Bidder Number Forty-Seven Offers Three Hundred Five Thousand for the Kearney Farm
A heavy black telephone sat on a small table beside the deep freezer.
The phone started to ring.
The digital caller ID screen lit up the dark corner of the porch, its bright green letters glowing against the white enamel of the freezer.
It was a ten-digit number.
The area code was three-zero-three.
“Someone from Denver is calling,” I said.
Walt stopped untying his left boot.
His hands froze on the leather laces.
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