"Am I I ill? You"ve been seeing hobgobblins and vampires and zombies and werewolves and, and, G.o.d only knows what else, and ill? You"ve been seeing hobgobblins and vampires and zombies and werewolves and, and, G.o.d only knows what else, and you"re you"re asking asking me me who is ill?" who is ill?"
"Perhaps you"d like to sit down in the shade, sir?" Norris suggested.
Colonel Piper went wandering off, muttering to himself. He was very, very glad he was retiring that year. Most happy.
A Louisiana State Health officer, who asked to remain anonymous, offered to make a suggestion.
"I wish somebody would," Governor Andrews said.
"A water-borne bacteria, sir. Somebody poisoned the water supply. I would suggest we get the bodies buried as quickly as possible and then seal off the town."
Governor Andrews looked at Father Javotte. "You don"t like that idea, Father?"
"Burn them," the priest said.
"Father Javotte!" Governor Andrew said. "This is not the dark ages. I can"t give any orders to burn human bodies."
"You"ll live to regret it," the priest warned.
The tone of the priest"s voice caused the governor to shudder.
Thousands of pictures were taken, of the dead humans, the cats, the Beasts, the b.l.o.o.d.y stakes, the torn bodies. Senior State Troopers from all over the state were called in to body-bag the dead.
The press was squalling to be allowed in.
They were kept out while helicopters hovered above the town to prevent light aircraft from doing any flybys.
Those residents of Becancour who had been caught in limbo were interviewed. They could remember nothing. They didn"t even know what day it was. They were confused and disoriented.
The President of the United States called the governor of Louisiana.
"What"s going on down there?" the President asked.
"Voodoo, black magic, devil worship, zombies, werewolves," the governor replied.
There was a long pause from Washington, D. C. Then the President laughed. "Well, that"s what you get when you have such a large percentage of registered Democrats."
The governor, a Democrat, said, "I suppose that is as good an explanation as any, Mister President."
26.
"Where will you go and what will you do?" Father Javotte asked Sam and Nydia.
Little Sam and Dog were in the car, waiting.
"We will go wherever there is a need for our services," Nydia said. "We will do what has to be done."
"I don"t have to tell either of you that it isn"t over here."
"It will never be over here, Padre," Sam said. "We didn"t get them all. But you will. You and Tony and Sonny and Don and the others. You"ve got a fight ahead of you."
Javotte nodded his head. "I wish you all would stay. We could use your help."
"You don"t need us," Nydia told him. "You all know who they are. They"ll surface again."
They were all conscious of Lula and Jules leaning against a building, watching them.
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And somewhere back in the dark bayous...
...a big panther screamed.
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