Murder at the Dude Ranch by Vickie Carroll

Author:Vickie Carroll [Carroll, Vickie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sweet Promise Press
Published: 2019-10-17T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

The group rode in a little before 11, hot and ready to get off the horses. They walked back to the guest house without noticing Abby watching them from the stables. After the group was back inside the guest house Abby walked around to check with Danny and Leon about the ride. The deputy tipped his hat at Abby and went back to his car. It looked like Bobby had installed him as a spy or safeguard, she didn’t know which.

Danny and Leon were busy tending to the horses and Abby stood out of the way and marveled at their efficiency as she quizzed them on the ride. Just as she was satisfied it all went well and she started back Danny called out to her. “Hey, one thing, Abby. I overheard that Brian guy, the brother-in-law, say to her, Mrs. Henson…come on, I know you’re glad he’s gone. We had stopped at the stream to let them and the horses rest before starting back down. I was checking the horse’s hoofs and I was bent down, and they didn’t see me.”

“Well, that’s interesting. I’ll mention it to Bobby. Thanks guys, for everything. See you at the cookout. Oh, invite the deputy out there in the car too.”

Abby made her way to the kitchen hoping Sandy wouldn’t start up again with her murder theories. Sandy was much too busy to speculate on killers when Abby got back to the kitchen. She was running back and forth with her cart between the grill and the kitchen, and Abby grabbed another cart and got the ice, coolers, and drinks.

By the time Bobby arrived, the group was enjoying their lunch, along with her staff and Bobby’s deputy. Sandy brought out dessert, and more tea, and took a plate to Bobby who followed Abby back to the house. She joined him at the table and in-between bites of burger, told her he had learned a lot more about Henson, but he couldn’t share everything with her. This was not what she wanted to hear but she understood. She fished around for a few minutes, but he wouldn’t give up much information. He did confirm that a deputy would be meeting Cami’s plane the following morning. She gave him an abbreviated version of what Sandy had said about seeing her early that morning but tried to make it sound coincidental. Cami could do her own explaining, she was sure.

If her guests were bothered by Bobby and one deputy at the cookout they didn’t let on. Everyone was talking and eating and though not festive, they seemed comfortable. She knew everyone processed grief in their own way and time, and she tried not to judge them. At the moment, her fallback position was to give everyone the benefit of the doubt.

Abby managed to eat in spite of her nerves and in spite of her lingering doubts about Cami’s odd behavior. At two Bobby ushered everyone into the guest house. Abby noticed it was then that everyone started to get more tense and nervous.

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