Chapter Nineteen
“Animal Dwarf Bandits” Rob Dogwood Falls Bank! Bystander Shot!
—Front page headline from the Appalachian Reporter
Sheriff Vernon Purdue issued a “Be On The Lookout” alert for Thelonious T. Bear, citizen of the United Kingdom.
Age: unknown
Height: short
Weight: tubby
Physical description: furry
Race: Species: bear
Reports had been coming in that an individual fitting Bear’s description had been seen in Dogwood Falls at the supermarket and at Big Al’s Sporting Goods the day before the robbery and shooting at Great Mountain Bank, where Bear had also been seen withdrawing money. The hidden camera inside the ATM machine had filmed him making the transaction, after which he’d bared his teeth at the lens and growled in a threatening manner.
Maybe it was circumstantial e
