Ch. 10 Investigation
Josephine walked into the Armaments shop in Sicklemore. It was rather small. A bit filthy too.
"Can I help you, miss?" the shopkeeper asked. He turned to arrange the shelves behind him.
"Well, sir, you see, I got this dagger from the weapons shop in Sea Side," Josephine said presenting the dagger to the shopkeeper.
"Sea side, eh?" he said. He
"Yes. I was wondering if you remember where you got it?" Josephine asked. He turned back around and looked at the dagger. "Oh! I remembers that one. Got it from a crime scene, up at the ole' barn up the hill!" he exclaimed.
"Really?" Josephine asked.
"Yea. If you'd be wanting to know about the crime, I'd suggest ya go to the Captain. He's just up the road a bit," he said to Josephine.
"Thank you very much," Josephine said. She left hurriedly. It was partly smell, but partly excitement that made her get out so fast.
She hurried up the hill. She had absolutely no idea what she was looking for.
***
"Up the hill was a bit of an understatement," Josephine reflected after reaching the Captain's Quarters, as it was called, about 15 minutes later. She had been sitting here for that same amount of time. The a man came out of the office along with another person. "Stay out of trouble," the first man warned the person. "I will sir," he replied and then left. "Ah, the Captain then," Josephine thought. The Captain sighed and turned. "Captain?" Josephine asked hurriedly walking forward.
"Yes, miss," he said, "Just sit down and I'll be right with you. We're a little busy right now." He turned and went back into his office.
Josephine dutifully wheeled around and reclaimed her chair. "What was he talking about it being busy? I'm the only one here," she mused. Another 15 minutes passed. The Captain came out of his office again and picked some papers up of his desk. "Captain?" Josephine asked again. "Just a moment, miss. Sit down and I'll be right with you," he replied and then turned and went back into his office. Josephine again returned to her just-vacated chair. Half and hour passed. The Captain came out of his office accompanied by another person. He escorted the person to the door. The person then left. The Captain turned back around. "Captain?" Josephine said hurrying over. "Wait just a minute, miss. I'll."
Josephine interrupted him. "Excuse me captain, I have been waiting here for now over an hour. I do not think it is polite of you to keep me waiting here for that amount of time, busy," Josephine said with a meaningful glance around, "Or not."
The Captain caught her drift. "Of course, miss. I'm terribly sorry. Come with me please," he said.
He led her into a side office.
"What is your problem, miss, er."
"Julianne," Josephine said.
"Miss Julianne."
"My problem, sir," Josephine said, "Is that I'm trying to find my brother."
She had been thinking of this story all the long ride from Sea Side.
"Your brother? And why do you think I can help?" he asked her.
"Just a minute Captain. I haven't seen him in 5 years, but this morning, in Sea Side, I saw this dagger," Josephine said holding out the dagger. "It's a set of two; I have one, and my brother had one," Josephine said taking out the other. "Do you recognize it?" she asked him.
"Actually it does look familiar. But why come here, to Sicklemore?" he asked her.
"Well, you see, Captain," Josephine started.
"Thomas," he said.
"Well, you see, Captain Thomas, I asked the shopkeeper in Sea Side about it and he said her got it from the shop here. So I came here and asked the shopkeeper and he said he got it from a crime scene up at the old Barn. So my deductive reasoning led me to you," Josephine said.
"Wow. I like this woman," Captain Thomas thought. "Well it just so happens that this is the present case I am still working on, and which is keeping me so BUSY," the Captain said, emphasizing the last word.
Josephine felt a slight flush creep up her cheeks.
"If you would like I could take you up to the Barn and you could look around," he said standing up.
"I would greatly appreciate that," Josephine replied, standing as well.
The Captain turned and left the office. Josephine followed.
Josephine walked into the Armaments shop in Sicklemore. It was rather small. A bit filthy too.
"Can I help you, miss?" the shopkeeper asked. He turned to arrange the shelves behind him.
"Well, sir, you see, I got this dagger from the weapons shop in Sea Side," Josephine said presenting the dagger to the shopkeeper.
"Sea side, eh?" he said. He
"Yes. I was wondering if you remember where you got it?" Josephine asked. He turned back around and looked at the dagger. "Oh! I remembers that one. Got it from a crime scene, up at the ole' barn up the hill!" he exclaimed.
"Really?" Josephine asked.
"Yea. If you'd be wanting to know about the crime, I'd suggest ya go to the Captain. He's just up the road a bit," he said to Josephine.
"Thank you very much," Josephine said. She left hurriedly. It was partly smell, but partly excitement that made her get out so fast.
She hurried up the hill. She had absolutely no idea what she was looking for.
***
"Up the hill was a bit of an understatement," Josephine reflected after reaching the Captain's Quarters, as it was called, about 15 minutes later. She had been sitting here for that same amount of time. The a man came out of the office along with another person. "Stay out of trouble," the first man warned the person. "I will sir," he replied and then left. "Ah, the Captain then," Josephine thought. The Captain sighed and turned. "Captain?" Josephine asked hurriedly walking forward.
"Yes, miss," he said, "Just sit down and I'll be right with you. We're a little busy right now." He turned and went back into his office.
Josephine dutifully wheeled around and reclaimed her chair. "What was he talking about it being busy? I'm the only one here," she mused. Another 15 minutes passed. The Captain came out of his office again and picked some papers up of his desk. "Captain?" Josephine asked again. "Just a moment, miss. Sit down and I'll be right with you," he replied and then turned and went back into his office. Josephine again returned to her just-vacated chair. Half and hour passed. The Captain came out of his office accompanied by another person. He escorted the person to the door. The person then left. The Captain turned back around. "Captain?" Josephine said hurrying over. "Wait just a minute, miss. I'll."
Josephine interrupted him. "Excuse me captain, I have been waiting here for now over an hour. I do not think it is polite of you to keep me waiting here for that amount of time, busy," Josephine said with a meaningful glance around, "Or not."
The Captain caught her drift. "Of course, miss. I'm terribly sorry. Come with me please," he said.
He led her into a side office.
"What is your problem, miss, er."
"Julianne," Josephine said.
"Miss Julianne."
"My problem, sir," Josephine said, "Is that I'm trying to find my brother."
She had been thinking of this story all the long ride from Sea Side.
"Your brother? And why do you think I can help?" he asked her.
"Just a minute Captain. I haven't seen him in 5 years, but this morning, in Sea Side, I saw this dagger," Josephine said holding out the dagger. "It's a set of two; I have one, and my brother had one," Josephine said taking out the other. "Do you recognize it?" she asked him.
"Actually it does look familiar. But why come here, to Sicklemore?" he asked her.
"Well, you see, Captain," Josephine started.
"Thomas," he said.
"Well, you see, Captain Thomas, I asked the shopkeeper in Sea Side about it and he said her got it from the shop here. So I came here and asked the shopkeeper and he said he got it from a crime scene up at the old Barn. So my deductive reasoning led me to you," Josephine said.
"Wow. I like this woman," Captain Thomas thought. "Well it just so happens that this is the present case I am still working on, and which is keeping me so BUSY," the Captain said, emphasizing the last word.
Josephine felt a slight flush creep up her cheeks.
"If you would like I could take you up to the Barn and you could look around," he said standing up.
"I would greatly appreciate that," Josephine replied, standing as well.
The Captain turned and left the office. Josephine followed.