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for the first time in days. The man showed me some documents drafted over twenty years ago. The last will and testament of a man named Joe. His last name was to remain a secret forever. He loved reading about lost treasure since he was a young boy and decided he would bury some of his own. It was his wish that whoever found it would be rewarded.
The lawyer took a key out of a large safe in his office, and with a little work, opened the box. It just looked like a bunch of old coins to me. Through the open office door, I could see the old lady in the reception area, hugging Chevy and crying.
“That’s Joe’s widow, Miss Ellie. She’s volunteered here since he died, hoping to see his dream come true. Those are tears of joy.”
“Does she need this money?” I asked.
He laughed. “Joe left her more money than she could spend in two lifetimes.”
It felt like I was on a cloud as I walked out to the lobby and gave her a big hug.
“Joe worked all over the south selling and planting trees. He built a very profitable business and was a wonderful husband. He never told me where he hid it, but I always prayed the right person would find it.”
The lawyer brought out one more folder of documents. “This shows the current valuation of the coins as $225,000. I would like to offer to buy it for $200,000 with full approval of Miss Ellie.”
I just stared at him with my mouth open.
He opened his checkbook, picked up a pen and said, “Who should I make the check out to?”
Chapter 15
Big T. and Misty were sitting in Ben’s hospital room when I walked in. Actually, Big T. sat in the chair and Misty was on his lap. They finally broke through the iron shield of the nurse’s station and made their way into his room for a visit. Ben was in great spirits as he opened a gift from the couple.
I thanked Big T. again for his help rescuing Princess, then sat on the corner of Ben’s hospital bed. I wish I had words how happy it made me when I pulled the slip of paper out of my pocket and handed him the check.
“I turned in the treasure,” I said after he just sat there staring at the amount.
He looked up at me in wide eyed wonder. “I can’t believe it. You could have kept the money for yourself,” Ben said as he wiped away happy tears.
“No I couldn’t. It’s your money. Besides, Princess dug out the box!”
Ben beamed, “I knew I could trust you the minute I met Chevy.”
I had an idea. “It might be more manageable for you to get involved in a foster program for dogs than try and build a full blown sanctuary.”
“You’ll stick around and help, won’t you?” Ben asked.
Before I could even think about it or answer, the hospital door swung open and Don stuck his head around the door with a huge grin on his face. He walked in with a local deputy following after him.
“Thought you might want to see this,” he said, as he walked over to the window in Ben’s room.
As we gathered around the window and looked to the parking area below, we saw two guys with awfully swollen faces being led out in handcuffs.
“I heard the tall one had thirty-four wasp stings,” Don said, wincing at the thought.
The deputy joined us at the window and said, “Don’t know how long they’ll keep them, since they actually were only able to steal a treasure bag full of dog food.” He laughed. “They ratted out their whole group in world record time.”
I started to tell Ben the entire story when the door burst open again, this time it was Rocky and the Mayor. They looked shocked to see a uniformed deputy and turned to bolt from the room. The deputy pulled his gun and shouted, “Stop right there.” The Mayor pushed Rocky out of his way and then skidded to a stop as Don blocked his path. Both men raised their hands in the air before they were pushed against a wall and cuffed. The deputy placed the Mayor under arrest for the murder of Ivan Monitor and read him his Miranda
The lawyer took a key out of a large safe in his office, and with a little work, opened the box. It just looked like a bunch of old coins to me. Through the open office door, I could see the old lady in the reception area, hugging Chevy and crying.
“That’s Joe’s widow, Miss Ellie. She’s volunteered here since he died, hoping to see his dream come true. Those are tears of joy.”
“Does she need this money?” I asked.
He laughed. “Joe left her more money than she could spend in two lifetimes.”
It felt like I was on a cloud as I walked out to the lobby and gave her a big hug.
“Joe worked all over the south selling and planting trees. He built a very profitable business and was a wonderful husband. He never told me where he hid it, but I always prayed the right person would find it.”
The lawyer brought out one more folder of documents. “This shows the current valuation of the coins as $225,000. I would like to offer to buy it for $200,000 with full approval of Miss Ellie.”
I just stared at him with my mouth open.
He opened his checkbook, picked up a pen and said, “Who should I make the check out to?”
Chapter 15
Big T. and Misty were sitting in Ben’s hospital room when I walked in. Actually, Big T. sat in the chair and Misty was on his lap. They finally broke through the iron shield of the nurse’s station and made their way into his room for a visit. Ben was in great spirits as he opened a gift from the couple.
I thanked Big T. again for his help rescuing Princess, then sat on the corner of Ben’s hospital bed. I wish I had words how happy it made me when I pulled the slip of paper out of my pocket and handed him the check.
“I turned in the treasure,” I said after he just sat there staring at the amount.
He looked up at me in wide eyed wonder. “I can’t believe it. You could have kept the money for yourself,” Ben said as he wiped away happy tears.
“No I couldn’t. It’s your money. Besides, Princess dug out the box!”
Ben beamed, “I knew I could trust you the minute I met Chevy.”
I had an idea. “It might be more manageable for you to get involved in a foster program for dogs than try and build a full blown sanctuary.”
“You’ll stick around and help, won’t you?” Ben asked.
Before I could even think about it or answer, the hospital door swung open and Don stuck his head around the door with a huge grin on his face. He walked in with a local deputy following after him.
“Thought you might want to see this,” he said, as he walked over to the window in Ben’s room.
As we gathered around the window and looked to the parking area below, we saw two guys with awfully swollen faces being led out in handcuffs.
“I heard the tall one had thirty-four wasp stings,” Don said, wincing at the thought.
The deputy joined us at the window and said, “Don’t know how long they’ll keep them, since they actually were only able to steal a treasure bag full of dog food.” He laughed. “They ratted out their whole group in world record time.”
I started to tell Ben the entire story when the door burst open again, this time it was Rocky and the Mayor. They looked shocked to see a uniformed deputy and turned to bolt from the room. The deputy pulled his gun and shouted, “Stop right there.” The Mayor pushed Rocky out of his way and then skidded to a stop as Don blocked his path. Both men raised their hands in the air before they were pushed against a wall and cuffed. The deputy placed the Mayor under arrest for the murder of Ivan Monitor and read him his Miranda
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