Chapter 39: The StrangerAn hour later rain struck the county. It moved quickly in from Ohio, dampening all of Templeton. Not that I minded since I loved any type of precipitation, particularly during springtime. The clouds thickened and there was moody thunder and lightning. Before I knew it, there was a rager in the heavens and Mother Nature seemed to be on a b***h-fest.
Chris Haily dropped the paper off late. Don’t know why, but he did. The headline on the first page of the Templeton Caller caught my attention: Judge Shuts Down ‘The Fallacy’. After popping Buck’s clothes in the washer, and preparing two cups of coffee, I sat in the kitchen during the storm and read the article.
Zac Cramer wrote, Templeton’s Public Health Director, Judge Merlin Shemwalk, yesterday ordered the Sontimore
