The Fossil Murder by Evelyn James

Author:Evelyn James [James, Evelyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Red Raven Publications
Published: 2019-04-02T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Clara returned home to waste a few hours before the time of The League for Christians Against Evolution meeting. Annie looked moody as she walked into the kitchen.

“Has something happened?” Clara asked her.

Annie dipped into the pocket of her apron and produced four slips of paper which she handed to Clara.

“All from Miss Holbein,” Annie stated. “Wanting to know where Tommy is.”

“He scuttled off to O’Harris’ this morning, didn’t he?” Clara asked.

“Men always go into hiding when there is trouble,” Annie snorted. “How they ever won the last war I do not know.”

“Don’t be too harsh on him, he feels awful,” Clara said lightly. “He never meant for this to happen. He was only supposed to be talking to that woman about Victor. I thought she would talk to him better than me, as she appeared to have only disdain for women.”

“I’ll show her disdain,” Annie squeezed her hands into fists. “I have half a mind to go over to her house and tell her where she can shove her little notes. I’ll slap her one, Clara, I know I will!”

“All right, calm down,” Clara placed her hand on Annie’s arm. She had never seen her friend so upset and angry. “Look, don’t spend the afternoon in the kitchen brooding on all this. Come out with me.”

“What are you up to?” Annie asked, though she was not yet prepared to let go of her anger and stormed about the kitchen glowering at the pots and pans.

“I am going to a meeting of the League for Christians Against Evolution. I expect it shall be entertaining,” Clara smirked. “I think they may be behind the threats to the exhibition. Dr Browning asked me to look into the problem.”

“But you know who hired Morley,” Annie said. “Surely that is the matter resolved?”

“The man who hired John Morley was only trying to highlight the danger to the exhibition. He was not the threat itself. No, Dr Browning asked me to discover who was behind the threats and to discover if there was any real danger. I intend to do just that.”

Annie understood.

“Wouldn’t I just get in the way?” She asked sheepishly. “I’m not really all that knowledgeable on Darwin or why anyone would be against him.”

“You sell yourself far too short,” Clara told her gently. “I would be delighted to have your company. You can poke me when it looks like I am about to say something awful or laugh aloud.”

Annie’s eyes had their sparkle back as she looked at Clara.

“Are you out to cause mischief?”

“I am investigating. I shall be very neutral,” Clara promised. “Well, probably I shall be very neutral. If it starts to get too absurd, I may struggle.”

Annie shook her head.

“There is no hope!”

They ate a light lunch and were ready to leave the house by the early afternoon. As Clara fetched her coat, she noticed that another note had been slipped under the door while they were in the kitchen. She picked it up hastily and shoved it in her coat pocket.

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