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A box dug up beneath a bridge sets the San Luis Valley talking, and leaves Sheriff Joe Cook and his deputy, Shorty McKay, with a troublesome puzzle. Two witnesses report men carrying it away through Coyote Creek, but the trail offers little help. The interruption comes just as Cook is trying to find work for Manuel Perez, a former cattle rustler newly released on parole.
Ray Humphreys builds this Western mystery around competing guesses, uncertain evidence and the pressure of a town watching its officers. County commissioners remind Cook that an unsolved case could hurt them all at election time. His renewed search turns up an old wallet containing a newspaper report of a bank robbery. Brisk dialogue and the sheriff's irritated exchanges give the short story a comic edge, while the buried box provides a clear puzzle for readers who enjoy small-town detective work.
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- Author
- Ray Humphreys
- Pages
- 12
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Detective Books
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