The Alpine Decoy (2010)
“Or that he was a tourist, out to join Carla for a morning jog on the track. Perhaps he was a teacher, interviewing for a job in the upcoming school year. He might be a forest ranger, newly posted to the area, or sent from one of the state agencies on a fact-finding mission. He could even be a nature lover, making sure that nobody was taking potshots at the spotted owl. I couldn’t think of a more endangered species in Alpine than an African-American environmentalist.
But on second thought, I fea...red that he was probably none of the above. Never mind that my initial responses made perfect sense. My gut reaction told me that the black man at the high school field wasn’t in town on official business. I hoped I was wrong.
“So he hurried away?” I asked, remembering to transfer and save my swimming pool editorial before we had one of our frequent power failures.
Carla nodded. “Yeah, you know, sort of furtive. As if he didn’t expect anyone to be there except him. I knew Coach Ridley had scheduled track-and-field practice for this afternoon because I interviewed him about the big meet coming up in Seattle.MoreLess
But on second thought, I fea...red that he was probably none of the above. Never mind that my initial responses made perfect sense. My gut reaction told me that the black man at the high school field wasn’t in town on official business. I hoped I was wrong.
“So he hurried away?” I asked, remembering to transfer and save my swimming pool editorial before we had one of our frequent power failures.
Carla nodded. “Yeah, you know, sort of furtive. As if he didn’t expect anyone to be there except him. I knew Coach Ridley had scheduled track-and-field practice for this afternoon because I interviewed him about the big meet coming up in Seattle.MoreLess
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