An Iowa Blessing by Paul Meredith

Author:Paul Meredith
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, love, travel, death, illinois, injury, accident, iowa, heartland, heart ache
Publisher: Paul Meredith

Chapter XII

The parents, as well as her brother and sister siblings, were all at the funeral home for the closed-casket funeral services for Sara Longstreet on Thursday. June introduced herself to them at the visitation preceding the actual service. Herb Cole was there with June to meet the family and represent the company. He expressed his sorrow for the tragedy to the family. He told them what a wonderful and faithful employee she had been. June saw that Sara’s parents and brother were totally devastated from their loss.

After the burial service at the cemetery, Sara’s brother, Chuck Longstreet, told June that he told his sister he was ready to come to Peoria and take care of the problem with Tony, but Sara threatened that she would never have anything to do with him again if he came to intercede. “Like a damn fool, I let Sara talk me out of it; now I’m sorry I did. But if the police don’t get him, I will,” he said.

June told him, “The police will get whoever did this horrible thing to Sara, I am sure of it. Detective Carson told me they would get the person responsible for her death, and I believe him. I think we all need to let the detective do his job.”

Georgia Gibson approached June as the two were leaving. Her eyes were still dripping tears. “June, I know how close you and Sara were. She told me you were the best friend she had ever had, so I know how hard this has to be for you.”

“It is, Georgia, but the worst part is that I feel so helpless over it. I feel if the police find the person responsible, maybe I can start to heal, but from what I’m told, they don’t have any solid clues to go on yet. I know they say Tony Galante is a person of interest, but he’s skipped out and they haven’t found him yet,” June said, crying again. “She hasn’t seen any other man than Tony that I know of, at least not lately.”

“She did see another man, the same night that she was killed, but I’m hesitant to say who he was because I don’t want to bring any suspicion his way. I know him and I know him to be a wonderful man,” Georgia said. “He is a man I have known for quite a few years. He took Sara to dinner and to the theater because I introduced them to each other.”

“You mean it is a man the police don’t know about?” June asked.

“Yes, but it couldn’t possibly be him. I don’t want to bring him into it when I know he could never harm a flea,” Georgia told her. “He has had too many problems after the death of his devoted wife to get him involved with this mess.”

“But Georgia, the police should at least be able to question him. He could hold a clue that could help them solve the case. Will you tell

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