Coinworld [Book Three] by Benjamin Laskin

Author:Benjamin Laskin [Laskin, Benjamin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781540552792
Publisher: Aretê Books
Published: 2017-01-09T23:00:00+00:00

Alone now, Ned suggested that the chief, Deirdre, and Hannah take a stroll where they could speak in private. The four coins rolled down a path along the island’s western shoreline that faced the park. Because that side of the island had escaped the demolition from Hurricane Shadow, it was quieter and had no construction crews working on repairs.

“Welcome aboard,” Deirdre said to Hannah. “I’m sorry we kept you out of the loop about Pete. We were wrong to do so, and I apologize.”

“Apology accepted,” Hannah replied coolly.

“Thank you,” Deirdre said, and turned to Ned. “What Pete and his pals pulled off was a great coup for us. As our CBS has been intermittent ever since the dog pounced onto the island, I didn’t have an opportunity to properly congratulate him.”

“He knows,” Ned said. “Pete’s a trooper. I sent him on to Reno to do some recon. He called me yesterday from a spittoon.”

“Good grief,” Deirdre said. “People still use those foul things?”

“In parts of Reno, yeah. I couldn’t see him because, well, you know Pete. He sorta blended in.”

“Oy vey,” the chief said. “What was he doing in that dreck?”

Deirdre chuckled. “It didn’t have anything to do with a certain googly eyed silver dollar, did it?”

“Sadie mistook the spittoon for a vase,” Ned replied with a grimace. “Anyway, Pete said that it looks like the reports are true, and that The Six is amassing his forces around downtown Reno.”

“Good,” the chief said, itching for a fight. “The more the merrier.”

Deirdre said, “As you heard, we’re sending Harper and a team of coin commandos there tomorrow to scout out the place. I’ve also ordered a squadron of silver dollars from both the Grand Canyon and Death Valley bases to make some passes. We’ll be keeping them in the vicinity right up to D-day.”

“D-day?” the chief said.

“Dollar day, Chief,” Ned said. “Franny’s a silver dollar.”

“Oh, right. ‘D-day’ isn’t until February. Don’t we run a risk having so many coin commandos in the area so early?”

“We run a risk not having them there,” Deirdre said. “If The Six is planning this far ahead, then so must we.”

The coins glanced across the channel and saw The Hugh and his dog stroll up opposite them on the other shore. The man lifted his camera and snapped some pictures.

The chief gave a tug of his head and they backed away behind some tufts of weeds.

“Have you had any more trouble from The Hugh since Shadow went on his rampage?” Hannah asked.

“No, thank goodness,” Deirdre answered. “He didn’t show his face for two weeks afterwards. Cody worried about the human and went to check on him.”

“Was he okay?” Hannah asked, worried. “He didn’t suffer a relapse or anything, did he?”

Deirdre might have been the Director of Coin Intelligence, but Hannah always felt herself to be Coin Island’s den mother, and as far as Hannah was concerned, The Hugh and his dog were family.

“He was fine, just busy. Cody says money is always an issue at The

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