A Bell in the Garden (A Spicetown Mystery Book 2) by Sheri Richey

Author:Sheri Richey [Richey, Sheri]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-03-04T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 17

“Here, Mom,” Leanne said taking the hose from Mavis’ hand. “Let me. I’ll water the bushes on the side. Thank you for the help, Chief. I’ve got it.” Leanne pulled the hose up in a loop and walked on trusting the rest would follow.

“Mavis, if you’ve got a few minutes, I do have some questions I need to ask you. Bryan said it was okay if you take a little break.”

“Sure, Chief. Cora said you needed to talk to me. I’m happy to help. Do you want to go inside?”

“Yes, that might be best,” Conrad said as they walked around the front of the greenhouse and back behind the potting tables to find a small seating area. “As you may already know, the State is trying to ID the man Bryan found buried in his garden.”

Mavis nodded and closed her eyes briefly.

“To help them out,” Conrad pulled a pen and a small notebook from his pocket, “they’ve asked for some DNA samples to test against the remains.”

“I’m afraid I don’t have much to offer you, Chief. It’s been a really long time and when Howard didn’t come back, I have pretty much gotten rid of this clothing.”

“Oh, that’s okay, Mavis. What I’m needing is more in line with some direction as to where I can find information on Howard.”

“What kind of information?” Mavis asked wrinkling her nose.

“Tell me about his health. Was he seeing any doctors? Did he have any problems?”

“Well, he was over fifty, so you know what that means,” Mavis said smiling. “Things start to go on you.”

“What kind of problems did Howard have?”

“He had some arthritis and asthma. His back was stiff and sore a lot, but he had worked hard all his life. His cholesterol was too high, and he took a blood pressure pill.”

“Who was his treating physician?”

“He saw a guy over in Red River,” Mavis said shaking her head. “I can’t remember his name, but I might have it at home. He had to go over there to have his insurance cover it. That guy saw all the miners, but I can’t remember his name. It’s something weird, like, uh, Pajamas, Palola, Pagala. Something like that.”

“Did he take any other medication?”

“He had an inhaler, but he only used it when he needed to.”

“Were his medications still at home after he disappeared?”

“Yeah, except for the inhaler. The pills were there.”

“What about broken bones, surgeries, dental work? Anything like that?”

“He had Dr. Hobbs pull a tooth for him once, but that was when he was still working. No surgeries though.” Mavis reached over to stroke the broad leaf of a plant sitting on the table. “At least not while we were married.”

“So, he wasn’t disabled,” Conrad said trying to catch Mavis’ eye as she looked around the room. “He was healthy enough to work, right?”

“Oh, sure,” Mavis said turning back to nod at Conrad. “It’s just when his mine closed, there wasn’t anything else around hiring. That’s all he’d ever done.”

“What about hobbies? What did

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