Toni Donovan Mysteries- Books 1-3 by Helen Gray

Author:Helen Gray [Gray, Helen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2018-01-11T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

It was still daylight when Dack’s red Mustang parked in the school parking lot. A couple of minutes later Q’s big blue pickup pulled up beside it. Both boys got out and met in front of the vehicles. Moments later Jeremy’s little white Ranger came alongside, and he joined them.

“I’ll drive again,” Q said. “I’ve got plenty of room, and my truck’s a dark color that won’t be as noticeable when it gets dark.”

“Okay by me,” Jeremy said. “I’ll get my stuff.” As he returned to his pickup and reached inside for a backpack, Dack went to his car for his.

“I brought a flashlight and camera,” Jeremy explained as he climbed in behind Q, who was now behind the wheel of his truck.

“Me, too,” Dack said. “I also brought some snacks.”

Q started the truck. “I have some, too.”

Within minutes they were back on the county road they had explored that morning.

“Let’s go on up the road a little bit,” Dack said when they arrived at the lane that led to the big house. “If there’s another road or lane close, we can park there and hike in behind the house.”

Q nodded and drove very slowly. “This looks like a hunting camp trail,” he said, turning into a rough lane with weeds growing up the center of it. He drove into the woods, backed the truck under a tree, and parked it.

They climbed out, clutching their bags, and started hiking over the hill, back toward the big house. They were silent as they worked their way through the woods. When they stepped out into a clearing behind the house’s outbuildings, all three of them halted and gazed around.

Dack removed his backpack. “Why don’t we get comfortable and watch from here?”

They moved to the edge of the trees and sat on the ground to do surveillance. They were just getting settled when a white station wagon drove into view, rolled up the lane to the house, and pulled into one side of the double garage at the western side of the house. An older lady emerged, took a grocery bag from the back seat, and went inside.

“She’s not here to have a baby,” Dack said with a snort.

“She probably works here,” Jeremy decided.

There was no more activity, and they began to grow restless. When Dack dug into his bag and pulled out a candy bar, the others also reached for snacks. The sounds of munching and slurping from water bottles filled the next few minutes.

Jeremy glanced up at the sky. “It looks like they’re settled in for the night, and it’s starting to get dark. If we’re going to take pictures, I think we need to get going.”

“Let’s split up to get closer,” Dack said in his take-charge way. “Q, you go around to the left and get pictures of everything of interest over there. Jer, you take the right. Be careful about going around in front. Get pictures around there only if you’re positive no one can see you. I’ll cover the back.

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