The Trap (2012)
““Of course she didn’t,” Glenda interrupted. “I told you, we went to a luncheon, and then we took naps.”
“Teenage girls don’t take naps,” Gabe grumbled.
“I set up my laptop,” I told him. I didn’t want to bring up my discovery of the nail holes. I wasn’t sure why they were there. I didn’t want anyone to know about anything suspicious until I had more information. Like maybe knowing who and why. Robin said I had to find out. She was the one who knew how mysteries were solved. I had to start somewh...ere.
“Uncle Gabe,” I said, “tell me how Rancho del Oro is operated. I mean, are there cowboys and a chuck wagon and all the things we see in Westerns?”
Gabe smiled and patted the side of his bed, motioning for me to sit down. Glenda had taken the only chair in the room, so I perched on the edge of the bed and listened.
“There’s a ranch manager, name of Martin Cooper,” Gabe said. “He keeps the books and arranges the purchases and sales of the cattle and the sales of the residences.MoreLess
“Teenage girls don’t take naps,” Gabe grumbled.
“I set up my laptop,” I told him. I didn’t want to bring up my discovery of the nail holes. I wasn’t sure why they were there. I didn’t want anyone to know about anything suspicious until I had more information. Like maybe knowing who and why. Robin said I had to find out. She was the one who knew how mysteries were solved. I had to start somewh...ere.
“Uncle Gabe,” I said, “tell me how Rancho del Oro is operated. I mean, are there cowboys and a chuck wagon and all the things we see in Westerns?”
Gabe smiled and patted the side of his bed, motioning for me to sit down. Glenda had taken the only chair in the room, so I perched on the edge of the bed and listened.
“There’s a ranch manager, name of Martin Cooper,” Gabe said. “He keeps the books and arranges the purchases and sales of the cattle and the sales of the residences.MoreLess
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