Greenley Chapter One Cinder, OhioMay 1950 “Kady Jo, don’t you go wandering off, now. I want you to make a salad for supper,” Elsie Rogers called out as she heard the kitchen screen door slam. She sighed, knowing perfectly well her daughter would claim later that she hadn’t heard her. Kady was about to graduate from high school, but still preferred to run wild rather than take on any responsibility at home. And ever since Steven Greenley returned home, her daughter had taken to spying on the man. Kady had some idea that the man was up to something, and she was determined to find out what it was. Elsie sighed once again, and once she’d finished nursing her youngest, she tucked him back in his crib and went to check on her other little ones who were supposed to be playing in the back yard. She counted each precious head and smiled when they were all accounted for… except for Kady, and that young lady was nowhere to be seen. As much as Elsie hated it, she was going to have to speak to William and let him deal with their daughter. It was time Kady realized she had to grow up. * * * Kady just knew that Steven Greenley was up to something and it would spell trouble for the town of Cinder. He’d already caught a group of her friends swimming on his property and made it clear they weren’t welcome. Why else would he run off people unless he was up to no good? Besides, the man never smiled. Mama said he’d been a POW in the Pacific and had had a hard time of it, but the war was over five years ago. Why did he wait so long to come home?She heard the whine of a saw and decided she could sneak in a bit closer and take a peek in the window of his workshop. The cover he had over the window was torn and she was positive she could see something that would incriminate him, and then her Daddy would believe her and call the Sheriff, and they could do something about Mr.
What do You think about The Suspicious Mr. Greenley?
