bay Area radicals. “I a ne almost fell over when 1 saw him,” Bul told the others “une wed , back ot thie hidcout, “But be just glanced at me and York | Kept right on walking.” _ snation | "The next major problea: was transportation, Too phonz, | many wanted posters had been circulated ta risk ait lor ‘ Plancs or trains, They would have 10 split wp and ; Gavel by cur, Bilt and Emily would get rides {rom : tun friends, But Jack would fiave to chaviicur Matty. + Nane of their other friendy was willing to crive 3000 2 miles with the most famous fugilive in the county. Sacks curiosity outweighed his fears. He wanted _asswers to the questions that had been nagging him. . 7? Why had Pauy converted te the SLA? Had she been tursused? Or brainwashed? Or way she stil a hostipe? Wt She hal been the most hostile to Scott's demand that “Were - the tugitives Uisurus sad ale had yet te speak a friendly P~We re ; werd Io him. But maybe that was 3 ploy to fool the sen wt Harsines, Once free of then, she might wanl 10 relurn “ auy * lo hee pareaty and boyfriend, ‘ wethe 5 Esnily and her escart loti on Friday night. The fu- th i2 J paler AV throvgh an- KUL deagner that peated, “f want to go where my fricnds are gaing.” Patty eyed Jack suspiciously. She was ready to bolt if he turned the cor toward Hillsborough. Jack's embarrassment rushed across his face. He rammed ihe pear shift into first and silently resumed theic journey cast. Patty stayed in her cornee of the car ond held herself rigidly, as if waiting for Jack to apologize. He offered smath alk, umvilling -t@ concede her opinion that he had blen- dered ingxcusably, The tension building between them kept them both awake. They were in Reno before Jack suguested stopping for slecp. Putty nodded assent. She stayed in the car while Jack registered for a motel ream. The room was furnished with only one bed, Patty gave a wary glance to itand thea to Jack. . “E don't want you to get the wrong idea about me,” he tried to reassure her. “1 got a room with one bed because we're registered as a married couple. Dut J don't want you to think you have to have sex with me, In fact, | don't think we shoutd have sex, I don't want you to feel later that you were cecreed in any way. All I'd Jike is to have 3 warm hady next to me.” The hardness around Pauy’s mouth soficned and she smiled fur the first time since he’d mel her, ~Don't worry ahout it, Um not into sex with anybody right now. blaved Cuje too much, . . 2” Cujo — Wille Wotte ~-had been killed in Los Angetes. They went to bed exhausted aad [ell into an uncasy sleep. The next day Matty ate her meals in the car. Even standing in line ata MePonuld’s was 3 tisk, Millions had seen her picture on the evening ucws and the cover of Newsweek of heard lyr soft, distinctive voice wn tadiv browdcase af the SEA cunmnunignts. For most ef the previous Cuar munths she had been cuoped up inside. Her excursions wutsale gwice had, coded in gunfire. Naw she was driving across country already had employed more agcnts thun any other civilian case. { { ' l quar before. 's J 8 4 ion . cay fren wha wanted S260 for a sunimer's fenl t five an Sunday, iif statted to rebuke Eauily for breach - a Mp hi wrote a cheek and phoned Jack. . | of orders. But he was loo relieved to haar she was , : Jack's schedule alo had been heclic. The fugitives { safe. “Stay strony, We'll see you in about a week,” , An hour later Jack and Patty were on the - _ - = = feecway outside Nerkeley. Fhey were ciesed ; ., 4 Pui vie yas GOYA Boo pay at im sportis clothes and carried tennis rackets . “lt Re a VY 2 ad ve 5 ed 72 Fim LAY - as the bach Jedue af their car. Tenants rack- ‘ , t > ToT a7 * ets somchow scemed a perfect complement robs ire wie WY EA ton ree Sr O3yF lee any well-mannered disgung., They were , os CHOstee Rie “ acaetiet Nt still only acrosy tie bay from the Hidsbor- : . 4 ~ + a.) é 1) on ouch mansion where site grew up. As fir os HM] yas Pe maT iy (Ao Bq way 2% s aie sal S uae | Samaywies are POL Weel MAaMy Jack knew this wae the first tune since her roe S wD Ae “D ens as kidnapping thet Patly had been awsy from Oye POETS eGOsiiais med Hi ssIe the SLA. He stepped the car and awkwardly : cites K Qsty- “A 330 A ante began a conversation he'd been rehearsing wt : . £ fis Pet) ¥. asi “ayot z ~~ ' in his mind. ‘ tSSv + Read Of estes Oc WAS 2 APGS&e - “Dlcase don't take this the wrong way. : Bee *. te y : s = 73 ' But | want you to know that Vn willing io , . enh AY PUPS ANC Syevisgnes ayy drive You anywhere you want to Zo. You . ina Us Be aS Adana Be 4 ASS Weide Od 5 don't have lo go to Pennsylvania. TH lake ' t . ror Tasty ond je . you anywhere...” . . | PERS EE eq Oui Tae argale nag Jaci Pauy looked incecdutaus. She shifted into Bo! . x “ . ” et a corner of the car farthest from Jack. a T eci< Spars at tie Celie He wasn't sute how to interpeet her fear. 4 i 3 > eens eee “You can go anywhere you want,” he re- 1 “