Love at First Purr by Patricia Fry

Author:Patricia Fry [Fry, Patricia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery, Cozy, Cat, American Mystery, Amateur Sleuth, Investigation
ISBN: 9781734875171
Publisher: Matilija Press
Published: 2020-07-30T23:00:00+00:00

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"Another opossum," Colbi hissed as she and Savannah approached the traps the following morning. "Or it's the same one."

"And a barn cat. That's one of the barn cats, right? Dang," Savannah complained. She put on her heavy gloves and carefully released the opossum. The women watched as he ambled off into the barranca. The barn cat was also happy to be free, and she skittered toward the barn.

"There she is," Colbi whispered.

"Who?" Savannah asked, looking around.

"The cat we want to catch. See her at the edge of the barranca there? Oh, Mr. Opossum just saw her and ran in the opposite direction. And there she goes. Get the net," Colbi instructed, grabbing a small carrier from the back of the car.

"She's moving pretty well today." Savannah said. "Do you think she's healed up? Or maybe she wasn't…"

"Something's wrong with her," Colbi said. "We've both noticed it. I think we need to get our hands on her."

The women had been walking around among dense foliage for about ten minutes when Colbi pointed. "There she goes—we flushed her out. Come on!"

It wasn't long before they came to a narrow rutted road. "Well, it's rough, but easier walking than through that brush and thick leaves," Savannah said. She stopped and looked around. "It sure seemed like she was headed this way. Where do you suppose she went?"

Colbi shook her head. "I think we lost her. We might have walked right past her or she doubled back."

"Darn it!" Savannah complained. "I can't believe we blew that mission."

"Maybe not," Colbi said, "let's continue on, just in case."

"How about we stick to the trail," Savannah suggested.

"Agreed," Colbi said. "That terrain was gnarly. Have you ever been up here?"

Savannah shook her head. "I wonder if we're still on the Randolph property." She stopped and looked around. "I think the trail I ride is just over that knoll. So yeah, I've been out this way on horseback, I'm pretty sure of it, but not on this road."

The women had walked for another few minutes when Savannah stopped and pointed. "What's that?"

"What?" Colbi asked.

Savannah walked ahead and peered into the brush. "It's an old van. I wonder how it got up here."

Before Colbi could respond they heard a man's voice. "Hey! What are you doing? Get away from there!"

"What?" Savannah yelped. She glanced at Colbi, then looked in all directions. "Hello! Who is it? Where are you?" she asked apprehensively.

"Just leave," the man demanded. "Go on. Get away from here."

"We're trying to help an injured cat," she explained. "Have you seen it? It's black with a little…"

"That cat's none of your business. Now go on back down the trail." When the women hesitated, the man bellowed, "Get going! I have a gun and I'm not afraid to use it."

Savannah swallowed hard, and asserted, "Not until we find the cat." She motioned to Colbi. "Come on." They'd taken a few more steps when they heard a loud pop. "Gadzooks!" Savannah hissed. "He's not joking. Let's get out of here."

"Right behind you," Colbi said, running to keep up with Savannah's long strides.

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