The Green Case (A Markham Sisters Cozy Mystery Novella Book 7) by Diana Xarissa

Author:Diana Xarissa [Xarissa, Diana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2016-12-16T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

There was a low wall that ran along the back of the property, and as Janet’s eyes adjusted to the darkness, she spotted two people sitting on the wall. She could hear them talking, but couldn’t make out what they were saying.

“What’s going on?” Joan demanded from the doorway behind her.

“There’s a couple sitting on the wall,” Janet explained, gesturing.

“Should we ring Robert?”

“I can’t imagine why. They aren’t doing any harm.”

“But why are they here?” Joan demanded.

“The weather is nice, maybe they were out walking and stopped to rest,” Janet suggested.

“I don’t like it,” Joan said. “I think I’d feel better if we asked Robert to drive by.”

“We can, if you like,” Janet said, feeling sorry for the pair that she suspected were teenagers or young adults just looking for some time alone together.

Joan quickly shut the carriage door, causing a loud creaking noise to shatter the silence. At the bottom of the garden, the couple jumped and then quickly began to walk away. While Joan locked up the building, Janet watched their visitors. As they passed under a streetlight, she gasped.

“Now what?” Joan asked.

“That was Nancy,” Janet said.

“What was she doing here?”

“I’ve no idea,” Janet replied. “Anyway, I’d much rather know what she was doing with the man who was having lunch with Edna this afternoon.”

Joan stared at her. “That was the same man?”

“Yes, I’m certain of it,” Janet said. “He was even wearing the same clothes.” She stood and watched for a moment longer, hoping the couple might come back, but all was quiet.

“Do you think I should ring Robert?” Janet asked as she and Joan headed back to the house.

“I think you should stay out of it,” Joan told her. “Whatever is going on has nothing to do with you.”

Janet thought about that while she sorted through the pile of books that Joan had carried into the house. It didn’t take long, as most of them were old textbooks from someone’s nursing studies in the nineteen-twenties.

“I wonder if they have any historical value,” Janet said as she packed them all back into the box.

“I can’t imagine that they do,” Joan told her. “But you can take them to William and have him check.”

“I think he’s a bit cross with me,” Janet said. “Maybe you can take them to him.”

“Maybe we should wait and see what else we find as we go through the carriage house,” Joan said. “I’d rather take him several things at once than make multiple trips.”

Janet nodded. “I think Aggie and I will head upstairs now,” she said. “I think she’s a bit worn out from her trip to the carriage house.”

Joan looked at the kitten that was busy chasing after a scrap of paper that had fallen out of one of the books. Janet cleared her throat and Aggie glanced up. She looked at Janet and then plopped down on the floor with a tired-sounding “merow.”

“I’m not sure how you taught her that,” Joan said. “But you go on up and read. I’ll see you in the morning.

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