Walker's Wedding
“A crowd of towheaded children from toddlers to teenagers ceased their play in the front yard to stare at the newcomers. All boys, Kate thought.
The door opened, and a man with his thumbs hooked between his suspenders and undershirt met their unsmiling gazes. The tall, thick man eyed the strangers coldly.
“Jack Mallory?” Kate asked.
“Might be. Who wants to know?”
Kate flashed her badge. “Kate Warne, Pinkerton National Detective Agency.” She waited for the usual response.
“Woman detective?”
“Yes,... sir. We’d like to talk to you if you have a minute.”
Mallory opened the door wider, allowing them to enter. Sleeping pallets were spread across the dirt floor of the small sod shack. A long table sat at the south end of the room. “Frank Roche, my partner,” Kate said.
Jack nodded toward his wife. “This here is Naomi—the missus.”
Kate smiled. “Ma’am.” The two detectives sat down.
“What is it?” Naomi frowned. “Has something happened to Lucy?”
“No, ma’am,”MoreLess
The door opened, and a man with his thumbs hooked between his suspenders and undershirt met their unsmiling gazes. The tall, thick man eyed the strangers coldly.
“Jack Mallory?” Kate asked.
“Might be. Who wants to know?”
Kate flashed her badge. “Kate Warne, Pinkerton National Detective Agency.” She waited for the usual response.
“Woman detective?”
“Yes,... sir. We’d like to talk to you if you have a minute.”
Mallory opened the door wider, allowing them to enter. Sleeping pallets were spread across the dirt floor of the small sod shack. A long table sat at the south end of the room. “Frank Roche, my partner,” Kate said.
Jack nodded toward his wife. “This here is Naomi—the missus.”
Kate smiled. “Ma’am.” The two detectives sat down.
“What is it?” Naomi frowned. “Has something happened to Lucy?”
“No, ma’am,”MoreLess
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