Madrid Iowa Orchard Owners Stand Against a Counterfeit Prophecy for Two Thousand Twenty Six

was trying to close a deal. “I know things have been tense between us, but I want to make this right.”

I looked down at the slip. It was a certified cashier’s check drawn from a local account, made out to me for ten thousand dollars.

“That is earnest money,” Marcus said, leaning forward so quickly his gold chain clicked against the laminate. “A gesture continue reading …