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watching too much television." Dyna got up to throw off her jacket. She started pacing.
"Anyway, I went inside, and as I walked around I picked up a couple of whispers that sounded like Jack Warwick's name, and Elizabeth's. And that, with what I heard the guy outside say, got me plenty worried, so I threw my things in the car and drove to town.
"The Book Nook had a big CLOSED sign on it, so I went into the insurance place next door. The old guy there told me he saw John and a deputy go into the book shop - no SWAT team of course - but they stayed a pretty long time, poking around. Then he saw John drive Elizabeth away in his car and that's so awful I just can't stand it!"
Dyna stopped her pacing and looked at Maggie with a face full of distress. Maggie was sure hers looked the same. Elizabeth! That couldn't be!
"Did they find something? Is she being charged?"
"I don't know, but it sure looks bad, doesn't it?"
"How can we find out?"
"Should I call John at his office?"
Maggie thought for a moment, then shook her head. "I don't think the sheriff will be giving out information to anyone." She took up the pacing Dyna had ended, thinking hard. Dyna plopped back down on the sofa, picked up her hat and sat twisting it, her eyes following Maggie as she moved about the room.
"Annette!" Maggie cried. "What about Annette? She'd know all there is to know, don't you think?"
"Yes, Annette! Sure she would. Should I call her?"
"No, let's go see her. Where does she live?"
Dyna scrambled to the end table that held the phone book on its lower shelf. She flipped through pages. "Radke, Raeling... here, Raison. Shoot, what's her husband's name? Why do they make it so hard to find women in phone books? Oh, here it is, Raison, Byron. I remember meeting him once, this total no personality guy, and thinking, Byron ? They live at 238 Timber Drive. I can find that."
Maggie had already zipped up her jacket. She held Dyna's out to her. "Let's go."
Maggie jumped into Dyna's car, barely managing to buckle herself up by the time Dyna had the car in gear and had backed out of the driveway. As they drove down Hadley, Maggie's mind continued to grapple with this turn of events. Could the sheriff taking Elizabeth away mean something else? Could there be some interpretation other than the one she and Dyna put on it? She found herself wanting that very much, even though she couldn't come up with anything reasonable.
Half way up Main M aggie suddenly cried out, "Oh!" Pointing, she said, "There she is!" Annette stood on a corner, talking animatedly to a small group, hands gesturing and arms waving. Maggie was sure what the subject was. "I should have known she wouldn't be sitting home alone at a time like this."
Dyna pulled over, and Maggie was out of the car the instant the ignition was turned off.
Annette's round, bright eyes lit up even more as she saw fresh, news-thirsty individuals approach. She waved them over as she continued to expound, clearly relishing the moment, but occasionally injecting at least a modicum of concern for the center of the excitement - Elizabeth. Maggie listened for a few moments, hearing basically what Dyna had already told her, then when Annette paused, jumped in with her question.
"Do you know if they found anything in their search?"
Annette looked triumphant. "Oh yes, yes they did! Of course I wouldn't dream of imposing myself into their investigation. " Maggie immediately picture d Annette lurking closely, eyes an d ears moving like radar dishes. "B ut I did happen to overhear one of them say something about a small, suspicious bottle found in a very unlikely place."
Maggie's heart sank. That sounded bad. A bottle of poison? But something was wrong. It had to be wrong. Another woman began shaking her head and moaning about the terrible things going on in this town. Maggie interrupted.
"What sent them there? What made them decide to search Elizabeth's place?"
Annette looked at Maggie, and Maggie was startled to
"Anyway, I went inside, and as I walked around I picked up a couple of whispers that sounded like Jack Warwick's name, and Elizabeth's. And that, with what I heard the guy outside say, got me plenty worried, so I threw my things in the car and drove to town.
"The Book Nook had a big CLOSED sign on it, so I went into the insurance place next door. The old guy there told me he saw John and a deputy go into the book shop - no SWAT team of course - but they stayed a pretty long time, poking around. Then he saw John drive Elizabeth away in his car and that's so awful I just can't stand it!"
Dyna stopped her pacing and looked at Maggie with a face full of distress. Maggie was sure hers looked the same. Elizabeth! That couldn't be!
"Did they find something? Is she being charged?"
"I don't know, but it sure looks bad, doesn't it?"
"How can we find out?"
"Should I call John at his office?"
Maggie thought for a moment, then shook her head. "I don't think the sheriff will be giving out information to anyone." She took up the pacing Dyna had ended, thinking hard. Dyna plopped back down on the sofa, picked up her hat and sat twisting it, her eyes following Maggie as she moved about the room.
"Annette!" Maggie cried. "What about Annette? She'd know all there is to know, don't you think?"
"Yes, Annette! Sure she would. Should I call her?"
"No, let's go see her. Where does she live?"
Dyna scrambled to the end table that held the phone book on its lower shelf. She flipped through pages. "Radke, Raeling... here, Raison. Shoot, what's her husband's name? Why do they make it so hard to find women in phone books? Oh, here it is, Raison, Byron. I remember meeting him once, this total no personality guy, and thinking, Byron ? They live at 238 Timber Drive. I can find that."
Maggie had already zipped up her jacket. She held Dyna's out to her. "Let's go."
Maggie jumped into Dyna's car, barely managing to buckle herself up by the time Dyna had the car in gear and had backed out of the driveway. As they drove down Hadley, Maggie's mind continued to grapple with this turn of events. Could the sheriff taking Elizabeth away mean something else? Could there be some interpretation other than the one she and Dyna put on it? She found herself wanting that very much, even though she couldn't come up with anything reasonable.
Half way up Main M aggie suddenly cried out, "Oh!" Pointing, she said, "There she is!" Annette stood on a corner, talking animatedly to a small group, hands gesturing and arms waving. Maggie was sure what the subject was. "I should have known she wouldn't be sitting home alone at a time like this."
Dyna pulled over, and Maggie was out of the car the instant the ignition was turned off.
Annette's round, bright eyes lit up even more as she saw fresh, news-thirsty individuals approach. She waved them over as she continued to expound, clearly relishing the moment, but occasionally injecting at least a modicum of concern for the center of the excitement - Elizabeth. Maggie listened for a few moments, hearing basically what Dyna had already told her, then when Annette paused, jumped in with her question.
"Do you know if they found anything in their search?"
Annette looked triumphant. "Oh yes, yes they did! Of course I wouldn't dream of imposing myself into their investigation. " Maggie immediately picture d Annette lurking closely, eyes an d ears moving like radar dishes. "B ut I did happen to overhear one of them say something about a small, suspicious bottle found in a very unlikely place."
Maggie's heart sank. That sounded bad. A bottle of poison? But something was wrong. It had to be wrong. Another woman began shaking her head and moaning about the terrible things going on in this town. Maggie interrupted.
"What sent them there? What made them decide to search Elizabeth's place?"
Annette looked at Maggie, and Maggie was startled to
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