say, September, and get a pair of peacocks then.”
Nodding, Gage glanced at Ellen. “Works for me.”
“Well,” she said, pretending to think over the proposition, “I would feel better if you had your pens built. And once the ladies are done nesting, it wouldn’t be harmful to transport them so far. Where’d you say you’re from?”
“Hell’s Colony,” Gage stated.
“That’s what I thought you said.” She gave him a sharp eying. “I knew a man from New Mexico who wanted peacocks. I didn’t like him. Didn’t trust him with my birds.”
Gage smiled reassuringly. “Glad you like us, then.”
Ellen hesitated. “There aren’t that many people in the market for peafowl. So I have to be careful.”
Chelsea saw that the woman had her radar up for trouble. Nothing good could come of her asking more questions. “We’d like to make a fifty percent deposit, Ms. Smithers, and then pay the other half when we receive our pair. Would that suit you?”
Gage pulled out his wallet, retrieving green bills that caught Ellen’s gaze.
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