A Very Meowy Christmas: A Klepto Cat Mystery (Klepto Cat Mysteries Book 38) by Fry Patricia

Author:Fry, Patricia [Fry, Patricia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Matilija Press
Published: 2019-09-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

“Hey, Dad, there’s that fur guy,” Adam said over breakfast at the Buckhorn Mountain Café the following morning.

“Fur guy?” Michael asked.

“The one who takes fur from wild animals.”

“So you think he’s a trapper?” Michael asked.

“He had an animal fur,” Adam reasoned. “He acted like it was his, anyway.”

When Michael realized the boys were staring at the man, he said quietly, “Let’s not engage him.”

“Engage him?” Simon questioned.

The others chuckled.

“Just don’t look over there,” Peter clarified. “We don’t want any trouble with him.”

Simon whispered, “He really kills animals so he can keep their fur? That’s what Adam told me. That’s just gross. Why does he do that? To make clothes?”

“He’s not wearing animal fur,” Adam noticed.

“We don’t know that he’s a trapper,” Savannah said. “He may have bought an old piece of fur from a thrift store.”

Michael grinned at her from across the table.

“What?” she asked.

“It was fresh,” he said, “and by his behavior, I’d say he’s doing some illegal trapping—either taking pelts he’s not supposed to or setting traps in areas that are off limits.”

“Can we talk about something more pleasant over breakfast?” Rochelle asked. When she saw that both boys were still staring solemnly at the man, she nudged Simon. “Come on, eat your pancakes. You don’t want that big fish to get away because you’re dawdling over your breakfast, do you?”

“Dawdling?” Adam repeated. “That’s a funny word.”

“Yeah,” Simon said, “what’s dawdling?”

“Poking along slowly,” Peter said. “Taking your time. It’s the opposite of hurrying.”

“Ohhh,” Simon said. “Well, it’s a funny word. Dawdling,” he repeated. He took a few big bites of his pancakes, then complained, “Why can’t Rags come fishing with us today?”

“Where were you yesterday?” Savannah asked.

“Huh? With you guys,” he said. “What do you mean?”

“Did you not see how naughty Rags was down at the fishing spot? He just about wore me out trying to keep him out of trouble.”

“I didn’t see that,” Adam said.

Simon nudged him. “Yeah, we were busy fishing.” He asked Savannah, “What did he do?”

“Oh, he just wouldn’t settle down. He wanted to follow you boys. When I’d walk with him to where you were fishing, he’d pull to go back up to Teddy.”

“You should have just taken that rope off him,” Simon suggested. “Then you wouldn’t have to go wherever he wanted to go.”

Adam stared at Savannah in anticipation of her response.

Before she could speak, however, Simon continued talking. “I hope we catch something today.”

“I’m pretty sure we will,” Michael said. “We’re going to get some of that super duper bait that fellow told us about yesterday. The fish can’t help themselves when they see one of those worms wriggling on your hook. Today’s fishing will be a slam dunk.”

“I’m going to catch the biggest fish,” Simon announced.

“No, I am,” Adam insisted.

When the boys started fidgeting and poking at each other, Savannah suggested, “Hey, how about you two go wait for us outside. We’re almost finished.”

Michael looked down at Lexie, who lay at his feet. He handed Adam the leash. “Here, take her with you.

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