For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
We had a good peaceful night’s sleep and Muffin made sure we were up nice and early. Meow, meow!=Quit sleeping all day, work to be done. It’s 4 am. Sigh. But I did say we should get an early start. Next time don’t say that, said Karin. Meow.=No one go near car, we watch all night. Good, I’m certainly glad to hear that, I said. Because we left early there was no opportunity to have breakfast, but at least we have some snacks with us and we did have coffee before we left which is the main thing. Karin didn’t quite agree, she was hungry. At least the cats had some food, she said. Meow, meow.=We said you could share. Meow.=That right, we don’t mind sharing. Thanks, she said, but I really don’t like cat food. The cats look at each other. Meow, meow=Humans very strange sometimes. Meow.=Yep.
I wanted to make sure we were at Harvey’s place early so hopefully we can catch him at home this time. As we came to that one spot in the road, we could see the house and a boat at the river. Good, we should get him, I said. I hope he invites us for breakfast, said Karin. Meow.=All she think about is food. Meow, meow.=Yep, very strange indeed. We could always leave you two in the car, said Karin. The cats ears went straight up. We pulled into the driveway, Karin and I hurried around back while the cats watched the front door. Oh, just smell that fresh coffee, I said. Who cares, said Karin, I want food. Hmm, the cats are right, all she thinks about is food. However, I was smart enough not to say that.
I knocked and Harvey opened the door. Come on in, he said with a big smile, you folks lost? No, not really, I said. We were out here yesterday looking for you and when you weren’t home we decided to come back early today before you went somewhere again. Yep, I was out fishing yesterday, said Harvey, I do that a lot. Say, would you folks like some breakfast? Sure, said Karin, can I help you with anything? I think she was getting anxious by now, smelling the bacon and eggs frying. I was just about to start frying some pancakes, he said, want to do that? Sounds great, said Karin joyfully. Oh, I said, we have 2 cats sitting outside, mind if we bring them in? They are very well behaved. Why sure, Harvey said, don’t leave them out there. I opened the door and they came running in and jumped up on a chair by the table.
Harvey laughed, looks like they want breakfast too! I’m sure they would eat something, I said. Yes, they love pancakes and bacon, added Karin. Good, I’ll get them a plate, said Harvey. Then I explained to Harvey why we were there. We’re PI’s, I began, and we were hired by your daughter and son in law to come looking for you since they hadn’t heard from you in more than 6 months. Wow, did Harvey get pale! He sat down and put his head in his hands. So they found me, he said quietly. This is not quite the response I expected. I’ll tell you about it when we get our breakfast cooked, he said and went back to frying the eggs and bacon. Soon we were all eating and Harvey began talking. Alice and I had 5 children, 4 boys and our daughter, who is the oldest.
A couple years ago my mother died and left me some money which after taxes left me with a little more than 10 million dollars. My daughter wants it all and now. Then last year 2 of our boys died, the two oldest. The police said suicide, but I say my daughter killed them. She wants to guarantee getting that money. She didn’t know exactly where we lived, so we figured we would be safe. That was, until our boys died. We just never thought she would go that far. But I know they never killed themselves. We warned our other 2 boys but they didn’t believe us either. Is this why your wife died?, asked Karin gently. No, nothing to do with that at all, but it’s something you two are now involved in and you’re in danger just like me. Earlier this year my wife was getting her hair cut in town. Dave’s wife is a hairdresser so all the ladies in town go to her. That day Alice overheard Dave’s wife, Silvia, and another lady talking about something bad, real bad. And the whole town is mixed up with it too, 29 adults, hard to imagine.
To Be Continued.
Β©2020 Steve McLeod.
Whohhhh!!!!!! 29 ADULTS COOL!!!! Oh and Steve tomorow i will be on my way to the northern areas!!!!!!!! AND I AM FIRST!!!!!
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You’re heading north????π²π²
Good for you!π₯
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YEP TOMOROW!!!!!!!! At 4:30πππ
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Have a nice trip!ππΊ
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Yesππππ
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Oh goodness..don’t leave us hanging too long.
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Only until Wednesday! Glad you’re enjoying the suspense.π³π±ββοΈπππ΅οΈββοΈπ΅οΈββοΈ
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Great chapter Steve!
Sorry I haven’t been available in wordpress lately cuz I have literally been overwhelmed with work so I haven’t had time but u was still reading all your posts!
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Thanks Eshal!
Not to worry, work before pleasure! Nice to see you back!ππΈ
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No problem!
Hahaha THANKS!
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Noooo you didn’t need to comeπππ First Simon then you, who many competitors am I going to getπ©π©
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You can still do it, don’t give up!
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Of course I can but I am busy on my trip so that puts me back!!!!
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That’s true, but when you get back you’ll be first again.
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You did it again….π§ ended up right smack dab in the middle of a mystery! Watch your backsideπ€π
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Thanks! Hey, we can handle two cases at once, after all there’s 4 of us now!π³π±ββοΈπ΅οΈββοΈπ΅οΈββοΈππ
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Better hope the cats solve theirs first.ππ
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We all work on both cases at the same time that we work on them together with all of us!π³πΈπΈπ±ββοΈ
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Exactly my point! πΉπΉπΉπΉ
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What happened, sit on a tack?π€π€
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It feels like it!
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Maybe it’s just a broken spring in your chair?
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Maybe it’s just a pain in rear?π³π²
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This is quite the mystery ! Is Harvey telling the truth ? Hmmm…be careful ! Wednesday is too far away…sigh…βοΈβοΈπ΅οΈββοΈπ΅οΈββοΈπΌπΊπ·βΌοΈ
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I never believe anyone at the start, but I hang onto the info just in case. But he sounded okay, so far. I agree, I want to find out what’s going on too!π³π±ββοΈπππ΅οΈββοΈπ΅οΈββοΈ
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What???? This is a strange town! You better pack and leave now! π
Well maybe you still can have that delicious breakfast and after that pack and leave! πΎ
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Yes, sounds like a good idea but, something is wrong….π€π³ππ
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The plot thickens. Things are never how they appear on the surface. Glad Muffin got you up early so you could meet Harvey. Best to be on the alert and not trust anyone.
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Yes indeed, now what will happen and what is going on? And are we really in danger? I agree, can’t trust anyone right now, not even Harvey.
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Aw..no photos of Muffin!πΎπΉ Jasper looks so serious though. Amazing chapter!
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I need to get more photos of her when she’s awake! Not easy sometimes, she doesn’t like having her picture taken.πΉπΉπ·
Thanks so much!ππ±ββοΈπΊπΊπ΅οΈββοΈπ΅οΈββοΈ
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OMC! This doesn’t look good at all! Even Jasper looks worried! π¬π³ π§ π₯ π§ π₯βοΈβοΈπ²π²
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Yep, things really don’t look good at the moment, but maybe we can get away quick somehow….after breakfast and coffee!ππ±ββοΈπ½π½ββπ₯π₯π³
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*gasps* Eep! What next?! π¬
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That’s what I would like to know as well!π³π±ββοΈπππ΅οΈββοΈπ΅οΈββοΈ
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29 adultsπ talking badπ³ Very bad! TIme to run away from them.πΈπΈ karin is a good eater like me I think ππ€£ You know I lost some pounds π If i followed Karin I would have never lost itπ. Cats were hungry tooπΌso cute πΈπΈ and finally met Harvey, and the history so what’s next π€ I am not asking questions again, I know you are getting ready to post today’s post. I’ll read it there π Have a warm Day Steve β¨π
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Yes, we getting more information, but now we have to figure out who is telling the truth. We met Harvey, but is Harvey really Harold,π€ the man we are supposed to be looking for. Perhaps he is, or not.π But is he telling the truth?π€ Can we escape?π¬ Who’s running things here?π€ Can we trust anyone?π³ Can we have more coffee?ββ Stay tuned!π³π±ββοΈππββ
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Money is truly makes people go crazy… sigh
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Yes, it certainly can do that and it will show up throughout this story.ππ
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