The Road Through The Wall
Back Cover Text:A MARRIED WOMAN PROWLS THE BACK STREETS
IT BEGAN AS A MOONLIGHT STROLL...
"The wall's been here so long," Mrs. Martin said. "I suppose it was built long before any of the homes around here."
Mr. Roberts squeezed her arm. "Guess it was," he said.
Mrs. Martin stopped across the street from the Martin house. "Well," she said.
"You don't want to go in," Mr. Roberts said. "Stay out awhile longer."
Mrs. Martin laughed. "I really shouldn't," she said.
They began to walk again. "Beautiful night," Mr. Roberts said. He moved casually around the pile of bricks to where the wall ended.
From the inside of the wall Mr. Roberts said softly, "Not so bad in here," and Mrs. Martin, after one quick look over her shoulder at the Martin house, gathered her skirt tightly against her legs and edged around the pile of bricks to join him. . . .