Escape From Big Muddy – Eric Wilson

“I’m glad you’re interested in history— good for you! Find a parking place, Arrow. The en¬ trance to the tunnels is at the next comer.” * * * We parked in the heart of historic Moose Jaw. Many buildings were brick two-storeys with flat roofs. Win¬ dows and doorways were arched in red brick.

A sign read OK FOODS OK. Across a dusty parking lot, a faded advertisement on an old building invited us to visit THE BLUE STORE MEN’S WEAR. At the tunnel entrance, Candy said goodbye to us. “I’ve got errands to run before we leave Moose Jaw.” She kissed Arrow’s cheek. “See you later, handsome.” As I exchanged a glance with Marie, Smollett gave Candy a sulky look.

“What about our meal at Pizza Hut?” “I’m not hungry.” “I confess I’m disappointed, Candy.” “Another time, okay?” As Candy hurried away, we entered a building where a sign said TUNNELS OF LITTLE CHICAGO. While Smollett purchased tickets, Marie and I checked out the gift shop with Arrow. Other tourists joined us, and then we were escorted into the tunnels. The history was explained by a friendly guide as she took us along dusty, narrow passages where bare light- bulbs fought the gloom. The tunnels were narrow but high, so we didn’t need to stoop.

“The CPR brought workers from China to help construct the railway,” she said, her words echoing between the stone walls. “The Chinese workers built these tunnels to hide from racist thugs in the streets. Most of Moose Jaw’s Chinese restaurants were connected by the tunnels.” We entered a large room with tables and chairs. “Later on, others discovered the tunnels,” the guide ex¬ plained.

“Some people actually lived down here.”

Books by Eric Wilson The Tom and Liz Austen Mysteries 1. Murder on The Canadian 2. Vancouver Nightmare 3. The Case of the Golden Boy 4. Disneyland Hostage 5. The Kootenay Kidnapper 6. Vampires of Ottawa 7. Spirit in the Rainforest 8. The Green Gables Detectives 9. Code Red at the Supermall 10. Cold Midnight in Vieux Quebec 11. The Ice Diamond Quest 12. The Prairie Dog Conspiracy 13. The St. Andrews Werewolf 14. The Inuk Mountie Adventure 15. Escape from Big Muddy Also available by Eric Wilson Summer of Discovery The Unmasking of ’Ksan Terror in Winnipeg The Lost Treasure of Casa Loma The Ghost of Lunenburg Manor Escape from Bis Muddy A Liz Austen Mystery by ERIC WILSON £ HarperCollmsPublishersLtd The author appreciates the kind assistance of Saskatchewan Tourism.

Special thanks to Flo Connolly and Sadie Whitemoon, and to each person who has helped by commenting on early drafts. As in his other mysteries, Eric Wilson writes here about imaginary people in a real landscape. Find Eric Wilson at http://hypbus.com/ewilson/ ESCAPE FROM BIG MUDDY. Copyright © 1997 by Eric Hamilton Wilson. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without prior written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in reviews.

For information address HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, Suite 2900, Hazelton Lanes, 55 Avenue Road, Toronto, Canada M5R 3L2. http:/ / www.harpercollins.com/Canada HarperCollins books may be purchased for educational, business, or sales promotional use. For information please write: Special Markets Department, HarperCollins Canada, 55 Avenue Road, Suite 2900, Toronto, Ontario M5R 3L2. First published in hardcover by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd: 1997 First published in paperback by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd: 1998 Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data Wilson, Eric Escape from big muddy (A Liz Austen mystery) ISBN 0-00-648185-X I.

Title. II. Series: Wilson, Eric. A Liz Austen mystery. PS8595.I583E82 jC813,.54 C97-931252-3 PZ7.W54Es 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 OPM 10 987654321 Printed and bound in the United States cover design: Richard Bingham cover and chapter illustrations: Richard Row logo photograph: Lawrence McLagan This book is dedicated with affection to my friend Chris Patrick and to the memory of master storyteller Robert Louis Stevenson Elizabeth Kean Austen has an important decision to make.

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