The Poisoned Pen

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E. Joan Sims. The Poisoned Pen

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Chapter One

A cool evening breeze wafted from the direction of the meadow carrying with it the delicate fragrance of wild honeysuckle and Carolina jasmine that grew in abundance on the ence separating pasture and lawn. Even the family of rabbits nibbling on red clover underneath the pear trees seemed to notice the sweetness in the air—every so often they raised their fuzzy, long-eared little heads and sniffed appreciatively.

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Cassie licked her fingers and flicked a green peppercorn at a greedy Bluejay whose appetite had overcome his natural caution. The bird caught her gift in mid-air and flew off to a branch in the chestnut tree to savor his bounty.

“Personally,” confided my daughter, “I think Mr. Budd could use few tokes of pot.”

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