Killer In Black by Paul Bennett

Author:Paul Bennett [Paul Bennett]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780719811999
Publisher: Robert Hale
Published: 2013-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

The sheriff came just after nine in the morning. We broke off the digging to watch him walking along the track, seeing that his car couldn’t get through our barricade. I suspected that would only exacerbate a bad mood.

‘What are you boys up to?’ he asked. ‘Seems like you’re always up to something.’

‘Can’t have idle hands,’ I said. ‘Makes work for the devil.’

‘We had us a bit of a ruckus,’ he said. ‘At the diner. Someone did a pretty good job of scaring the bikers. They’ve got nothing to wear and their bikes were sabotaged. Wouldn’t know anything about it, would you? What were you boys up to around one thirty in the morning?’

‘That’s the time we have our sewing circle,’ I said. ‘Idle hands, remember?’

‘I might have known I wouldn’t get a straight answer.’ He took off his hat and wiped his brow with the back of his hand. ‘’Course I’m mighty riled up that someone could come into my territory and upset those nice biker boys. Almost cried in my coffee when I heard about it.’

‘Understandable,’ I said. ‘Them being such good role models for the youth of today.’

He nodded. ‘That too,’ he said. He looked around at the digging. ‘Expecting any more trouble?’

‘Nothing we can’t handle,’ I said.

‘That I can believe,’ he said. ‘Mighty big pit you’re digging. Gonna be deep enough?’

‘We hope so. But, if not, we’ve got a few more tricks up our sleeves.’

‘That I can believe, too.’ He frowned. ‘This is a pretty thin line you’re treading. Don’t fall on the wrong side or I might have to show you that mean side of me. Only got room for two in my cells, so I won’t be taking any prisoners. Understand me, boys?’

‘Crystal-clear, Sheriff,’ I said. ‘We’re both on the same side.’

‘Make sure you remember that.’

‘Oh, and Sheriff,’ I said. ‘We’d rather you didn’t tell anyone about the pit.’

He put his hat back on, turned around and said as he walked off, ‘What pit?’

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