A Drizzle of Deception: A Cozy Mystery (Caesars Creek Mystery Series Book 10) by Constance Barker Read Free Book Online Page B
Authors: Constance Barker
three wooly creatures in their cages,” Paige said, pointing out the obvious. “So let’s vamoose.”
“I want to make sure they’re the same dogs.”
“How are you going to do that?” Paige exclaimed impatiently.
“Mom, calm down. It’s not like we’ve broken any laws.”
“Trespassing is against the law my girl.”
I kept my eyes on the dogs. “We can always say we were lost, flat tire, ran out of gas.”
Paige rolled her eyes. “I’m sure Greg will accept any of those excuses.”
I ignored Paige and hiked over to the dogs. Sure enough, they each had on the same colored collars as they did at Jeb’s house the other day. They even acted like they knew me. But then again they’re labs…no one is a stranger.
On my way back to Paige and Sammi I noticed something peculiar in the back yard. A large round platform of some sort lay on the ground. It appeared to be almost as big as a small house, but circular instead of square. I stopped to look at it, much to Paige’s chagrin.
“What are you doing? Hurry up!”
“Come look at this. What is it?”
“Who knows? Some kind of stage maybe?”
The platform was supported underneath and raised two feet off the ground. Round holes were placed so many feet apart not far from the outer edge of the platform. Finally Paige grabbed my arm.
“I have no idea what it is, but let’s go.”
We headed back to the car and once inside I saw headlights turn into the Hodges estate. “That was close.”
Paige looked white as a sheet. “Thanks for the additional gray hairs I’ll wake up with tomorrow.”
You’re welcome.
Chapter Twelve
The next day at The Frozen Scoop I filled Stormi in on what had transpired the night before.
“So you saw Lincoln huh?” I could tell Stormi still didn’t care for the guy, even after all these years.
“Yeah, he seemed very nice.” I spritzed some Windex on the inside glass of the ice cream case and wiped it with a clean cloth. “I think Sammi has a crush.”
Stormi guffawed as she put change in the cash register drawer. “She’ll get over it. So, you say he owns the dogs we saw at Papaw’s.”
“Yep. I’m pretty positive they were the same dogs. They had those colored collars, but no tags.”
Stormi slammed the register closed. “What in the world would his dogs be doing out at Papaw’s place? Lincoln has to be out there too, don’t you think?”
“Unless he’s hired someone to take the dogs out on runs, which is a possibility.”
Stormi considered it. “Yeah, I could see that. Well, now where does that leave us?”
“We also saw some kind of construction going on in the back yard area. It was some round platform with holes in it. We couldn’t see it that well with only a flashlight though.”
Stormi dismissed it. “Hard to say with Lincoln. I know his grandfather use to do some carpentry. Maybe he’s taking it up too.”
“How would you like to do a stakeout tonight at Jeb’s? I’ve already asked Paige and Sammi. Sammi is all for it and Paige reluctantly said she’d tag along.”
“I’m in. Are we telling the boys?”
“Telling the boys what?” Brandon had sneaked through the back door.
Stormi clutched her chest. “I swear little brother. One of these days I’m going to knock you into next week.”
“I love you too Sis. Now what are we keeping from the boys?”
I looked at Brandon guiltily. “I thought us girls would do a stakeout at Jeb’s tonight.”
Brandon leaned against the counter. “Will the old boy know you’re there?”
“I hadn’t planned on telling him. I was thinking us girls could drive up as close as possible and sit in the car and see if anything happens. We’d have our cell phones and could call for help if we needed too. Plus we can always honk the horn and warn Jeb.”
Brandon crossed his arms. “And what
“I want to make sure they’re the same dogs.”
“How are you going to do that?” Paige exclaimed impatiently.
“Mom, calm down. It’s not like we’ve broken any laws.”
“Trespassing is against the law my girl.”
I kept my eyes on the dogs. “We can always say we were lost, flat tire, ran out of gas.”
Paige rolled her eyes. “I’m sure Greg will accept any of those excuses.”
I ignored Paige and hiked over to the dogs. Sure enough, they each had on the same colored collars as they did at Jeb’s house the other day. They even acted like they knew me. But then again they’re labs…no one is a stranger.
On my way back to Paige and Sammi I noticed something peculiar in the back yard. A large round platform of some sort lay on the ground. It appeared to be almost as big as a small house, but circular instead of square. I stopped to look at it, much to Paige’s chagrin.
“What are you doing? Hurry up!”
“Come look at this. What is it?”
“Who knows? Some kind of stage maybe?”
The platform was supported underneath and raised two feet off the ground. Round holes were placed so many feet apart not far from the outer edge of the platform. Finally Paige grabbed my arm.
“I have no idea what it is, but let’s go.”
We headed back to the car and once inside I saw headlights turn into the Hodges estate. “That was close.”
Paige looked white as a sheet. “Thanks for the additional gray hairs I’ll wake up with tomorrow.”
You’re welcome.
Chapter Twelve
The next day at The Frozen Scoop I filled Stormi in on what had transpired the night before.
“So you saw Lincoln huh?” I could tell Stormi still didn’t care for the guy, even after all these years.
“Yeah, he seemed very nice.” I spritzed some Windex on the inside glass of the ice cream case and wiped it with a clean cloth. “I think Sammi has a crush.”
Stormi guffawed as she put change in the cash register drawer. “She’ll get over it. So, you say he owns the dogs we saw at Papaw’s.”
“Yep. I’m pretty positive they were the same dogs. They had those colored collars, but no tags.”
Stormi slammed the register closed. “What in the world would his dogs be doing out at Papaw’s place? Lincoln has to be out there too, don’t you think?”
“Unless he’s hired someone to take the dogs out on runs, which is a possibility.”
Stormi considered it. “Yeah, I could see that. Well, now where does that leave us?”
“We also saw some kind of construction going on in the back yard area. It was some round platform with holes in it. We couldn’t see it that well with only a flashlight though.”
Stormi dismissed it. “Hard to say with Lincoln. I know his grandfather use to do some carpentry. Maybe he’s taking it up too.”
“How would you like to do a stakeout tonight at Jeb’s? I’ve already asked Paige and Sammi. Sammi is all for it and Paige reluctantly said she’d tag along.”
“I’m in. Are we telling the boys?”
“Telling the boys what?” Brandon had sneaked through the back door.
Stormi clutched her chest. “I swear little brother. One of these days I’m going to knock you into next week.”
“I love you too Sis. Now what are we keeping from the boys?”
I looked at Brandon guiltily. “I thought us girls would do a stakeout at Jeb’s tonight.”
Brandon leaned against the counter. “Will the old boy know you’re there?”
“I hadn’t planned on telling him. I was thinking us girls could drive up as close as possible and sit in the car and see if anything happens. We’d have our cell phones and could call for help if we needed too. Plus we can always honk the horn and warn Jeb.”
Brandon crossed his arms. “And what
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