Cats and Caboodle: A Klepto Cat Mystery by Fry Patricia

Author:Fry, Patricia
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-08-13T23:00:00+00:00

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“Hey, there they are,” Michael said when he saw Savannah and Arthur ride into the yard later that afternoon. “How was the…” He frowned. “You took the cats with you?”

“Not on purpose,” Savannah complained. “Someone evidently let them out and here they came.”

“Good thing they did,” Arthur remarked. When Michael looked at him, he joked, “A road agent held us up.”

“A what?” Michael said.

“You know, a highwayman.”

“Someone stopped you? Did he rob you?”

Arthur shook his head. “No. He didn’t get a chance to do anything. Koko and Rags did a number on him and he ran away with his tail between his legs.”

“Tail?” Michael repeated. “So it was a dog?”

“Yeah, a dog of a man,” Savannah said. When she saw that Michael was not in the mood to joke about her safety, she explained, “He wanted Arthur to sign his fortune over to some gal named Misty or Miss T or…”

Confused, Michael asked, “Why would he do that?”

Savannah glanced at Arthur. “Because he’s getting really tired of being stalked and threatened.”

Arthur nodded. “I just want peace in my life. I thought I had it when Rags liberated me from the dungeon, then again when my mother and stepfather were sentenced to a whole lot of years in prison. Now this. Is there no peace for me?”

Michael studied the younger man, then Savannah. “Are you both okay? And the cats?”

“Yeah,” Savannah said, “but you should have seen the other guy.”

“I’d like to see him,” Michael snarled. “Do you know who he is?”

“One of a string of people someone has hired to get me to turn over my inheritance. At least now I know that maybe it’s a woman.” He held up the document and said, “With this, maybe we’ll learn something about what’s going on and be able to put a stop to it.”

“I’ll call Craig as soon as we take care of the horses,” Savannah said. She petted Rags, adding, “…and the cats.”

Michael took the reins from Savannah. “Go put the cats inside and call Craig. Arthur and I’ll take care of the horses.”

Savannah slid down from the saddle and took Rags in her arms. Michael handed Koko to her, and she headed to the house with them. Moments later she returned. “Boy were the cats thirsty and tired.”

“They drank quite a bit of water on the trail,” Arthur said.

“Well, maybe not so much,” Savannah said, “but they did drink several times.” She laughed. “Now they’re snuggled together in Lexie’s bed. Where is Lexie?” she asked. “I didn’t see her in there anywhere.”

“Your mom took her for a walk with the kids. With the dog run gone and the fence not in place yet, she needs to be walked more often. I think they were going to meet Karl for a lemonade or something.”

“I thought Karl was in Spain,” Savannah said.

“He leaves in the morning. Did you call Craig?”

Savannah nodded. “He’d like to take a look at that letter and talk to you, Arthur. He’s on his way over. Is that okay with you?”

Arthur nodded.

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