Each Shining Hour (2014)
“Using the lowered tailgate of John’s truck as a makeshift table, the two of them were examining the ancient briefcase. Their conversation stopped as I approached.
“Take a look at this, sawbones,” John said.
The soft leather case looked like a prop from a Hollywood movie set. It had a classic design with heavy stitching, a tarnished brass zipper, and a nameplate where the initials “HEK” were elaborately inscribed. Other than being caked in dust, it was in excellent shape.
“Where was ...it found?” I asked.
“Up in the roof section of the bandstand,” John replied. “When the boys were tearing the ceiling out earlier today, this plopped down. I Googled the manufacturer’s name embossed on the inside. It was made by an Austrian company that went out of business in 1940. Given the vintage, we’re speculating it may have belonged to our infamous murdered German.”
There was no masking my excitement.MoreLess
“Take a look at this, sawbones,” John said.
The soft leather case looked like a prop from a Hollywood movie set. It had a classic design with heavy stitching, a tarnished brass zipper, and a nameplate where the initials “HEK” were elaborately inscribed. Other than being caked in dust, it was in excellent shape.
“Where was ...it found?” I asked.
“Up in the roof section of the bandstand,” John replied. “When the boys were tearing the ceiling out earlier today, this plopped down. I Googled the manufacturer’s name embossed on the inside. It was made by an Austrian company that went out of business in 1940. Given the vintage, we’re speculating it may have belonged to our infamous murdered German.”
There was no masking my excitement.MoreLess
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