Ada’s brain buzzed with the information they’d gleaned. Bart and his sons were responsible for the livestock thefts and, by the sounds of it, the stolen vehicles too. It sounded as if Sherry was in the dark. That made sense. Sherry was a popular lady and universally liked. Learning of her husband’s and sons’ skullduggery would distress her. Ada wondered how they’d kept this from Sherry, then answered her question. Sherry attended dozens of events and meetings. She was out several nights a week, which meant Bart and the boys could maneuver and carry out their crimes without Sherry’s knowledge.
The trip back to the house seemed faster than the outward journey. Archie greeted them with a meow and slinked around their legs, purring loudly.
“I’ll make sure everything is normal around your she
