Forty Thousand Dollars and the Deed to Maple Avenue Bakery

pending block from a private agent.”

“Is there any way to find out?” I asked.

“Not without a formal records request,” Martha said, looking at me with a soft, sympathetic expression. “And that takes five business days to clear the administrator’s office.”

“Can you tell me if it matches any of the names in our old local ledger?” I asked, trying to find continue reading …