A Ghostly Gift by Angie Fox

Author:Angie Fox [Fox, Angie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: cozy mystery
Publisher: Angie Fox
Published: 2015-02-15T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Four

"You want to do what?" My sister asked.

"Her name is Maime Bee Saks," I said, watching Julie open the display case.

I'd called Julie right away. She and Melody had grabbed an evening snack at the coffee house and I explained everything to them while they drove back to the store together. "Last he heard she lived at 215 East Perlman Street, near Brandywine Park."

Julie cringed. "That's where the new shopping center went in," she whispered, as if that would keep the ghost from hearing. I wanted to tell her that Private Cleveland stood between us.

"It's okay," I told her. "We have to find where she lives now." The redhead drew a silver ring from the display stand. Tiny blue sapphire chips clustered around a large pearl.

"Thanks for letting me take this to her," I said, as she slipped it into a ring box.

"It's a wonderful piece," she said, handing the entire thing to me. "But it's the right thing to do. Tell Private Cleveland I'm glad to help."

"He knows," I said quietly. I held it for a moment while John drew his blunt fingers over the luminous pearl. They passed right through it.

"I hope you'll come with me," I told him.

He swallowed hard. "I will," he said. "I won't be much help. The farther I get from this place, the weaker I am."

I understood. "If need be, we'll bring her to you."

Yes, I was getting overly optimistic, but we needed to move full speed ahead on this.

I closed the ring box and stowed it in my bag. "I'll let you know what my sister and I find," I said to Julie.

Melody eyed me suspiciously. "You don't expect—"

"I need you to get us into the library," I told her. She opened three mornings a week. She had a key. "Tonight."

She planted her hands on her hips.

"This began with you," I reminded her. "I recall you saying something about how important it is to use the resources we have to help people."

"And we see where that got us," Frankie muttered from somewhere to my left.

Melody pursed her lips. "If you just want to finish this before you see Ellis, then you're out of luck. I'm not going to break the rules so you don't tick off your boyfriend."

"It isn't about that." And he wasn't my boyfriend, not yet anyway. "If Maime Rae Saks gives up completely, we lose the tie. Plus, Private Cleveland felt sickness around the ring. We don't have much time."

She wavered. I'd showed her his picture on the wall. I'd found it while waiting for Melody and Julie. He'd stood smiling among row after row of soldiers heading off to war. We'd also found his name in handwritten white ink down below.

"Fine, I'll do it," she said, quickly. "It makes me nervous."

I couldn't help but smile. "Come to the dark side with me." Maybe I should tell her we had cookies.

***

The city library stood in the middle of the town square, just up the street from Julie's shop.

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