The Best American Mystery Stories 2014
“INGRAM The Covering Storm FROM Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine AS THE TRAIN chugged across the Galveston Bay Bridge toward the Virginia Point station, Wendell Asquith made a show of touching the watch pocket of his vest, then patting his frock coat’s other pockets. “Of all the deuced luck!”
His wife, Amelia, remained focused on her embroidery. “What is it, my dear?”
“In the rush to leave for the station, I forgot my pocket watch.”
Amelia looked at him, surprised. “It’s hard to imagine you eve...r being without that watch.”
“Imaginable or not, it’s happened.”
“I’m sure you can secure a temporary replacement once we reach Fort Worth.”
“That won’t do. It’s my lucky watch. My father sent it to me when I started my first business, engraved with his best wishes. I can’t just leave it behind.”
Amelia stuck her needle into the stretched linen and set down the embroidery hoop beside her on the bench seat. “What do you propose, Wendell?”
“I’ll jump off at Virginia Point and take the next train back to Galveston.MoreLess
His wife, Amelia, remained focused on her embroidery. “What is it, my dear?”
“In the rush to leave for the station, I forgot my pocket watch.”
Amelia looked at him, surprised. “It’s hard to imagine you eve...r being without that watch.”
“Imaginable or not, it’s happened.”
“I’m sure you can secure a temporary replacement once we reach Fort Worth.”
“That won’t do. It’s my lucky watch. My father sent it to me when I started my first business, engraved with his best wishes. I can’t just leave it behind.”
Amelia stuck her needle into the stretched linen and set down the embroidery hoop beside her on the bench seat. “What do you propose, Wendell?”
“I’ll jump off at Virginia Point and take the next train back to Galveston.MoreLess
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