Chapter 9‘H
ello,’ said Betty Lou as she opened the screen door to the porch.
‘Hi,’ said Loretta, ‘I’m calling around because Craig was supposed to get home last night and I’m getting a little worried. I called Whitie’s and there was no answer. Then I tried Bud and no answer there either.’
‘Probably nothing to worry about,’ said Betty Lou.
‘Maybe you could ask Duane if he knows any reason why they might not have gotten back?’
‘Suppose it’s possible he might have heard something, but I’m sure he would have told me if he had. He’s out in the garage filing his chainsaw. He said a big tree blew over up at the ranch, so he might as well make firewood out of it. Come on in. You can pour some coffee and I’ll go out and ask Duane if he knows anything.’
Craig and Loretta had been best friends
