Inn the Spirit of Trickery (Spirits of Texas Cozy Mysteries) by Becki Willis

Author:Becki Willis
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fun and humorous, amateur slueth, western romance, strong female protagonist, romantic suspense
Publisher: Becki Willis
Published: 2019-04-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

They met back at the trailer, long after the sounds of the evening had died away. The gates were closed, the trucks shuttered, the lights all out.

It had been a successful first day, but tomorrow promised to be even better. Saturdays were always good, because they could squeeze in three shows. That meant three times the opportunity to scam unsuspecting guests. Three times the ways to find creative cash flow and those special sponsorships that kept their operation running.

“How did we do?”

“Not bad. Collected three credit card numbers. Lifted about a hundred and fifty dollars in cash. Not a lot, but not bad for a one-horse town.”

“Three cards? I warned you not to get greedy!”

“Relax. That dude in the black jacket had at least three platinum cards in his wallet. Most likely, he’ll never notice when one or two of them are used. Next year, in a town far, far away.”

“That dude was a priest.”

“God bless him.” This, with a mocking smile and the sign of the cross. “He doesn’t know it, but he made a very generous donation to our cause.”

“I hope you were smart about taking the cash.”

Another smart grin. “The craziest thing happened. A money clip fell out of the one man’s shorts when he swapped clothes. The outer bills stayed in place, but would you believe the middle bills came loose?”

“Good. That’s the way to do it. My old man is a master at the art of lightening a person’s pocket. He says the trick is to always leave change.”

“Change?”

“People notice when anything larger than a twenty is missing. Instead of just swiping a bill, he likes to swap it for a couple of ones. If it was a fifty or a hundred, he leaves a ten and a few small bills.”

“But that’s stupid. Why give back part of your hit?”

“Not stupid. Brilliant. People assume they broke the bill and just don’t remember it. Why would they suspect they’d been robbed, if they have change?”

The disapproving frown lifted into an impressed smile. “You’re right. Brilliant.”

“Yep. I learned the art of the scam from my old man. He’s the best.”

“I just hope that brother of yours doesn’t stir up too much trouble. We were doing just fine on our own. We don’t need him butting in.”

“Lucky for us, he, too, was taught by the best.”

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