A Match of Wits by Jen Turano

Author:Jen Turano [Turano, Jen]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: FIC042030, FIC042040, FIC027050, Couples—Fiction, New York (N.Y.)—History—1865–1898—Fiction
ISBN: 9781441264138
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2014-04-27T16:00:00+00:00

Thirty minutes later, Zayne sped down a long hallway at the jail, pressing the elevated pedal Hamilton had assured him was the brake, but finding, to his dismay, that the brake was a little . . . temperamental.

“You need to slow down,” Drusilla said, panting as she ran by his side.

“Use the brake,” Theodore called from behind. “And I don’t mean to be an alarmist, but that wheel’s looking a bit . . . Ah, too late.”

“The brake’s not working,” Zayne called back right before a wheel suddenly whizzed past him and the cart lurched to the right before it bounced to a stop.

“Smooth,” Theodore drawled, grinning down at him even as he held out a hand and helped Zayne to his feet.

“I swear Charlotte’s note indicated that she’d fixed that problem, but apparently not,” Zayne muttered as he grabbed his crutches from where he’d tied them to the back of the cart. Placing them under his arms, he began to struggle toward a door at the end of the hall, finally reaching it a few minutes later.

Theodore knocked on the door, and it opened almost immediately to reveal an officer on the other side, his expression resigned as he shook Theodore’s hand.

“Come to bail out that crazy lady from B. Altman’s, have you, Mr. Wilder?”

“How did you know that?” Theodore asked.

“It’s become a habit over the past few years with you. But I think you’re going to have a rough time of it with this one, Mr. Wilder. She’s refusing to tell anyone her name, argued quite vehemently with the guards when they placed her in a single cell, because she apparently wanted to talk to the other female inmates, and has taken to praying . . . loudly, and keeps asking God to send her help.”

“Why do I feel like I’ve been in this exact situation before?” Zayne asked.

“Because you have.” Theodore nodded to the officer. “Well, lead the way. I’ll talk to her first and then go find a judge to see about getting her released.”

“The manager from B. Altman’s wants to press charges against the lady, but from what we’ve been able to gather, she wasn’t the only one involved,” the officer explained before he smiled. “He’s also insisting we send out patrols to round up some rogue pig, although, from what that crazy lady claims, her pig isn’t rogue but a pet.” He shook his head. “Just goes to show it takes all kinds in this world. You’ll find her in the last cell at the end of the hallway.”

Thanking the officer, Theodore led the way as Zayne tried to keep up. He finally reached the cell Theodore and Drusilla were standing in front of and looked through the bars, his temper edging up again when he caught sight of Agatha sitting on a lonely bench against the wall.

She was still wearing her wig, although her hat was nowhere in sight and the wig was askew, as was her gown. On closer inspection, Zayne saw

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