CHAPTER 5She came in with her customary jaunty stride, but the perky smile was lacking.
“Any word?”
He shook his head, arranging the inventory loss reports over Timmy’s letter. “You know what ‘no news’ is supposed to be.”
“It’s not good, no matter what they say. When you’re waiting like this, it’s gray hairs and nightmares and nervous breakdowns. Did your angle pay off?”
“Not so far. I learned the lady is a liar by the clock but I can’t find out why she feels compelled to take up fairy tales at her age. I satisfied myself she knows this gypsy but I couldn’t get her to admit it.”
“Did you tell her about Timmy?”
“Never got the chance, Sib. She threw me out soon as I let her know I didn’t buy her crazy, mixed-up explanation of the theft of her handbag.”
She dropped dejectedly into the
