Trouble at the Animal Shelter by Dianne Harman

Author:Dianne Harman [Harman, Dianne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781541267176
Google: gd5PMQAACAAJ
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2017-01-04T16:07:43.964000+00:00

CHAPTER 16

Mike knocked on the door of the Shannon and Ralph Lewis household, hoping they’d remembered something about Maggie Ryan since he’d talked to them yesterday.

The door was cautiously opened and Mike saw a woman peering through the narrow opening. “Yeah, Sheriff, what can I do for ya’? Don’t know nothin’ since we talked yesterday, but thanks fer comin’. If Ralphie or me remembers something, we’ll call you, like we said we would yesterday.”

“Mrs. Lewis, may I come in for a moment? I need to ask you some questions. I’d prefer to do it this way, rather than have one of my deputies bring you in for questioning. It won’t take long, I promise.”

“Yer’ the one holdin’ all the cards, Sheriff. Come on in.” She opened the door for him, turned around, and yelled, “Ralphie, got us some company. That sheriff from yesterday has come back. He wants to talk to us.” She turned back to Mike and said, “Ralphie’ll be here in a minute. He’s just finishin’ up his lunch. You can have a seat over there.” She pointed to a chair that was upholstered in shades of brown, but it was hard to tell what the original color had been from all of the spots and stains.

The television blared the latest stock market numbers as Shannon stared at it. “Sorry, Sheriff, be with ya’ in a minute, but need to see what my stocks are doin’. We got purty much everything we own, other than this house, invested in the market, and it ain’t lookin’ real good today.”

A few moments later an elderly man shuffled into the room wearing a good part of the contents of his lunch on the front of his denim shirt which was badly in need of a visit to the washing machine. He walked over to Mike and put his hand out. “Afternoon, Sheriff. Caught the guy who did it to Miss Ryan yet?”

“Unfortunately, no. That’s why I’m here. I’m hoping that one of you has thought of something that might shed some light on this case. Anything you can remember that might seem unusual could help me.”

“What did ya’ say, Sheriff? Couldn’t here ya’,” Shannon said.

“It might help if you put the television on mute. It’s probably hard to hear me over it. I asked if you’d thought of anything since I was here yesterday.”

“Can’t say that I have, Sheriff,” she said after she’d turned the television to mute. “Can’t think of anything different or somethin’ we would have noticed. What’s gonna happen to all them dogs she had?”

“They’ve been taken to the Cedar Bay Animal Shelter. Several of them have been adopted, and some others have been placed with foster families until there’s a little more space at the shelter,” Mike answered and then he said, “Mrs. Lewis, you mentioned you watch the stock market on TV, right?”

“Yeah, it’s kind of my hobby. Like to see how my money’s doin,’ ya’ know?”

“I’ve never gotten involved in the market, but it occurs

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