Shadows by Peter J Manos

Author:Peter J Manos [Manos, Peter J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781953735997
Publisher: Melange Books, LLC

It was not the president of the Chamber of Commerce she reached when she called, but instead a particularly avid member with no official position in the chamber, who, when he wasn’t in his office filling orders for building supplies, was hobnobbing with the town’s big wigs, or hanging around the chamber office. On this day, the president was out so the secretary had the long-time member take the call in the president’s office, noting that the man she was about to speak with was an alderman.

“Chamber of Commerce. Earnest Schmidt here.”

Ms. Wong introduced herself and then asked about the old woman and the two kids who were getting into the news. Who were they? How much influence did they wield? Were people paying attention to them? What did people think of them? Were they associated with any organized groups? Who were these groups?

Chagrined that Edna O’Hare was his sister-in-law, Earnest Schmidt did not mention it. He answered as best he could, reassuring her that no one was paying attention and that he wouldn’t be surprised if the paper ignored her from now on. She seemed pleased by this reassurance and shortly thereafter the conversation ended.

Unbelievable! Senator Hennings was making inquiries about Edna’s shenanigans. His pique at the old fool increased. She was going to make him look like a fool by association. He could hear their voices. “Do something about her.”

Discrediting her would be nice. What if she really thought she was a witch? Or just as good or better, what if everyone else thought she thought she was a witch. What if everyone thought she was crazy? Maybe he could even have her declared incompetent to handle her own affairs, so that Fiona could take charge of the farm. He knew, however, that he was as likely to get what was rightfully his as he was to grow wings and a halo.

He had to do something before people in the Chamber of Commerce or in the town council began associating her anti-GBSD stance with him.

He’d once watched a TV program in which family members angry at the patriarch tried to declare him insane. They said he claimed to be Odin, that he talked to the moon, that he’d started brewing mead, which was unpalatable, and could have been deadly if anyone had drunk any. Of course, this went nowhere. But there was an idea in it.

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