By Mary Daheim
Judith McMonigle Flynn is familiar with find out how to make visitors believe at domestic at Seattle's well known Hillside Manor Bed-and Breakfast resort. whilst Judith and her zany cousin Renie enterprise off to within sight Mountain Goat inn to feed and finess a bunch of cellphone corporation vast pictures on retreat, the attending executives start taking everlasting vacations...one via one.
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Anyway, some things have been going on around here that have gotten me a little frazzled. I want to keep the ship on course. Before we settle in for the rest of the weekend, I’d like an explanation. I’m sure it’s nothing to worry about, but we’re here at Mountain Goat Lodge because we don’t want to get this train side-tracked. ” The smile he gave Renie went no farther than his nose. “Ms. ” Renie, who looked as if she’d been stuffed into Nadia’s SNOW PLACE TO DIE / 49 sweater and slacks, moved in front of the fireplace.
Now I should get back downstairs. ” Judith locked the door behind Nadia and slid the deadbolt. “We ought to be safe in here,” she said, then gritted her teeth as Renie lighted yet another cigarette. “Coz—must you? ” Renie waved the cigarette. ” Judith sniffed at the trail of smoke. “That’s not a bad idea. It just dawned on me that I’m starved. ” “Then let’s forage after they’ve finished. ” She nodded at the compartment built between the room’s two small windows. The little refrigerator contained soda pop, sample-sized bottles of liquor, and water, both plain and flavored.
Judith was covering herself in a striped Hudson Bay blanket. ” Renie planted both feet firmly on the floor. ” Judith swept out into the kitchen, the blanket trailing behind her. It wasn’t quite dark, but it was very cold and a few drops of snow were drifting down. The wind had picked up, blowing from the north. Judith had to hold up the pants legs of Ava’s slacks while trying to keep the blanket wrapped around her. She didn’t try to cross the creek this time, but squatted on the opposite bank and turned on the flashlight.