“On occasion,” Riadh said.
“Can you help me when this lady shows up? I really don’t have a clue how this works.”
* * * *
The client came back. Dale was nervous as hell and glad that Riadh was with him in the kitchen.
“This is Riadh. He works for me.” Dale laid the pen on the counter. “I believe this is what you asked for.”
The woman held a hand over the top of the pen for a moment before she picked it up. “Yes, I’ll offer you four hundred dollars and this.” She drew a moderate sized object from her large handbag. It appeared to be a snow globe. The glass ball was about six inches in diameter. It rested on a black metal base. Inside the globe was a tiny cabin and a set of trees. An inch long sleigh hitched to what looked like a ceramic horse was parked in front of the cabin.
“I believ
