An Even Trade
I sat out by my pool a couple of days ago. It was a beautiful morning. The sun was out, and the kid down the street had pedaled by on his bike delivering the paper. The front page was filled with all that political crap that’s happening right now. But when I got to the third page there was an article that caught my eye. “Pool Boy Arrested in Area Jewel Heist.”
The sudden interest – my diamond ear rings were missing from my night stand. I thought maybe I had put them down someplace else and they’d eventually turn up, but I always left them in the same spot. I read on.
“Justin Williams, 24, of New Smyrna Beach was arrested yesterday at his home on Inlet Point Boulevard after stealing jewelry from a home on Ocean Drive. He was in possession of…”
“Hell, that’s only a few bloc
