TERROR IN A TEAPOT EXCERPT TERROR IN A TEAPOT - SILVER SISTERS BOOK 2 | Page 20

“Yep. The first sheet is. I ran it through a language
translation program and the second sheet is sort of a loose
translation. The article is two weeks old.” She jabbed her index
finger halfway down the second sheet and read out loud, “Today
nothing left of warehouse of Vladivostok importers/exporters
Minsky & Pinsky. Last night fire raced through building. This
morning, only ashes. Authorities fear Vladimir Minsky of Pinsk
and Uri Pinsky of Minsk and all eight workers perished in
flames.”
Godiva’s eyes widened. “Wow. Look at that photo. It sure is
a mess. Goldie’s going to flip when you send her this. The place is
a total loss.”
Angel nodded. “It looks like even scavengers won’t be able to
find anything. A little farther down the page it says that arson is
suspected. Guess you’ll have to call Goldie and tell her the bad
news. Maybe I can find her some samovars on eBay just to get
the church ladies off her back.”
Godiva shook her head. “I hate delivering bad news. Why
don’t you call her for me? But first check with that forwarding
company. She said Rudy had no luck with them, but Rudy only
speaks Texan. Sometimes I can’t even understand him.”
Angel thought for a moment and then brightened. “Yeah,
these shipments take a long time in transit. I’ll bet the samovars
were sent before the fire. Let me see what I can find out before I
call Goldie. By the way, what did Caesar say?”
Godiva held up her hands, palms out. “You were right. No
snide comments please. He actually jumped at the chance to go
to Juneau and the salmon bake. They have to film two shows
ahead anyway, because Chili asked for time off to go up to
Juneau for her grandmother’s party.”
It was clear that Angel loved the idea of being right for once.
“He really likes Goldie.” Godiva made a show of clearing her
throat. “He said he’s always wanted the adventure of seeing
Alaska. He’ll get an adventure, all right.”
“Of course it will b R