Chapter Nine They started out along the track. Miles said, “It’s a little discouraging seeing teen athletes zipping along next to us. It’s sort of like a before-and-after video.” “Just remember that we were zipping along like that ourselves just decades ago,” said Myrtle with a sniff. Miles looked doubtful. “I’m not certain that I was ever that zippy.” “Let’s focus on something cerebral instead, Miles. That’s where we excel. What do you think about what Marshall told us?” Miles considered this. “Well, he was certainly not being very forthcoming. I believe he was going to completely disavow knowing Luther until you brought up Archie’s vandalism and the fallout from that.” “I simply couldn’t let him get away with pretending he didn’t have a negative interaction with Luther.” “You hand