Amish House of Secrets Read Online Free
Author: Samantha Price
Levi, would have done things. She looked up to see Silvie biting into a pink iced doughnut. “Have you heard from Bailey?”
Silvie smiled and finished her mouthful. “He said that he would come and join our community in six months.”
“ Ach , Silvie, that’s wunderbaar.”
Silvie waved a hand in the air. “I’m not believing it though until it happens.”
“What about the case he’s been working on; is it solved?” Emma asked.
Silvie shook her head and brushed the sugar crumbs away from her mouth. “He said that whether it’s solved or not that he’ll come back to me and the community.”
Emma giggled a little and said, “Maybe we should see if Ettie and Elsa-May will help him solve the case.”
“Emma, that’s a gut idea. I don’t know why I didn’t think of it before.”
“I was joking, Silvie. It wouldn’t be a good idea.”
“ Jah, it is; I’ll ask him.”
“ Nee don’t, Silvie. Bailey’s a professional agent with years of experience with access to confidential information; he’d be a lot better at solving crimes than a couple of old Amish ladies who’ve rarely left Lancaster County.”
“It’s never been just a couple of old Amish ladies; it’s all of us, you, me, Maureen and Detective Crowley. We’re a really gut team.”
Emma’s shoulders slouched and she let out a deep breath. Why couldn’t she have kept quiet? “Bailey might be offended if you mention it to him; after all he’s been on the case for years.”
“What do you mean?” Silvie’s clear blue eyes fastened onto Emma.
Emma adjusted her prayer kapp and wondered how to phrase what she was trying to say. “I mean if you say that you think that we can solve it he might think that you see him as not a very gut detective.”
Silvie slumped back in her chair. “Ah, I see what you mean. I will have to be tactful.”
Yeah, or not mention it at all , Emma thought, but she could see that Silvie was determined to go ahead with her plan.
“I’ll take your advice, Emma. I’ll think on things for a while before I mention it to Bailey or the other widows.”
Emma nodded, glad that she would not be drawn into something else; she had enough happening with Wil and the new haus. Emma filled up the rest of their time together telling Silvie about the new haus and the strange box that they had found.
Later that night when the widows gathered in Elsa-May and Ettie’s home, Emma told them of the box of letters.
“I could find out where she lives, easy as pie. Leave it to me,” Ettie said.
“You could, Ettie? That would be wunderbaar .”
“Don’t you have the address, Emma?” Maureen asked.
“ Nee, I just have a post office box, that’s all.”
“You said she lives in Florida?” Maureen asked.
“ Jah ,” Emma answered.
Maureen leaned forward, her mouth forming a grin. “Emma, why don’t we go to Florida and take the letters with us?”
Emma smiled; she would love to have an adventure and travel somewhere. “I’d like to, but it’s so close to the wedding and Wil’s working on the haus .”
“I’ll take over the sewing from Maureen,” Silvie said.
Maureen turned to Silvie. “ Denke , Silvie. I’ve a fair amount already finished.”
Elsa-May said, “Leave a list of things that Ettie and I can do for you too.”
Emma wondered if she should go. It was all very last minute. It was something that Wil would do, to go somewhere on the spur of the moment. “I’ve never been to Florida,” Emma said, her eyes glazed over, wondering if this was a good idea or not.
“I’ve been to Pinecraft with my parents when I was young,” Maureen said.
“So did I,” Silvie said.
“Go on, do it,” Ettie said, “Have an adventure before you get married.”
Emma chewed a fingernail. “I’ll have to see if Wil won’t mind.”
“He’ll be busy with the haus fixing up, won’t he?” Elsa-May asked.
The ladies were interrupted by a knock on the door. Elsa-May opened the door and Detective Crowley
Silvie smiled and finished her mouthful. “He said that he would come and join our community in six months.”
“ Ach , Silvie, that’s wunderbaar.”
Silvie waved a hand in the air. “I’m not believing it though until it happens.”
“What about the case he’s been working on; is it solved?” Emma asked.
Silvie shook her head and brushed the sugar crumbs away from her mouth. “He said that whether it’s solved or not that he’ll come back to me and the community.”
Emma giggled a little and said, “Maybe we should see if Ettie and Elsa-May will help him solve the case.”
“Emma, that’s a gut idea. I don’t know why I didn’t think of it before.”
“I was joking, Silvie. It wouldn’t be a good idea.”
“ Jah, it is; I’ll ask him.”
“ Nee don’t, Silvie. Bailey’s a professional agent with years of experience with access to confidential information; he’d be a lot better at solving crimes than a couple of old Amish ladies who’ve rarely left Lancaster County.”
“It’s never been just a couple of old Amish ladies; it’s all of us, you, me, Maureen and Detective Crowley. We’re a really gut team.”
Emma’s shoulders slouched and she let out a deep breath. Why couldn’t she have kept quiet? “Bailey might be offended if you mention it to him; after all he’s been on the case for years.”
“What do you mean?” Silvie’s clear blue eyes fastened onto Emma.
Emma adjusted her prayer kapp and wondered how to phrase what she was trying to say. “I mean if you say that you think that we can solve it he might think that you see him as not a very gut detective.”
Silvie slumped back in her chair. “Ah, I see what you mean. I will have to be tactful.”
Yeah, or not mention it at all , Emma thought, but she could see that Silvie was determined to go ahead with her plan.
“I’ll take your advice, Emma. I’ll think on things for a while before I mention it to Bailey or the other widows.”
Emma nodded, glad that she would not be drawn into something else; she had enough happening with Wil and the new haus. Emma filled up the rest of their time together telling Silvie about the new haus and the strange box that they had found.
Later that night when the widows gathered in Elsa-May and Ettie’s home, Emma told them of the box of letters.
“I could find out where she lives, easy as pie. Leave it to me,” Ettie said.
“You could, Ettie? That would be wunderbaar .”
“Don’t you have the address, Emma?” Maureen asked.
“ Nee, I just have a post office box, that’s all.”
“You said she lives in Florida?” Maureen asked.
“ Jah ,” Emma answered.
Maureen leaned forward, her mouth forming a grin. “Emma, why don’t we go to Florida and take the letters with us?”
Emma smiled; she would love to have an adventure and travel somewhere. “I’d like to, but it’s so close to the wedding and Wil’s working on the haus .”
“I’ll take over the sewing from Maureen,” Silvie said.
Maureen turned to Silvie. “ Denke , Silvie. I’ve a fair amount already finished.”
Elsa-May said, “Leave a list of things that Ettie and I can do for you too.”
Emma wondered if she should go. It was all very last minute. It was something that Wil would do, to go somewhere on the spur of the moment. “I’ve never been to Florida,” Emma said, her eyes glazed over, wondering if this was a good idea or not.
“I’ve been to Pinecraft with my parents when I was young,” Maureen said.
“So did I,” Silvie said.
“Go on, do it,” Ettie said, “Have an adventure before you get married.”
Emma chewed a fingernail. “I’ll have to see if Wil won’t mind.”
“He’ll be busy with the haus fixing up, won’t he?” Elsa-May asked.
The ladies were interrupted by a knock on the door. Elsa-May opened the door and Detective Crowley