“He had a meeting in the chapel tonight, and then he’d be back to wake her. Tonight, he’d know the truth about Raymond. He’d know how to keep her safe. He walked from her room and put his boots on in the hallway. They were a perfect fit. Within a few minutes he let himself into the chapel. Smith and the tall man named Phil were waiting for him. They both looked tired and wore dusters soaked in rain. “What news do you have?” he asked, in a hurry to be done with the meeting and get back to Cozette.... “A farmer north of here found Fiddler’s body two days ago. The farmer didn’t recognize him, being most of his face was shot off, so he took the body into town.” Phil stopped talking and his partner continued, “Sheriff said he knew at once who it was. Said he’d noticed the ink stains on Fiddler’s hands once. The sheriff also noticed once that the bookkeeper had the longest fingers—piano hands he called them—with ink spotting heavy across his knuckles.” “Any idea who killed him?”MoreLessRead More Read Less
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