Chapter 3

“Tourists,” Mrs. Douglas muttered.

“Can’t live with them, can’t survive without them, at least in this place,” Noah replied before they both headed back inside to get on with their day.

* * * *

John returned to Mayor Dunn’s office an hour after leaving it that morning. “I take it you haven’t heard from him,” he said to the mayor’s secretary.

She shook her head. “Not a word and I’m beginning to get worried. This is not like him at all. I called his wife. Maggie’s working herself into a state. Could you…?” She looked hopefully at John.

“I’ll go talk to her. But first I’ll check around town. He might have run into someone and lost track of the time. I’ll also read him the riot act about not turning his phone on if I do find him.”

“It won’t do any good. He’s stubborn about that. But be my guest.”