The Best American Mystery Stories 2016
“Jeff settled into his leather recliner close to the hearth and watched Sally maneuver an iron pot of hot water. She wrapped a towel around the slim handle and removed it from its fireplace hook. She didn’t need his help for now.
“Honey, did I tell you that I saw Walter Bailey at the barbershop last week?”
Sally carefully stepped across the cherry hardwood with her load. “The state senator?” She poured the water into the sink in the kitchen corner of the great room.
“Yeah,” Jeff said. “Instead o...f suit and tie and Italian loafers, he was wearing some kind of uniform under the barber’s cape. And work boots. Still trading jokes with the old-timers. It’s hard to tell the difference now between him and the farmers who voted for him.”
“A shame he lost his house.” She added a spot of detergent to the hot water.
Jeff struggled out of his chair to put another log on the fire. And to replace the screen that Sally had shoved aside. “Let’s get into the co-op again this year.MoreLess
“Honey, did I tell you that I saw Walter Bailey at the barbershop last week?”
Sally carefully stepped across the cherry hardwood with her load. “The state senator?” She poured the water into the sink in the kitchen corner of the great room.
“Yeah,” Jeff said. “Instead o...f suit and tie and Italian loafers, he was wearing some kind of uniform under the barber’s cape. And work boots. Still trading jokes with the old-timers. It’s hard to tell the difference now between him and the farmers who voted for him.”
“A shame he lost his house.” She added a spot of detergent to the hot water.
Jeff struggled out of his chair to put another log on the fire. And to replace the screen that Sally had shoved aside. “Let’s get into the co-op again this year.MoreLess
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