Tom Brooks

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“The Brown-Leather Suitcase” by Tom Brooks

Submitted to Contest #176

“Are you sure this is a good idea, Matthew?” “Yes," the boy said. “I’m with you. I’m not saying I’m not with you. But you know, if we are caught, they will arrest us. And if you fail —” “I know what happens, Captain Stark,” he said. The captain stared at him for a second, and then stood up. “Very well. We leave as soon as the wind changes.” Stark gave the boy one last searching look, as if trying to solve a riddle he couldn’t quite understand, and then he shook his head and walked out into the hallway, leaving Matthew alone in his ...

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