suspected?'
“Probably not until she came out of the shower and discovered he'd left her and was trying to run from the sheriff,' Jane said. 'She called me yesterday. Just to tell me she had no hard feelings about my role in the whole thing. Her son's come home, she says. Apparently he never got along with his father, which is why he chose to live so far away.'
“And the senior Claypools? What's to become of them?' Liz asked.
“They had a nasty weekend, too, even before learning that one of their sons had killed the other,' Jane said. 'Eileen told me they managed to lock all the household help outside and decided since it was cold, it would be cheaper to warm up by burning some old furniture rather than turn on the furnace. Smoke was belching out some broken windows and the fire department had to break in. The experience must have pushed them both over the edge. Eileen's son, their only blood kin, has been appointed Conservator. Popped them in a very nice nursing home and is trying to get the house in shape.'
“Poor Eileen,' Liz said. 'And poor Marge. Whatever will they do? I guess Marge will have to sell the car dealership.”
Jane said, 'Don't be too sure of that. Eileen tells me they're considering running it themselves. They've signed up for some business management and auto mechanics classes and are trying to find a manager to run it while they get up to speed.”
Liz narrowed her eyes. 'Ah-hah! I heard Al on the phone the other night, giving someone advice about business managers. He wouldn't tell me who he was talking to. I'll bet— Where is he, anyway? Probably lost again.'
“Liz,' Jane said with a laugh, 'there are only about five rooms in this building! How could he get lost?'
“I don't know. I've never understood it.' She picked up her stack of booklets and went in search of him.
Shelley grinned. 'I think getting lost is one of Al's best skills. Are you free tomorrow?'
“Sure. What do you want to do?'
“I thought we might drive up and take a look at the Claypool mansion. You never know — it might be a great place for a summer camp.”
