The door to the study had been locked for years, yet tonight it stood wide open. A light shone from the study into the hall. Shadows were moving in the room and I thought I must be seeing things! I was. Robbers had broken in, gasping at the thought. I stepped closer and grabbed a heavy candelabra from the bureau in the hall. I was shocked to see dogs, about five dogs, running around in the room. Apparently the master of the hounds had broken in, using the dogs as protection.
As he saw me in the doorway, he tried to explain. “I’m owed a sum so I can retire and the master kept it in his desk, here. I only want what I’m owed. He promised I could retire and it’s been the ten years we agreed upon. I only want what is due.”
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Fandango’s Story Starter #215
The Bag Lady 
That’s not too much to ask!
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