Chapter Twelve
Things Wrought In The Dark Of Night
The quietest place in all of Birch County seemed to be the offices of the White Birch Review. With so little going on in the sleepy berg and the surrounding community, there was little to write about. The only really lively thing that had happened in days was the incident in the old Courthouse as Amanda Plover’s behind met with an awesome fate at the hand of Deputy Jimmy Clayton. Would have made one titillating story, but Jake would be damned if he’d print one word about that unfortunate scene. He wasn’t much of a newspaperman suppressing a story, but this was one he hoped would die inside that stifling courtroom with the handful that had the deplorable task of witnessing the event.
Since that day, Jake had laid low, going to the stable
