The Rainbow's Hand
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Ted awoke with a headache so ferocious he half expected to find a fissure running from the back of his head to a point just above his right eyebrow, and to feel blood oozing from his eyes and ears. These "hatchet-in-the skull" migraines had begun to plague him recently, and Johnson had told him they were usually caused by some deep-rooted anxiety, some thought so hideous he dared not openly think about it. He was lying on his bunk looking up at the enormous bulge in the mattress caused by the sleeping body of his cell-mate, Sam Johnson. Around him he heard the myriad night sounds of the cell block -- the muffled breathing, the snoring, the occasional cough or the creak of a bed-spring. What a stinking pest hole this place was! But he had become inured to the corrosive squalor of prison-- this was not causing his migraine. There was only one thought that could cause such havoc in his brain: Could it be possible that it was she who had called Weber that afternoon to warn him of the ambush? She had never given him the slightest reason to doubt her, but yet who else could it have been? But if she had betrayed him, how could he ever bear that? It was for her and only her that he was in this damned zoo! He didn’t belong here-he wasn’t a criminal-he had always respected the law. He had broke it only because he had thought she was innocent. If she was rotten enough to have betrayed him, she was probably rotten enough to have done all the rest. What a bitch she must be! And Yet! The way she tossed her rich black curls when she laughed, the sound of that laugh, the curve of her cheek, the look in her eyes when he held her close! "If she be false, then Heaven mocks itself!" Now you’re quoting Othello, you stupid ass! You’ll soon be as nuts as he was, he thought. Get hold of yourself, Clooney. Think of something else. Emma’s not the only girl who’s got beautiful hair, lovely curves, pretty eyes, and all those other glorious parts that make the women of this planet so desirable. Think of some other girl- Gloria-Gloria Garrison for example. Will you ever forget the first time you asked her for a date?
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In the opening paragraphs, Ted lies in prison musing about the events that led him. A law-abiding citizen, to commit the crimes that had resulted in his imprisonment in this "--damned zoo." He is tortured with doubts about the girl for whose sake he had committed the crimes. The Rainbow’s Hand is an account of the amazing events which preceded this scene, and the final fate of Ted and the woman he loves. The story is set in Southern California and Baja California and tells of the planning and perpetuation of his crimes, and his frantic attempts to escape capture. Whether he is a fool or a fighter for justice; whether he is Romeo, Don Quixote, or an Arthurian knight, or, like most of us, a combination of all of the above; and whether the woman for whom he has sacrificed so much is a cold, calculating, murderess or a woman who has loved, "not wisely, but too well;" are some of the questions dealt with in this gripping tale.
About the Author
After serving in the Navy, Thomas G. Robinson worked at many odd jobs including 13 years as an electronics technician for the police department of the City of San Diego. During those years he studied English literature and composition at San Diego State University. After earning his teaching credentials and a degree in English, he obtained a job as a high school English teacher, finally retiring after 26 years. He has been a life-long reader who believes that reading good books is not only one of life’s greatest pleasures, but is also essential to the care and feeding of the mind. He is convinced that there are many kinds of good books, fiction and non-fiction; but a good well written yarn, with an original plot, filled with love, adventure, suspense, and well developed characters, deserves an important place in the catalogue of "good books." In addition to The Rainbow’s Hand, Mr. Robinson has written a number of poems and short stories. He is currently working on a novel about high school and is doing research for a book about The Great Depression.