Author: | Jack Erickson | ISBN: | 9781452388472 |
Publisher: | Jack Erickson | Publication: | August 21, 2010 |
Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
Author: | Jack Erickson |
ISBN: | 9781452388472 |
Publisher: | Jack Erickson |
Publication: | August 21, 2010 |
Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
Language: | English |
Short story.
A widowed college professor retires, moves to a California coastal town, and buys a home. Digging in his garden one morning, he uncovers old love letters buried in a metal container.
He pries open the box, reads the letters, and is emotionally touched. He becomes intrigued by what appeared to be a clandestine love affair between a married woman and a man she had known before she married.
He makes inquiries about the former residents of his home to learn who wrote he letters. His real estate agent tells him that a WW II war hero bought the house before the war, later married, and his wife moved in with him.
But the war hero's wife disappeared in a storm. Her body was never found. Was she one of the letter writers? Who was her lover?
The professor begins researching -- a special talent of his -- and learns the startling truth.
But what should he do with the information, go public, or let it remain a secret that will never be told?
Short story.
A widowed college professor retires, moves to a California coastal town, and buys a home. Digging in his garden one morning, he uncovers old love letters buried in a metal container.
He pries open the box, reads the letters, and is emotionally touched. He becomes intrigued by what appeared to be a clandestine love affair between a married woman and a man she had known before she married.
He makes inquiries about the former residents of his home to learn who wrote he letters. His real estate agent tells him that a WW II war hero bought the house before the war, later married, and his wife moved in with him.
But the war hero's wife disappeared in a storm. Her body was never found. Was she one of the letter writers? Who was her lover?
The professor begins researching -- a special talent of his -- and learns the startling truth.
But what should he do with the information, go public, or let it remain a secret that will never be told?