The Gilded Curse: Will the young heiress be the next victim of her family's curse? by Marilyn Turk

Author:Marilyn Turk [Turk, Marilyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Heritage Beacon Fiction, an imprint of Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas
Published: 2016-03-13T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 22

Russell wanted to tell her the idea was absurd, but he couldn’t discount the remote possibility. Should he mention it to the Coast Guard? What if it was nothing, just a maid throwing a cigarette out the window? He’d look pretty ridiculous if that’s all it was. Still, he had to calm Lexie down and not let her imagination get carried away.

“Lexie, I sincerely doubt Germans would want to invade the island. What good would it do since they’d still have to get to the mainland?”

Her widened eyes told him she still worried about the scenario she’d proposed.

“I don’t know, Russell. Maybe use the island as a base to signal their subs? It’s a pretty big island and there aren’t many of us here.”

He shook his head. What she didn’t know was that President Roosevelt was already concerned about the wealthy club members on the island, many of whom were his friends.

“If it’ll make you feel better, we’ll have our guards patrol the river bank too. But we know most of the people here pretty well and know they’re on our side, not our enemy’s.”

Her shoulders relaxed. “Okay. Maybe I am jumping to conclusions.”

“I need to get back to the clubhouse. Are you ready to go?”

She nodded, and they started walking back.

“I’ll get the window fixed right away.” At least he could do that much. Perhaps if he took care of the repairs quickly, Lexie wouldn’t be so spooked about the cottage. Still, he couldn’t make sense of the situation. Maybe she had blown things out of proportion, but these days, he had to be more alert to any possibility. Was there a chance someone on the island was aiding the enemy? If so, who?

“Thank you.” Lexie’s face was set with determination. She thought she was on to something, and he could tell she was eager to find out what it was.

“Lexie, I just don’t see a connection between damaged drawers and a person looking out the third-floor window.”

“I don’t either, Russell. I’ve been wracking my brain trying to figure out what’s going on. I suppose there’s a chance neither has anything to do with the other.”

As they approached the clubhouse, Lexie glanced over at the lawn bowlers again. Floyd was still there, watching another man take his turn as smoke curled up from the cigarette in his hand.

“So Floyd smokes too.” Lexie nodded in Floyd’s direction.

“Do you see a man out here that doesn’t?”

He watched her scan the group, frowning as she shook her head.

“No. I guess you’re right. Most men smoke.”

“Looks like you haven’t narrowed down your list of suspects.”

“No, but there’s only one man I’ve seen around the cottage.” She leveled her gaze at him.

“Abner.” Why did she insist on pointing the finger at the old yardman?

“Yes, Abner,” she said, crossing her arms. “You don’t think he’s the one, though, do you?”

“No, I don’t. Abner watches over the property. He wouldn’t damage it.”

“Hey, Alexandra!”

They paused and turned to see Floyd striding across the lawn toward them.

“Alexandra, I had hoped to see you today.

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