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Gerald suddenly appeared startling both Mason and Francis.“Where are those papers?”

Before Mason could answer, Gerald put his forefinger to his lips, telling Mason not to speak.

Mason wrapped a towel around his waist and walked back to the bedroom where he pointed to what was basically a large gym bag, as he didn’t own any real luggage.Gerald nodded.

“Stay here,” Gerald said.He turned to Francis.“Judith and that red-headed mongrel have the rooms bugged!”

Francis looked around the room.“What bugs?I have not seen anything but the odd spider.”

Gerald shook his head.“Not actually insects, but recording and listening devices.”

“Oh, right.I understand now.I learned of such things watching the television.”Francis looked around the room.“What should we do?”

“Make sure that they can’t find those documents is what we should do.As it is now, anyone who has them has everything.”Gerald started pacing.“All anyone would need to do is present that last will and testament and they could walk away with it all!We need to find a good hiding place until we leave.”

Mason chuckled.“I’ll just put them back where they were.They’ll never find them there.”

Francis laughed.“So right you are, Mason, so right.”

“Right.So, you go and do that and I need to speak to Ellen immediately.Those two have been cooking the books and taking money out of the Hobonny accounts.This will stop!”Gerald bellowed and then disappeared.

Mason dressed quickly, grabbed the stack of deeds and papers and put everything back exactly as he had found them, where Francis had hidden them all those many years ago.

Chapter Forty-Nine

"Who is he talking to?”Red asked Judith.

“Who knows?It’s like when he and Ellen were talking.They both acted like there were others in the room when there wasn’t.”Judith looked up at Red who was standing next to her as they watched the monitors.“I mean, I can understand that old bag being nuts at her age, but this...?”She pointed to Mason who seemed to be alone in his room having a conversation with no one but himself.

“Hurry, see if you can see where he goes.”She pushed Red out of the office door.

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Ellen was nursing a cold drink, which turned out to be a gin and tonic, when Mason came out onto the veranda.

“Hello, all,” Mason greeted the people mingling outside.