Clues for Concern: The Ozarks Cozy Mystery Series by Dianne Harman
Author:Dianne Harman [Harman, Dianne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2024-08-30T00:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER 15
While she was driving home, Della began thinking about Ryan and what might have caused him to leave his business unlocked like he had. Sheâd wanted to do some more investigating into Emilyâs disappearance, but at this point she was unsure how to proceed.
âMaybe weâll try calling that number again,â Della said to Moose who was seated happily in the passenger seat. She also wondered what Bryce was up to, considering he seemed unwilling to share where he was going this afternoon.
âWell, it gives us a little quiet time by ourselves. Doesnât it?â She scratched Mooseâs cheek as she drove down the gravel road that led to her home. When she got there, she let Moose run around in the yard for a bit while she headed inside. A few clouds had finally moved in, making it cooler than it had been, so she couldnât blame him for wanting to enjoy the fresh air.
After she dropped her purse by the door, she looked around the house and sighed. Sheâd been thinking about what her customer had said earlier about Jamie Fernandezâs paintings. They did seem to change the space where they were hung. She remembered how much sheâd loved the painting and Seth had too.
âI wonder if I can find it,â she said aloud to herself. Her instincts told her to look in the back of her closet. âI think I remember seeing something wrapped in a blanket back there.â She headed upstairs to her bedroom.
It didnât take long to find the wrapped-up item she remembered seeing. She mentally hoped it wasnât some other old piece of art. When she pulled back the old blanket she was relieved to see the golden frame that she knew surrounded the painting.
Della carried it over to the bed to finish unwrapping it and grunted, surprised at the weight. âI donât remember it being so heavy.â It wasnât the actual weight that was the problem, it was that she hadnât been expecting it. She didnât remember the paintings at the store being so heavy, either. But once it was on the bed, she was able to fully unwrap it and look it over once again.
The golden frame perfectly complemented the colors in the piece even though there wasnât gold in the painting. Della always thought the image looked like it could be any winding back road in southwest Missouri, one of those narrow, two-lane old roads that twisted through the hills. The clouds painted on the horizon hung low, and it gave the impression of a storm moving in, although Seth had always insisted that the storm was clearing. Della had never seen it that way.
She decided to leave it where it was until she could get Bryce to help her hang it. The awkward weight was enough that she didnât want to try to carry it down the stairs on her own. With the way Moose liked to go down the steps right beside her, sheâd probably end up dropping it down the stairs.
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