Martians in Maggody by Joan Hess

Author:Joan Hess [Hess, Joan]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780451405920
Amazon: 0451405927
Publisher: Onyx Books
Published: 1995-06-02T00:00:00+00:00

"Well, I never," Estelle said as Lucy went out the door. "Here we were thinking she was a mannersome little thing, and all the time she's nothing but an uppity, smartmouthed"—she searched for an adequately derogatory term—"whatever."

Ruby Bee waited for a minute in case enlightenment was coming, then put the coffee cup in the sink and wiped the bar. "She sure did act funny, didn't she? Now that I think about it, she didn't deny she'd been in the barn with Brian. She just said she would deny it. Why do you think she would offer him a thousand dollars?"

"For an exclusive interview with Dr. Sageman?"

"I don't see how that could be. He and Dr. McMasterson seem as eager as hookers to give interviews to anybody they can snag. It'd make more sense if Brian was paying her to do an interview."

Estelle got that expression on her face that meant she had an astonishing brilliant idea, at least in her opinion. "I think we should find out a little more about this Lucy Fernclift, don't you? How do we know she really is a reporter for the Probe?"

"I saw her name under the story about the woman who takes her poodle to a tanning salon twice a week."

"You saw her name," Estelle said, waggling her finger, "but you didn't see her picture. How do we know this girl's not an imposture? Maybe the real Lucy Fernclift is trussed up like a turkey and lying in the trunk of a car somewhere—or even worse."

"That little thing's a murderer? I swear, Estelle, that's the silliest thing I've ever heard you say. You need to stop reading tabloids and find a new hobby. Why don't you go to that bookstore in Farberville and see if you can find a book of counted cross-stitch patterns or dried flower arrangements?"

Estelle finished the last of her sherry, patted her hair, and daintily climbed off the stool, never allowing one hint of irritation to flash across her carefully neutral face. "Thank you so much for the advice, Miss Abigail Van Hanks. I do hope that Lucy doesn't come after you with an ax later tonight, but if she does, I'll send a right nice dried flower arrangement to your funeral."

"Hold your horses," Ruby Bee muttered, thinking real hard about all the units out back. "It just happens that Rosemary is at the hospital with Cynthia. Dr. Sageman paid for a car to come pick him up and take him to the airport for an interview. Dr. McMasterson told me he was going to be at Raz's all day, dowsing the circles for electricity. Jules Channel said he was going to try to talk to the sheriff, and now Lucy Fernclift says she's going to Raz's and then into Farberville to mail the film."

"I must say it's a load off my mind to know where everybody is this morning. I was worried they all were planning to come to my house for Sunday dinner." Estelle brushed the sweet roll crumbs off her pastel blue sweater, flashed her teeth, and made like she was gonna leave.

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