Mrs. Meade and the Invisible Lodger: A Short Story

By Elisabeth Grace Foley

“Mrs. Meade, might I speak to you a moment? It’s—it’s quite absurd, but most distressing, and I really don’t know what to do.”

Mrs. Meade's landlady has an unnerving problem: her new lodger doesn't seem to exist! No one in Sour Springs besides Mrs. Henney has ever seen him—so where does he go when he leaves the house every morning? The obvious solution is to lay the question before Mrs. Meade.

This is a stand-alone short story, which can be enjoyed in any order with the Mrs. Meade Mysteries or by readers new to the series.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Elisabeth Grace Foley
• Release date: Nov 14, 2023
• ISBN: 9798215213421

Elisabeth Grace Foley

Elisabeth Grace Foley has been an insatiable reader and eager history buff ever since she learned to read, has been scribbling stories ever since she learned to write, and now combines those loves in writing historical fiction. She has been nominated for the Western Fictioneers' Peacemaker Award, and her work has appeared online at Rope and Wire and The Western Online. When not reading or writing, she enjoys spending time outdoors, music, crocheting, and watching sports and old movies. She lives in upstate New York with her family. Visit her online at www.elisabethgracefoley.com

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Mrs. Meade and the Invisible Lodger: A Short Story

By Elisabeth Grace Foley

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Mrs. Meade and the Invisible Lodger

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Mrs. Meade and the Invisible Lodger

Mrs. Henney had been going back and forth between the kitchen and the front hall, twiddling the hem of her apron nervously between her fingers and waiting, and when at last the front door opened she hastened forward with relief.

"Mrs. Meade, might I speak to you a moment? It’s—it’s quite absurd, but most distressing, and I really don’t know what to do."

Mrs. Henney had met the most sensible of her lady boarders with such a plea on more than one occasion before, and Mrs. Meade, who knew that most distressing could mean anything from a mishap with the milk to a potential felony, always