Fortune Telling Can Be Fatal by Jinty James

Author:Jinty James
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: cozy mystery, senior sleuth mystery, dog mystery, cozy crafts and hobbies mystery, cozy mystery comedy female protagonists, amateur sleuth detective series dogs, murder mystery small town, women sleuths cozy mystery library, humorous cozy mystery, gentle cozy mystery, police romance mystery, New release coton de tulear dog cozy mystery
Publisher: Jinty James
Published: 2024-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 12

“Here.” Pru plunked down a stack of books on the coffee table that afternoon.

“What are they?” Martha’s eyes lit up.

“Ruff?” Teddy wore his new bandana – blue with yellow stars. Some of the stitching was uneven and one of the corners was decidedly wonky.

“That was the best sort of starry fabric I could find,” Martha pointed to it.

“I’m sure Teddy likes it.”

“Ruff!”

“I bought some for myself as well. The thrift shop had a whole bolt of it because no one else wanted it. But I only bought half. And they didn’t mind Teddy being in there, either.”

“How much did that cost you?”

“Five dollars,” Martha replied proudly. “Now I’ve just gotta make an outfit for myself.”

“What about a big cape?” Pru thought quickly.

“With a zip! So I can throw it over my regular clothes—” Martha pointed to her jeans and T-shirt “—and no one will know what I’m wearing underneath.”

“And something on your head,” Pru added. “Like a turban.”

“Yeah!” Martha pointed her finger at her. “That might even make people think I’m really Chantal!”

She stared at her friend, not really seeing how that would be possible – Martha’s face didn’t look like Chantal’s, and Chantal had been around thirty years younger than Martha, but Pru didn’t want to spoil Martha’s illusion.

“Maybe the people who haven’t heard of her death,” she finally spoke.

“Yeah, them,” Martha agreed.

“Ruff!”

“I bet I reel them in, with Teddy as my sidekick!” Martha beamed at the fluffy white Coton.

“I bet you will.” She smiled at Teddy as well.

“Can you make it for me?” Martha looked hopefully at her. “My fortune telling outfit?”

“Me?”

“You’re better at sewing than I am,” Martha wheedled.

“Not by much. But okay. Only if you read these books, though.” She pointed to the library books on the coffee table. “I thought they might give you some pointers.”

“Palmistry, palmistry, tarot – ooh, crystal ball!” Martha looked excited. “Yeah, I wanna try a crystal ball!”

“I don’t know where we could get one,” Pru said.

“Maybe the thrift shop – or the handmade shop.” Martha’s gaze swung around the living room. “Or a snow globe!”

“This?” Pru walked over to the mantel and picked up the large ornament depicting mountains and skiers.

“I bought that in Switzerland a long time ago.” Martha sounded wistful.

“You’ve been to Europe?” Pru stared at her.

“A long time ago.” Martha seemed to shake off the memory. “Here.” She thrust the material at Pru. “Do you need to take my measurements?”

So Pru spent Monday night pinning and tucking the fabric around Martha.

“I might not have time to sew it up until Wednesday,” she warned. “It’s yoga tomorrow night.”

“No problem,” Martha replied airily. “I know you’ll get it done before the weekend.

“What are we going to do for a turban?”

“Lemme think.” Martha screwed up her eyes while Pru stuck a pin in the starry fabric near her stomach. “I know! I’ve got a purple towel in the closet. I bet that color would go with this blue and yellow.”

“Maybe,” she replied.

After Pru had done all the pinning, she carefully took the fabric off Martha.

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