The Attache Case by Harry DeMaio

Author:Harry DeMaio [DeMaio, Harry]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: british, Mystery, sherlock holmes, Crime, animals, anthro, anthropomorphic
ISBN: 9781787052468
Amazon: 178705246X
Publisher: MX Publishing
Published: 2018-02-22T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Spotted Cheetah’s amazingly swift.

It’s a truly remarkable gift.

From zero to fifty

In no time. How nifty!

And just think! Not one gear must she shift!

We reached the oversized van. Octavius squeezed into the back and the Frau, Colonel and I took up seats in the front with the Major at the wheel. Time to call England and the one-and-only Chita.

A few back and forth, to and fro connections and reconnections. Finally, the Cat and I were on line. “Hi Chita, Maury here! Long time, no talk! I need some advice and a reference or two. How goes the publishing business?”

“Hey, Short Stuff, good to hear from you. The magazines are going Gangbusters and we’re all over social media. How’s that insufferable boss of yours? How’s Belinda? I keep waiting for her to fly down to London from Scotland. After all, we are partners in a couple of ventures. I assume Polar Paradise and our genetic lab are doing well. Are the cubs driving everybody crazy?”

“Can you switch to Skype so we can see each other?”

“Nothing easier! Hold on. There!”

A beautiful spotted face came up on my screen, complete with her ever-present diamond collar.

“Hiya, Madame Catt! Octavius is Octavius! He and Belinda and the cubs are here in Washington with the Colonel, Frau and me on a very hush-hush inquiry into a rather bizarre death. Can’t tell you more than that. However, as part of our investigation, we have come upon a bag full of stones that look to our untutored eyes like rough, large diamonds. If anybody knows anything about diamonds, it’s you. I see you have your trademark neckwear on display. Can you give us the name or names of a diamond specialist in or around the DC area that we can trust and who has the expertise to let us know what we have?”

“Well, DC doesn’t stand for Diamond Capital of the universe but give me a minute and I’ll do a couple of quickie lookups. Meanwhile, how are the cubs doing? I assume they are growing fast and driving Belinda, Octavius and that French governess of theirs up the wall.”

“Believe it or not, it was the cubs who found the gems. They’re all set to tour Washing-Tub, as they call it, this afternoon.”

“I’ll check the evening news for incidents. OK, here we go! There’s a Civet in Alexandria whom I have dealt with. A real expert. High priced but worth it. He will recognize my name. He can be trusted to be very discreet. Name is Alex. Alex of Alexandria. He knows me as Madame Catherine Catt. Copy down this phone number and e-mail address. A second, equally expert but not as trustworthy individual is an African Impala, Faluj. He might be involved in smuggling blood diamonds.”

(“Blood diamond” is a term used for a diamond mined in a war zone and sold to finance an insurgency, an invading army’s war efforts, or a warlord’s activity. - Wikipedia)

“I haven’t dealt with him directly but he does have a large clientele.

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