Chapter 8
The sheriff's eyes opened wide as he looked into the box. Looking over at Megan and Aiden, he had a large grin on his face as he reached in and pulled out stacks of hundred-dollar bills bound with rubber bands.
"My goodness, I can't believe Mary would hide money out here in the barn. It's not as though she couldn't trust the bank. For crying out loud, her family founded the bank,” said Megan in disbelief.
Megan and Sheriff Green looked at each other in astonishment, for both knew that Mary was a sound businesswoman and would never risk cash lying around like this. Before the sheriff could answer her, Aiden spoke up.
“There has to be thousands of dollars in each stack!”
"It doesn't make sense. Why hide the money in this old barn and risk it being damaged or lost?" the sheriff
