CHAPTER 27Willard Bates greeted them with a knowing grin and a glint of suspicion. "You folks leavin' like you said?"
"Maybe later," Amy answered. "Right now, I'm too tired to drive." She shot a look of annoyance at her silent partner.
Bates' smile disappeared. "Whatsa matter? Can't you drive?" he said to Henry.
"Oh yeah," he said, "Only I'm too tired, too." He avoided Amy's eyes.
Their rehearsal of this little scene seemed to pay off, because Bates finally relaxed.
"Anyplace we can pick up some coffee and donuts?" Amy asked.
"Oh, sure," the proprietor answered quickly. "You can either hit the diner to the left about a block down, or the general store about a half a block the other way."
"How about fishing equipment," Henry asked. "Is there a place in town that sells rods and reels?
