Word to Death by Barbara Schlichting

Author:Barbara Schlichting [Schlichting, Barbara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction
ISBN: 9781733889797
Publisher: First Lady Press
Published: 2019-12-06T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

I raised a questioning brow. “Why? What are they after?”

“Let’s each think on this for a day or two, just to see what we come up with.” Inga changed the subject. “Do you like this desk? It’s for sale, you know. It’d fit nicely by the Lincoln dollhouse.” She gave me a huge, enticing smile.

“Consider it sold, but I’m not sure about ready cash.” I crossed over toward the door. “Do you think Mr. Lincoln would hide something inside one of his desks? Like that Lost Speech?” I studied her. “To hide it from his wife or law partner? Who would benefit from it?”

“Interesting question. There’s his hat. Wouldn’t he have put it there? They say he did use it like a briefcase.” She grinned. “That man always had some kind of trick up his sleeve, it seems—or under his hat.”

“Yes, I wouldn’t be surprised. It makes me wonder, too, about Tad’s uniform. Why was it so nicely preserved?” I hurried out the door, shutting it behind me. On the way back to my store, I thought about the desk. It was in much too good shape and too small to have been his law desk. Had he used it at home?

I rushed inside my store, stomping my feet upon entering. Aaron was perched behind the computer monitor with Max behind him, peering over his shoulder. “What are you two looking at?”

“The bear image has been taken out of the screen saver.”

“That must have been part of the virus.” I went over to them and leaned against the counter. I rubbed my hands up and down my arms to try to warm up.

“My computer upstairs seems to be fine. It must only affect the store computer,” Max said. “You don’t have one at home, do you?”

“We use my iPad or a laptop.”

“Hey, you’ll find this article interesting.” Max held out the newspaper and pointed. “Read this.”

“Sure.” I grabbed the paper and began reading. The article told about several recent burglaries. “This is unreal.” My eyes grew wider as I read further. “Listen to this: Only Lincoln memorabilia were stolen. All other items, including those of presidents, FDR, Teddy Roosevelt, Reagan, and Clinton were untouched.” I scrunched the paper and said, “I wonder why they smashed up my business instead of stealing my Lincoln memorabilia. It’s like they want me to notice what they’re doing.” Perplexed, I cocked my head. “Are these crimes committed by the same person? It can’t be, can it?”

“It sure seems like it.” Aaron glanced at me. “I’m shutting the computer down and rebooting it, to make sure that it starts faster.”

“The computer geek has gone through all this, so you shouldn’t be worried.” Max stepped out from behind Aaron.

“Too many weird things are happening,” Aaron said, getting up. “Liv, what’s next on your agenda today?”

“I have to take a closer look at that little uniform, and those concentric puzzle pages need deciphering.” I folded up the paper and set it aside for further reading.

“I haven’t seen her diary yet,” Max said.

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