Chapter 9
Mick’s life returned to normal after that—as normal as any man’s life can be when he’s a small town sheriff.
Two weeks or so after last seeing Wynn, Mick happened across a small article in one of the Denver papers he sometimes picked up from the grocery store. It was about the disappearance of a wealthy, reclusive businessman. According to the reporter, the man told his secretary he was going out of town to look at some properties. That was the last she or anyone had heard from him. The police were investigating, but so far had come up with no clues as to his whereabouts.
Mick smiled to himself, looking up at Wynn’s drawing, which he had hung over his desk at home. So maybe you did find him after all, or he found you and you dealt with him. It was a nice thought, but one he wa
