The Devil's Pets by Alex Siegel

Author:Alex Siegel
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2017-05-31T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Lewis drove past a sign that read, "Rebel Yell Quarter Horses." He parked on the side of a dirt road.

Stony looked out the window at green fields bordered by wooden fences. A few horses stood at troughs containing feed or water. Other horses were wandering around in the sunlight, accompanied by flies. A big, red barn needed repairs and fresh paint. Tall trees crowded together on the outskirts of the farm.

Stony, Mia, and Lewis got out of the car. A man with red hair was crouched behind a bush, and he was clearly the PEA agent they were supposed to meet. He was looking through binoculars at the horse farm.

Stony walked over to him. "What's the situation?"

The agent with red hair turned and said in a quavering voice, "You're Stony and Miasma?"

"Get over it. Report."

"Yes, sir. Mr. Parker is out performing chores. He is working in the barn at the moment. I didn't see any weapons or any other signs of a threat."

"OK," Lewis said. "I'll do the talking. Everybody else watch my back and cover the exits."

The four of them walked down a private driveway made of dirt. Stony kept an eye on a yellow farmhouse, but he didn't see any movement. Hopefully Parker lived alone. The group of agents entered the barn.

An old man was scraping a horse's hoof. He was wearing a blue shirt and a leather apron over blue jeans. His face was tanned, but a pale bald scalp indicated he usually wore a hat. Brown muck encrusted his boots.

He looked up. "Can I help you?"

"Mr. Marvin Parker?" Lewis said.

"That's right. Who is asking?" Parker spat a little tobacco juice onto the ground.

Lewis walked up to Parker. Stony, Mia, and the other agent spread out and surrounded the subject to prevent him from escaping.

"We're federal agents." Lewis flashed his badge. "You're under arrest."

Parker's eyes widened. "What?" he said in a fearful voice. "Why?"

"Violations of the 2003 Excessive Cash Transaction Act and the 1994 Commerce Transparency Law. These are serious felonies."

Stony fought an urge to smirk. He didn't think either law was real.

"Never heard of those laws," Parker said. "What did I do?"

"You deposited a suspiciously large amount of cash earlier today," Lewis said. "Now, you seem like a good, honest, hard-working man. I'd hate to see you waste away in federal prison because of one terrible error in judgment. If you cooperate, we might consider leniency. Where did you get those stacks of crisp, hundred-dollar bills?"

"I did nothing wrong! A man bought an old horse trailer from me last night. He paid in cash, which I thought was suspicious, but I had to sell. I needed the money! Not a lot of customers for my horses these days."

Lewis furrowed his brow. "Describe this man."

"Big guy with a big beard. Mix of blond and brown hair. He had a hat and sunglasses even though it was after sundown. A woman was in the truck, but I didn't get a good look at her."

Stony perked up. That's Orcus!

"Truck?" Lewis said.

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