Snip-it from Chapter 22 of GAMBLER’S ANTE

With an excited shaky hand, Mason activated the com unit of his interface saying; “Lance, you need to meet me at the Sheriff’s station.”

“Lecroix?” answered Lance a second later.  The boy seemed distracted. In the background a chair scratched over wooden planks.  Someone told the kid to shut off his com. More trouble. It would have to wait. What he’d found was important.  With it maybe the kid could save himself.

“Just get down here kid.  I know who your father is, more importantly where he is,” said Mason excited for the first time in a long time to share the good news that would end Lance’s search.

“Yeah, I kind of found him too,” said Lance with a sigh.

“Hold on kid.  I’m on my way to get ya… again.” said Mason.