A MODERN DAY SCROOGE STRIKES AGAIN!
“PLEASE CLEAR THE SCENE!” the police officer barked over the loudspeaker.
Dick hopped to the ground.
Will, however, stuck stubbornly to the pedestal and probed through the branches. He knew exactly what he was looking for.
“NICKERSON!” the officer shouted. “GET OUTTA THERE!”
Again he feigned deafness. He continued to feel along the underside of the tree trunk.
“I SAID GET OUTTA THERE!” The policeman’s voice sounded more menacing. “I’M GIVIN’ YA TEN SECONDS AND IF YER NOT OFF THAT PEDESTAL YOU’RE UNDER ARREST!”
There it was. Stapled to the trunk. The envelope. He ripped it loose and scrambled to the ground just in time. He could almost feel the angry cop breathing down his neck.
“Will!” Katherine exclaimed as he rejoined the group in the middle of the street. “You had us worried.”
“I sure didn’t want to see you end up in jail,” Lisa chimed in.
“I got it, though.” Will waved the envelope in the air. “Who wants to do the honors?”
“Let’s flip for it,” Lisa suggested. “Got a coin on ya? I left my purse in the store.”
“Mine’s up in the office.” Katherine gestured toward the second floor of the building.
“Mine’s in the store, too.” Rose gestured toward Nickerson Office Supplies.
Will dug into his pocket. “I got a coin ya can use. Here.” He produced a quarter and handed it to Katherine.
“Heads or tails?” she said.
“Tails,” Lisa replied.
Katherine flipped the coin and slapped it on the back of her hand. “You win. It’s tails.”
Will handed the envelope to Lisa.
She tore it open and out came the Happy Holidays card. Identical to the ones found on the Jeep, the computer, the wagon and the train. Polar bears, corny jingle about the Holidays and New Year’s and all.
“There ya have it,” muttered Rose.
From Let’s Make It Merry Christmas, Chapter 15, Timberrrrrr!!! The saboteur has struck again–and left the usual calling card–an un-Christmas card. A sign of a real Scrooge, if you ask me. See what you think in my new novel, in paperback and Kindle from Amazon and also on Nook and Kobo.
R. L. Anderson, author, Will Nickerson Mysteries.
Dick hopped to the ground.
Will, however, stuck stubbornly to the pedestal and probed through the branches. He knew exactly what he was looking for.
“NICKERSON!” the officer shouted. “GET OUTTA THERE!”
Again he feigned deafness. He continued to feel along the underside of the tree trunk.
“I SAID GET OUTTA THERE!” The policeman’s voice sounded more menacing. “I’M GIVIN’ YA TEN SECONDS AND IF YER NOT OFF THAT PEDESTAL YOU’RE UNDER ARREST!”
There it was. Stapled to the trunk. The envelope. He ripped it loose and scrambled to the ground just in time. He could almost feel the angry cop breathing down his neck.
“Will!” Katherine exclaimed as he rejoined the group in the middle of the street. “You had us worried.”
“I sure didn’t want to see you end up in jail,” Lisa chimed in.
“I got it, though.” Will waved the envelope in the air. “Who wants to do the honors?”
“Let’s flip for it,” Lisa suggested. “Got a coin on ya? I left my purse in the store.”
“Mine’s up in the office.” Katherine gestured toward the second floor of the building.
“Mine’s in the store, too.” Rose gestured toward Nickerson Office Supplies.
Will dug into his pocket. “I got a coin ya can use. Here.” He produced a quarter and handed it to Katherine.
“Heads or tails?” she said.
“Tails,” Lisa replied.
Katherine flipped the coin and slapped it on the back of her hand. “You win. It’s tails.”
Will handed the envelope to Lisa.
She tore it open and out came the Happy Holidays card. Identical to the ones found on the Jeep, the computer, the wagon and the train. Polar bears, corny jingle about the Holidays and New Year’s and all.
“There ya have it,” muttered Rose.
From Let’s Make It Merry Christmas, Chapter 15, Timberrrrrr!!! The saboteur has struck again–and left the usual calling card–an un-Christmas card. A sign of a real Scrooge, if you ask me. See what you think in my new novel, in paperback and Kindle from Amazon and also on Nook and Kobo.
R. L. Anderson, author, Will Nickerson Mysteries.
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