condensed master

Will Bonner
as Gerald moved towards the front of the shop. Will spoke to him as he passed.
"Get into the pick-up and start the motor," he ordered, and Gerald increased
his pace towards the door. Addressing all his attention to the fat man's accomplice,
and with a wave of the derringer Will commanded, "get outside!"
The look on the man's face changed to surprise, and he showed reluctance to
leave. Will thrust the gun forward at arm's length to reinforce his demand and he
moved quickly towards the open door through which Gerald was now
disappearing.
Turning to the fat man Will made his departing remark. "If you tell anyone,
you'll be visited by the police and the feds." The fat man nodded his head,
indicating that he understood. Pocketing the derringer Will joined the others
outside, Gerald had started the pick-up and the fat man's accomplice was standing
on the sidewalk, showing no signs of escaping.
"Get into the car," Will ordered, and once inside he spoke to Gerald. "Head
for the harbour front as quick as you can." As they sped away Will looked across
at Gerald, he looked tense but showed no other signs of distress. This was
probably the first time he had experienced the close proximity of danger and Will
was surprised that he had survived it without incident.
"What are you going to do with me?" The fat man's accomplice spoke in a
fearful, questioning voice.
"That all depends on you. If you tell anyone what happened here today we'll
dump the fed's on you, and you'll probably finish up in jail for a very long time."
"No, my brother and me wouldn't dare do that, we've got to keep out of
trouble." Will was taken aback. So this was the fat man's brother, who would
have believed it? They looked totally different, but this made things much easier.
As brothers, they were bound to protect each other, Will calculated.
"Pull up right here." Gerald brought the vehicle to a screeching halt. The fat
man's brother scrambled to get out, and Will watched him running back up the
street as fast as his stocky legs would carry him.
Will could feel the adrenalin still flowing and his legs were beginning to shake.
He pressed down on his knees to try and stop the tremor. "Don't go back to Aki's
place yet, let's go down to Waikiki beach and sit for awhile."
Gerald nodded in agreement. "I'll get some coke and sandwiches."
Will looked across at him noticing his hands gripping the steering wheel like a
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