Coyote's in the House by Elmore Leonard

Author:Elmore Leonard [Leonard, Elmore]
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Published: 2010-03-23T08:38:41.906000+00:00

Lola saw the coyote’s nose filling the space and

heard his voice. Now the nose turned away and was gone. She crept over to the slit of light, put her pug face against it and watched Antwan walk to the bedroom door and work it open with his nose. There was something on the floor to stop the door from closing all the way—it looked like a block of wood—otherwise Miss Poodle wouldn’t be able to get out.

He had the door open enough to slip through—Lola waiting to see if the poodle would come over and close it— when Miss Betty called to the coyote.

“Would you lend me your nose for a minute?”

Dogs used their noses all the time, poking them at things, poking her now, Miss Poodle asking was she okay, was she comfortable. Lola used her dainty pink nose only to smell things. She couldn’t imagine sticking it in places she didn’t know about.

Lola, with hope in her heart, watched Antwan turn from the door. Leaving it open.

No, the cool Hollywood Hills coyote turned back again and closed it. Darn it.

Now he went over to Miss Helpless Poodle standing by the window saying she’d like some fresh air. Like the door, the window was held open by a small block of wood.

Lola watched them hunch down to stick their noses into the narrow opening, watched them both raise up at the same time and the window came with them.

She heard Miss Poodle say, “Ah, that’s better.” The two of them leaning on the windowsill now, looking out at the yard.

uddy was walking toward the house. He looked up to see their faces in the window, Antwan and Miss Betty.

Now just Betty.

Antwan had backed away, not wanting to be seen. But why? Not because he was with Betty. Buddy knew for a fact Antwan was in and out of her room all day—Betty believing she was changing him, and Antwan didn’t seem to mind it. No, it was something else.

And Buddy thought right away of Antwan saying at breakfast, “I wonder how she got out of there.” The cat named Lola. It slipped out, as much as Antwan saying, “I wonder how she got over that fence with the razor wire on top?” Buddy had heard the mom and dad talking about the house and the cat’s owner, all that. And knew for certain Antwan hadn’t heard a word of it. The coyote could only pick up a few human words. He might someday understand as much as Buddy.

Antwan knew where the cat lived. Buddy was sure of it.

Once this was in Buddy’s mind—that Antwan and maybe even Betty had something to do with the cat—it stuck there and became fact until proved otherwise.

Buddy ran toward the dog door.

iss Betty turned from the window. “He’s coming. You’d better get out of here, quick.” “He saw me,” Antwan said. “He’s gonna come in here and smell her, you know that. But listen, maybe you can talk him into doing it anyway.”

“Me?” Miss Betty said.

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