Lexie Starr Cozy Mysteries Boxed Set by Jeanne Glidewell

Author:Jeanne Glidewell [Glidewell, Jeanne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781614177821
Publisher: ePublishing Works!
Published: 2015-09-05T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

I'd almost drifted off to sleep again when I heard a light, tentative tapping on my door. Out of habit, I glanced over at Stone's alarm clock and saw it was only eleven o'clock on this snowy Wednesday morning and already I was tired of lying around in bed. I put on Stone's plaid flannel robe and stepped into my own fuzzy slippers. There was another, more assertive, rap on the door, and I called out, "Who is it?"

I heard a muffled reply, which I didn't comprehend. I couldn't even distinguish whether it was a male or female voice that responded.

"Who?" I asked again.

"It's Rosalinda," I heard clearly this time, even though she spoke in a breathy whisper. "Rosalinda Swift. May I speak with you for a moment? Please? I won't keep you long."

I opened the door, and Rosalinda nearly fell into the room. I wasn't certain if she was already on her way to getting tipsy, or if she'd just been leaning against my door in order to hear my reply. Perhaps it was a little of both.

"Come on in," I said. Stone had cautioned me against speaking to any of the guests, but I didn't feel at all threatened by this older, limp-looking woman. I felt confident I could defend myself in the event of an unprovoked attack. Last evening she'd been too inebriated to climb the stairs, much less climb them and shove me back down them, so I didn't feel there was any chance she was behind the misdeeds taking place at the inn. It was fortunate for Rosalinda her room was on the first floor, or she'd never make it up to her bed after happy hour each evening. I motioned her into the room and closed the door behind her. "What's up, Rosalinda? What did you want to see me about?"

"Cornelius just told me what happened last night on the staircase, and I wanted to check and see how you were faring today. First the poisoning, and now this—on top of Horatio's murder—what in heaven's name is going on around here?"

"I don't know, but I wish I did," I said. "I am a little sore today from my tumble down the stairs last night, but otherwise I'm doing fine."

"After that terrifying incident at supper, with Patty nearly choking to death, I felt a mite overwrought and decided to turn in early last night," Rosalinda said. She ran her hand over her calf-length skirt several times, as if trying to iron out an invisible wrinkle.

"I don't blame you. Did you sleep well?" I asked.

"No. I tossed and turned all night, but it's to be expected with all that's been happening here at the inn the last couple of days. Nothing personal, my dear, but sometimes I wonder why we even chose this inn for the induction in the first place. We would have been wise to pick accommodations with a longstanding reputation of professionalism."

"Urn, yeah, whatever..."

"I was all set to go home this morning until this blizzard struck.

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