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“Keep an eye on them but no shooting. LowBuck
and I will go out the backdoor and try to sneak up on
them.” Donald told her.

“Oh Donald do you have to go out there? Why not
just fire off a warning shot? Janice suggested.

 

“That’s not a bad idea but I don’t warn off or shoot
at what I don’t know what it is first.” Donald responded.

Michael and Catharine are in the main hall. Fallback
there if you need to.” Donald told her and then was off to
check with Cat before he and LowBuck snuck out the
backdoor.

“Anything moving Cat?” Donald whispered to her
from the hallway.

 

“I can’t see anything in this dark. What’s going on?”
Cat asked in a hushed voice.

“”Janice saw some lights over by your motorhome. I
am going to get LowBuck and sneak out the backdoor and
check them out. Hang tight unless Janice signals you to
come.” Donald said moving back down the hall.

“Ok LowBuck saddle up we going out back, there
are lights moving around in back of your motorhome.”
Donald said while turning off several of the indoor lights
they had on.

“Michael come lock us out.” Donald said moving
towards the backdoor.

 

“Bubba and Donald crept up to the corner of the
building and Donald looked towards the motorhome.

 

“See anything?” LowBuck whispered

 

“Yea. Two dang fools sneaking up on some solar
lights. That be us LowBuck.’” Donald said relived.

“Who hung up the lights? Wasn’t me.” LowBuck
said stepping out and observing a few lights swinging in
the breeze and hanging a few inches from his roof.

“I bet when we unloaded those trees we either
accidently turned them on or I never turned them off. They
are my solar LED garden lights; they come on at night and
off at dawn.” Donald said laughing.

“Let’s go give everyone the all clear before we go
turn them off. That was kind of hairy there for a moment. I
don’t blame Janice for the false alarm, damn sure looked
like some folks waving flashlights around for a minute.”
LowBuck concluded.

“I hope it’s the only scare we ever get up here.”
Donald replied and did the coded knock on the backdoor
to be let back in.

“All clear Michael, it was my freaking garden lights!”
Donald said laughing coming into the man hall.

End Novella book 3 of the Solitary Man series
I enjoyed writing this series and sometime in the
future will be adding to it so we can see what LowBuck
and friends are up to.

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