The Desert Thieves
““There’s a rattlesnake in there!” he announced.
“What?” Fenton came over, eased the door open a crack, and peeked in. “You’re right. It’s coiled up about two feet inside the door, ready to strike. Worse luck, the broom is inside. Frank, ask around and see if you can borrow a broom—or anything with a long handle.”
While Frank went in search of a broom, Joe eased the door all the way open, careful to stand at arm’s length in case the snake struck. Beside the snake was a burlap sack. “It looks as ...if someone set a bag inside with the snake in it,” he said. “They left the end of the bag open so the snake could crawl out.”
Raymond Perez came around the corner of the motor home. “Hey, Joe,” he called out. “Hi, Mr. Hardy. What’s up?”
Fenton held up a hand to stop him, and said, “We have a little problem here. You’d better stand back.”
“What is—” Perez began. Just then the snake’s rattle buzzed, and Perez’s jaw dropped. He walked up to the steps and asked Joe in a low voice, “Do you have a broom or a mop, anything with a long handle?”MoreLess
“What?” Fenton came over, eased the door open a crack, and peeked in. “You’re right. It’s coiled up about two feet inside the door, ready to strike. Worse luck, the broom is inside. Frank, ask around and see if you can borrow a broom—or anything with a long handle.”
While Frank went in search of a broom, Joe eased the door all the way open, careful to stand at arm’s length in case the snake struck. Beside the snake was a burlap sack. “It looks as ...if someone set a bag inside with the snake in it,” he said. “They left the end of the bag open so the snake could crawl out.”
Raymond Perez came around the corner of the motor home. “Hey, Joe,” he called out. “Hi, Mr. Hardy. What’s up?”
Fenton held up a hand to stop him, and said, “We have a little problem here. You’d better stand back.”
“What is—” Perez began. Just then the snake’s rattle buzzed, and Perez’s jaw dropped. He walked up to the steps and asked Joe in a low voice, “Do you have a broom or a mop, anything with a long handle?”MoreLess
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