Chapter
5
James had made all the templates and now
with Sophie’s help they were making up the batch of cookie dough. It was a
large order and with the threat of Mr. Grant’s performance, they thought the
sooner they get this order done, the better.
There still had been no word on the
location of Mr. Fifer. And Mr. Grant had not been around the burnt sight again.
Everything was quiet across the back lane. Gingersnap kept an eye on things but
for at least the day, everything was quiet. He decided to cozy down on the bed
upstairs for a nap. Gingersnap padded upstairs and stretched out his front paws
onto the bedspread digging in. Sophie didn’t like it when he did that but she
wasn’t here. After his stretch he leaped up and started to wash up.
Just as he was curling up, a large bang
from outside startled him. Gingersnap let out a low growl. He went over to the
nightstand and onto the dresser to the ledge of the window. He looked down and
there was a black van that he had never seen before. There was writing on the
side but Gingersnap couldn’t read but he sort of recognized the logo from town.
A big burly man was looking over the burnt area. Then along came another van. A
tall skinny man covered up from top to bottom in black walked over to the man.
Gingersnap couldn’t see who this other man was. He saw them shake hands and
then part ways getting into their vans driving off.
Gingersnap wondered what was going on. He
stayed on the window sill for a moment longer and then spotted Molly from next
door. She was sniffing about where the vans had been. He wondered what she was
picking up. All of a sudden she ran for the back of the flower shop.
Gingersnap’s ears perked up. He jumped down and went downstairs where Sophie
was talking to Marley. He hid underneath Sophie’s desk.
When she left Sophie let out a huff. She
noticed Gingersnap under the desk. “Well, Gingersnap, it appears that the talk
of Pepperlane is that the spot behind us has sold to Mr. Gallagher who is going
to build another restaurant. Gingersnap sniffed. If he remembered, he had a
large fluffy cat who looked rather mean by the name of Brutus. Gingersnap
wasn’t too sure if he was looking forward to that or not.
“I guess Mr. Fifer must have come out of
hiding. Better get back to these cookies. The first batch should be ready to
come out.”
Gingersnap came out from under the desk
and decided to investigate across the back alley where Molly has been sniffing
around. He trotted across the small gravel lane and right away could smell
something that smelled off. Very carefully he went around the area and kept
sniffing. He stopped short when he came upon a scent. He went a little closer
and he could see something on the ground. It was a glove and it looked like the
glove was holding something. Gingersnap crouched down and moved along closer
like he was about to pounce on a mouse. When he got closer, he could see it was
a card. He stretched out and sniffed. It smelled like Mr. Grant’s garden shop.
Gingersnap leaped back when he saw that
the glove was still attacked to the hand and the fingers twitched.
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