Front Yard by Draper Norman

Author:Draper, Norman [Draper, Norman]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2015-08-02T23:00:00+00:00

“There’s nothing here,” said Jim, his headphones clamped to his ears as he slowly and methodically waved his wand over every square inch of the stump crater. “I know I said I thought I heard something around here last year, but there’s not even the tiniest beep now. Must have been the low-battery warning.” It was mid-afternoon, and Nan and George had switched from coffee to merlot mode. They stood a few feet from the edge of the stump hole and gazed at Jim vacantly.

“Impossible,” George said. “All the signs point to it. Okay, granted, some of those signs are pretty weird.”

“Keep sweeping, Jim,” Nan said. “George’s right; there’s gotta be something down there.”

Jim shrugged.

“Sorry, the TreasureTrove XB 255 never lies. If it’s not beeping, that means there’s nothing there. Battery’s fully charged this time, too.”

“Maybe it’s deeper,” said Nan.

“Could be,” Jim said. “If it’s down too deep, this won’t pick it up. Say, more than seven or eight feet. Do you think it’s that deep?”

“Who knows?” said George after a healthy sip of Sagelands. “It could be a mile down, but this has got to be the spot.”

“And what if it doesn’t have any metal on it? What if it’s a plain wooden chest with leather hinges wrapped up in burlap or something like that?”

“Hmmmm,” said Nan. “We hadn’t really thought about that.”

“Also, why does this have to be the spot?”

“Jim,” said Nan. “Come sit down and join us for a glass of merlot . . . or hang on, you’re a gin-and-tonic guy, aren’t you? You look like you need one. And we’ve got a lot to tell you.”

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