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Everglades
Randy Wayne White
Hope could not exist if man were created by a random, chemical accident. Pleasure, yes. Desire, yes. But not hope. Selfless hope is contrary to the dynamics of evolution or the necessities of a species.
- S. E. TOMLINSON One Fathom Above Sea LevelI have always thought there might be a lot of cash in starting a religion.
- GEORGE ORWELL, 1938My letter of yesterday will inform you of the departure of Tecumseh. There can be no doubt his object is to excite the southern Indians to war. [These] include the Seminole of Florida.
The implicit obedience and respect which the followers of Tecumseh pay is astonishing. He is one of those uncommon geniuses which spring up occasionally to produce revolutions, and overturn the established order of things. If it were not for the vicinity of the United States, he would, perhaps, be the founder of an empire that would rival in glory Mexico or Peru. No difficulties deter him.
- Governor of the indiana territory, later U.S.President, William Henry Harrison, on the Shawnee leader, Tecumseh, who accurately prophesied the New Madrid, Missouri, earthquakes of 1811chapter one
Izzy
Izzy Kline said to Shiva, Today, she hopped in her Beamer and drove across the Everglades to Sanibel Island. Shes got a couple of friends there, so it could be shes looking for help: a marine biologist named Ford, and someone whose name you might recognize.
Shiva was wearing sandals and a Seminole medicine jacket, rag-patched, rainbow reds, greens, yellows, belted around his waist like a bathrobe. Shivas hair was cut Shawnee style: a fifty-six-year-old male, born to a Canadian mother in Bombay, India-indifferent to the irony.
He was standing in a bedroom that was larger than some of the West Palm Beach homes he could see across the Intracoastal canal through the western window of his beach compound.
In the bedroom was a Buddha-shaped bed with canopy, a gymnasium with sauna, a meditation corner, an office with computers and security monitors. The place was done in white tile and teak, all decorations in gold except for several wooden figurines on the walls. There was a carving of an impressionistic cat, several masks with horrific faces and two rare Seminole totemic masks.
The carvings had been added within the last two years.
Shiva said to Izzy, I havent seen or talked to you in a month. So why do you show up now, bothering me with this garbage?
It seemed important. She doesnt believe her husbands dead. I already told you.
Youve been working for me for-what?-ten, twelve years. You know I hate details-as if I have the time. I dont care about this woman.
Details-Jesus Christ, are you kidding? If she finds out the truth about what happened to Geoff Minster, say good-bye to your casinos and your development. Three tons of ammonium nitrate fertilizer, explosives grade. Does that ring a bell? Its my nuts in the wringer.
Shiva looked impatiently at the Cartier watch he wore on his left wrist. You need to leave. I have a massage scheduled in a few minutes. Theres a new girl among the disciples-with a nice body for a change. I dont want you interrupting.
Izzy Kline: Lean, gaunt-cheeked, with a scar below his right eye, dimples and a dimpled chin-a ladies man. Ex-Israeli Army, hed trained with the Mossad, chosen to leave his adopted country rather than face morals charges, returned to America and been hired as security manager by a controversial religious leader, Bhagwan Shiva, founder of the International Church of Ashram Meditation, Inc.
Strictly business.
Shiva had established his first church west of Miami Lakes, the palmetto country between Okeechobee Road and Opa Locka, edge of the Everglades. This was back before hed changed his name from Jerry Singh. Hed started with forty-some disciples, mostly dropouts and runaways whod craved the discipline, and liked wearing robes and growing their own food.
When hed had cash, hed bought land. Hed bought a lot of it west of Miami. Cheap swampland.
Eighteen years later, Shiva now had a quarter million followers worldwide, and one hundred twenty Church of Ashram Centers, mostly in the U.S., Great Britain and Europe, though the numbers were declining. In the last five years, his organization had been crippled by lawsuits, IRS investigations and aggressive TV, magazine and newspaper exposes.
Hed been described as the wizard of religion because of elaborate miracles staged before thousands. Hed been called the rich mans prophet, and an incarnate sex guru.
Kline didnt believe Shiva was an incarnate anything; he knew him too well to fall for his holy man act. Izzy was the only person in the organization who spoke frankly to Shiva. As a result, he was the only man Shiva could be open with, behave naturally around-and who also scared him a little.
Izzy knew everything.
Shiva sighed and said, Okay, okay, so why should we be worried about her two friends on some island? Whered you say she went?
Izzy said, She sent her cousin an e-mail, said shes driving to Sanibel today.
An e-mail. You have access to her computer? Or did you break into her house?
Izzy had broken into her house. Several times; twice in the last week. He enjoyed going through her drawers. Hed found a couple of fun items hidden away. But he said, No. I hacked her password. The one friend shes going to see, I think youve probably heard about. Whichs why Im telling you. A guy named Sighurdhr Tomlinson. Or Sea-guard, Im not sure how you pronounce it.
Sighurdhr Tomlinson, Shiva said, considering it, but not giving it his full attention. The name sounds familiar.
Remember Miami River, the archaeological site where you tried to build the condo complex? That group of protesters who futzed it? Eco-freaks, all the shitty PR they caused. How many millionsd we lose on that one?
Shiva was nodding now. Okay, yes, I know who you mean. He was with the protestors, one of the leaders. I remember one of my advisors telling me- not you-that he was a kook. Like most of them. A heavy drug user. Thats the information I got.
Izzy said, Really? Thats all? Theres more. You know me, Im a fanatic when it comes to background checks.
Shiva said, I dont think Im interested.
Izzy said, I think you should be.
Why? I dont see the point.
Because what I found out about this guy is kind of interesting. For instance: Fifteen, twenty years ago, he was implicated in a terrorist bombing at a U.S. naval base. Killed a couple of people.
That got Shivas attention. Really. A bombing. Hum-m-m-m. Thinking about it, how the information could be used.
Yeah, but he skated. The feds didnt nail im. Im not sure why yet. Im still working on that. There had to be a reason.
But theres a record?
Not official, but its there if you dig deep enough.
Is there anything for him to find out about Geoff?
Maybe. I dont know if the guy was being straight with us or not. Its possible he hid away some papers. Or maybe he had a secret friend. Who knows? What Im saying is, were both screwed if his wife figures out what really happened.
Izzy was standing at the bedrooms east window, looking over the tops of coconut palms, out onto the Atlantic. Seeing jade sea bottom beyond the beach, and a border of purple water way out where a couple of oceangoing freighters moved like long slabs of concrete, floating: the Gulf Stream.
Beneath Izzy, parked on the blue tile drive, were two Rolls-Royces: a 1923 Silver Ghost, and a 31 Landaulette, painted racing green. Shiva loved them; collected them. Maybe because he was born upper caste, in India, British-made cars seemed to represent something. Izzy wasnt sure what.
Less than five years ago, Shiva had owned twenty-three Rollses. But hed been selling them off-Izzy was one of the few who knew about it-plus some property, some businesses, to augment the organizations sagging cash flow.
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