Secrets Come Home
“ Ettie couldn’t bring herself to go out and watch what the police uncovered. A small crowd of neighbors and the press had gathered. When the ambulance took the body away, Elsa-May joined Ettie inside the house.
“Let’s go home, Ettie.”
Ettie looked up at Elsa-May. “What did they find?”
Elsa-May took a deep breath. “It was a man. They don’t know who he is at this stage. From his clothing, it looks like he was Amish. The body’s been taken to the morgue to be examined. They’ll try to i...dentify him. He had no wallet or anything on him – nothing.”
“Why was he here?” Ettie turned to look at the floorboards that had led to the grisly discovery.
Elsa-May followed Ettie’s gaze, and said, “Jeremiah said he was directly under those boards.”
Ettie’s mouth fell open. “That’s right where Agatha sat; he was right underneath her feet.”MoreLess
“Let’s go home, Ettie.”
Ettie looked up at Elsa-May. “What did they find?”
Elsa-May took a deep breath. “It was a man. They don’t know who he is at this stage. From his clothing, it looks like he was Amish. The body’s been taken to the morgue to be examined. They’ll try to i...dentify him. He had no wallet or anything on him – nothing.”
“Why was he here?” Ettie turned to look at the floorboards that had led to the grisly discovery.
Elsa-May followed Ettie’s gaze, and said, “Jeremiah said he was directly under those boards.”
Ettie’s mouth fell open. “That’s right where Agatha sat; he was right underneath her feet.”MoreLess
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