“That should ruin someone’s day.”
“I certainly hope so,” Lew shook the salt shaker very carefully.
“Why do decent people have to die because of the craziness of others?” Osborne squirted ketchup over his french fries. He wasn’t sure he could even eat them.
“May I have that when you’re done?” asked Lew. He handed over the bottle. Lew slammed her palm against the base of the ketchup bottle, making a small pool in one corner of her plate, “Some days life is unfair, Doc. Other days it works out. No one gets more than a 50-50 chance.”
“I don’t accept that answer, Lew,” said Osborne. “Wayne was a good man. Meredith had just put her life together. Pete—he tried so hard.”
“C’mon, Doc,” said Ray matter-of-factly as one finger tap-tapped the pepper slowly over his side dish of cottage cheese. “The water is always dark. You never know. Now Wayne. His last days were quite fine. It’s not like he died of cancer. Me? I would not mind going by surprise.”
“Don’t forget, Doc,” Lew finished with a thin swirl of Dijon mustard on the inside of her bun. “Meredith had hooked a big brown, remember? You and I both know you don’t see many browns in the Prairie. She had to be thrilled.
“The way I see it,” Lew raised her burger towards her mouth, “the victim died happy.”
About the Author
Victoria Houston lives, works and fly fishes in Northern Wisconsin. She also hunts grouse with her black lab, Cyber. Currently plotting her third Loon Lake mystery, she can be e-mailed at victoria@newnorth.net.
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