Harriet Beamer Strikes Gold (2013)
““You said it was about an hour’s drive,” Martha said. She looked through a spinner rack of postcards. “This is a nice one.” She showed Harriet an image of downtown Grass Valley with a view of the mountains.
“Yes, about an hour, give or take,” Harriet said, looking at the card. “It’s not a bad ride, and Downieville is such a cute town. Very small.”
“Downieville?” said the cashier. “That’s where I was born.”
“Is that right?” Harriet said. “Well, it’s an adorable town.”
“I hear there’s lots of gold up there,” Martha said with her eyes on Harriet.
“Oh, heck yeah,” the cashier said. “It’s all over the place—if you know how to get it and where exactly to look. And you got the money and time.”
Harriet coughed. “Do you know anyone who struck it rich?”
The cashier laughed. “No, not really. But I got a brother-in-law, the lazy so and so, who keeps thinking he will.” She set a receipt on the counter for Harriet to sign.
“Maybe he will,”
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