“It just seems a little peculiar, that’s all,” The Sherriff commented.
“Why, Sherriff, am I a suspect? Do I need to call my lawyer?” I said in my southern belle voice.
“No, Ma’am, just crossing T’s and Dotting I’s,” he assured me.
I said confidentially to him. “If you’re running next election, have your people come by for a contribution. We support a lot of politicians. They help support legislation favorable to our businesses, and we support their constituencies.”
I heard the Sherriff tell Mac and Emily, “There are forces to be reckoned with, and that little lady is one of those forces.”
Emily smiled and said, “You do not know Sherriff and never let her hear you call her little lady.”
Emily and Mac walked into the stable where I was wiping down Minerva. “It’s ok, girl, they’re frien
