Assassination Authorized by Erin Wade

Author:Erin Wade [Wade, Erin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781099826245
Publisher: Independently Published by Erin Wade
Published: 2019-05-29T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 22

Stacy Crawford laughed as she watched her girls swim. At first they had been hesitant to dive into the pool. Now she couldn’t keep them on dry land. They reminded her of three frolicking porpoises, diving, rising from the water, and squealing as they tossed their hair back from their eyes.

“Mom, may we go for a horseback ride after dinner?” Mary said.

“That’s what I had in mind,” Stacy said. “I haven’t seen the bald-faced cow and her calf in a couple of days. We need to check on them.”

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After dinner they saddled their horses and began the search for the cow and her calf.

All three of the girls were natural riders. They handled horses as if they had been born in the saddle.

Stacy was especially proud of their academic achievements. All three had the top grade point average in their grade level. There was no doubt they had inherited Mariam’s brilliant mind.

“Mom, what’s kicking up that dust?” Lindsey said as she pointed toward a fast-moving dust cloud headed toward them.

Stacy frowned. “Looks like we have a visitor.”

They rode their horses to the front of the sprawling ranch house. A leased car parked in the circular drive, and a short, balding man got out.

Stacy rode her steed toward the man. “May I help you?”

“I’m Willard Fram,” he said, shielding his eyes from the sun as he looked up at Stacy. “May I speak with you?”

Stacy shrugged. “Sure.” She made no move to dismount.

“May we talk inside where it’s cooler?” Fram pulled a handkerchief from his hip pocket and mopped the sweat from his brow.

“Why don’t you state your business first?” Stacy frowned.

“I just wondered if you knew anything about Daniel Devon.” Fram cleared his throat.

“What business do you have with Daniel?”

“Please, may we go inside?” Fram shifted his considerable girth from one foot to the other.

Stacy nodded and dismounted. “Girls, please take care of the horses before you come inside.”

“Okay, Mom,” the trio chorused.

Stacy poured lemonade for Fram and herself and motioned for him to follow her into the study. She grimaced as her expensive chair groaned under his weight.

“How can I help you?” she asked.

Fram downed the glass of lemonade before speaking. “I am an attorney representing President Reynolds.” He handed her a business card.

“I’ve been trying to contact Mr. Devon for months. Ever since Mrs. Reynold’s funeral. The president is, um, concerned about his late wife’s father.”

“I believe Daniel’s in France,” Stacy said. The lie rolled easily off her tongue. “I understand he’ll be back toward the end of summer. Daniel doesn’t like our hot weather.”

Fram snorted. “That’s understandable. When he returns, please give him my card.” Fram handed her two more business cards.

“I will.”

The girls joined Stacy on the front porch as Fram’s car disappeared in a cloud of dust.

“Last one in the pool’s a goat roper,” Stacy yelled as she ran around the house. She shed her clothes as she reached the pool and dove in naked. The girls followed her, squealing loudly as their little naked bodies hit the cool water.

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