Forty Thousand Dollars and the Deed to Maple Avenue Bakery

dollars,” she said.

“By next week,” I said.

“Arthur is meeting us at Oakhaven Savings at eleven thirty,” Diana said, looking at her watch. “He spent all last night looking through the old accounts.”

“We cannot ask the bank for an emergency loan again,” I said. “They already turned us down because of the secondary mortgage Clara didn’t disclose.”

“Arthur continue reading …