The Ghost of Mistletoe Mary (2015)
“Sloan was sitting propped against the front wall reading a tattered paperback novel. The lights in the office were out, so Red and his meager Sunday staff must have gone home. Sloan got to his feet as soon as he saw Jeremiah, but didn’t look surprised. Jeremiah breathed easier. It was a good sign.
“I’m sorry I took so long, Sloan,” Jeremiah said, “but something came up.”
“A whole bunch of police came whizzing through here not too long ago,” Sloan said. “I haven’t heard why yet, but from... the sound of the sirens they stopped pretty close.”
“And if you hadn’t been watching my bike, you would have followed them to check out what was happening, wouldn’t you?”
“Hey,” Sloan said with a shrug, “it’s my ’hood. Pays to know what’s going on. Safer, too. It sounded like the direction you just came from.” He looked at Jeremiah hoping for some news.
“Yeah, it was,”MoreLess
“I’m sorry I took so long, Sloan,” Jeremiah said, “but something came up.”
“A whole bunch of police came whizzing through here not too long ago,” Sloan said. “I haven’t heard why yet, but from... the sound of the sirens they stopped pretty close.”
“And if you hadn’t been watching my bike, you would have followed them to check out what was happening, wouldn’t you?”
“Hey,” Sloan said with a shrug, “it’s my ’hood. Pays to know what’s going on. Safer, too. It sounded like the direction you just came from.” He looked at Jeremiah hoping for some news.
“Yeah, it was,”MoreLess
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