Undercover Amish by Debby Giusti

Author:Debby Giusti
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-10-19T04:00:00+00:00

ELEVEN

Hannah was heavyhearted when they returned to the inn. The fresh air had been invigorating and she enjoyed the side-to-side rhythm of the buggy over the roadway and the sound of the horse’s hooves clip-clopping on the pavement, but she kept thinking of the two young women gone missing.

Lucas pulled to a stop in front of the Amish Store, where the mechanic was standing.

“How’d the wheel work?” Calvin asked, glancing at the back of the buggy.

“No problems. You did a good job.”

“You’ve got a good horse and a good driver. That makes a difference.” He glanced at Hannah and tipped his head. “Afternoon, ma’am.”

She smiled in return but didn’t speak, wondering if the kindly gentleman recognized her. He wasn’t saying and she wouldn’t ask.

“We’ve got a new guest,” the mechanic said.

“Oh?”

Hannah’s pulse quickened fearing who might have moved into the B and B.

“You know Sheriff Kurtz? He was getting rehab in the Willkommen nursing home, but they released him today. Fannie said he’s not strong enough to be on his own, so she insisted he come here for a week or two.”

“Fannie’s a good woman,” Lucas said as he flicked his gaze to the inn. “I need to talk to the sheriff. What room’s he in?”

“Room three,” Calvin replied. “The room on the corner.”

Where Hannah had stayed.

She stole another glance at Calvin, but his attention was once again focused on the wheel he had fixed. Perhaps she need not worry about anyone at the inn questioning her identity.

The horse obeyed the flick of Lucas’s wrist and headed across the property and back to the barn located near the Amish homes.

Hannah kept her head down lest they pass anyone, still concerned she might be recognized. She didn’t want questioning eyes on her, especially after the young woman had passed the note to Hector yesterday.

“What about Belinda?” she asked.

Lucas leaned closer. “I’ll talk to her when she comes back to work tomorrow.”

“Are you sure people won’t recognize me?”

“I don’t think you need to worry, Hannah.”

Easy enough for him to say. But she was worried. Even more so after stopping by Will MacIntosh’s trailer.

“Lucas, are you sure the bone you saw was human?”

He hesitated before responding. “I know it upset you, but MacIntosh probably got too cocky or maybe he no longer wanted to be involved in whatever was happening. He might have attempted to shove his weight around. Somebody wanted to teach him a lesson.”

“The lesson went too far.” Hannah shivered not from the cold but from the thought of a man being murdered.

The road turned and in the distance the two Amish homes were visible. Fannie’s house looked warm and inviting set against the mountain range in the distance and the low foothills.

Cattle grazed in the pasture and two deer nibbled on bushes at the far end of the landscaped area that surrounded the inn. Hannah glanced at the tall windows in the dining room, seeing the twinkling lights. Was the sheriff there, enjoying a meal? If so, would

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