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Another image from The Mystery at Cleminster Groves, which is (very) slowly but steadily progressing towards completion.

Here's the colored version of the image for Alex on Thursday the 18th. This picture goes with this newspaper article:

Alex's Exploits -- Thursday, June 18Thursday, June 18, 1992 On Thursday, Alexandra Whitfield visited the Cleminster Groves Police Station and introduced herself to Sheriff Wilson, Deputy Murray, and the other officers. “She hadn't had a formal introduction with our police force yet. She'd met most of them on an individual basis, at church or out and about in town, but she hadn't formally been introduced to them. She wanted to do that. I think she thought it was the appropriate thing to do,” said Kathy Drexler, Miss Whitfield's close friend and cousin and the owner of Kathy's Lodge, where Miss Whitfield is staying. Miss Whitfield had a behind-closed-doors meeting with Sheriff Wilson that lasted a good chunk of the morning. It is not known what topics were discussed. Miss Whitfield, as always, declined to speak with this reporter, and Sheriff Wilson only said, “Miss Whitfield was asking about the official police stance on various matters regarding the town's history.” When asked to clarify what these matters were, or what the official police stance on them was, Sheriff Wilson said nothing. Sweetie Dumpling, Sheriff Wilson's secretary and the only female employed by the Cleminster Groves Police Force, was willing to offer her speculation about the nature of Miss Whitfield's inquiries. “I think she wanted to know all the juicy gossip that gets passed around. You know, about things like the Creature and the legend and all that. I think she was hoping Sheriff Wilson could tell her where to find some skeletons, if you know what I mean. But Sheriff Wilson's not like that. I don't think that girl got what she wanted. I'm glad for it, personally. I don't really like her.” Mayor Bob Brecker agreed. “I'm not sure what Alexandra thinks she's doing, marching all across town like this and stirring up all this dust about the past. It's inappropriate and ill-advised. I wish she would stop. She's causing the people to distrust each other for no good reason.” Mayor Brecker is not the only one of the opinion that Miss Whitfield is misusing her time in town of late. Several local business owners also expressed concern that the young woman's priorities have become misplaced. “I really don't know what she thinks she's doing, tromping all around the place and trying to dig up all these secrets of the past,” Honey Darling, owner of Honey's Antiques and Curios, said. “To me, it just seems like a big waste of time. If she wants to help, she should be actually helping, like organizing fundraisers and donation campaigns, rather than whatever it is she's doing.” Milton Meesly agreed. “I enjoyed talking with her the other day, but now I don't know what's going on inside her head. She's being very erratic and weird.” One possible reason why Miss Whitfield visited the police station was to get permission to enter the network of caves that surrounds the town. Sheriff Wilson neither confirmed nor denied whether the topic of the caves came up during his conversation with her. Merle Charles, the local expert on the caves and a former tour guide through them, has not given any tours through the caves for several years. Miss Whitfield has been seen talking with Mr. Charles on several occasions this week, which is considered surprising due to Mr. Charles's well-known tendency to be reclusive and taciturn in the wake of his daughter's disappearance six years ago (as with so many of the other young women who have gone missing in the area over the years, Mr. Charles's daughter, Amanda, has yet to be found, and the mystery of her disappearance has never been solved). The topic of their conversations is not known. Amy Lee Peak, the town librarian, disagreed with the growing criticism of Miss Whitfield's conduct. “Alexandra is doing her best to help this town. I believe that with my whole heart. I believe she cares about what's going on here, the problems we're having—the missing girls, the weird acts of sabotage, and everything else—and I believe she wants to do something about it. I think we should give her time. I'm sure she'll get to the bottom of things. Ever since Tennessee Whitfield and his family went missing in 1982, the town's been in a funk. I think Alexandra wants to help us get out of that funk. She's checking out every possible angle so that she can do that.” However, Mayor Brecker believes Miss Whitfield's time is already up. “I understand that the young lady wants some closures on what happened to her uncle and his family, but that's all in the past. They're gone, and it should be obvious to everyone that they're not coming back. It's time to move on.”...

Bric reads the paper about Alex's exploits early during his first day in town.

Courtesy of Abetwabe .

Description

Another image from The Mystery at Cleminster Groves, which is (very) slowly but steadily progressing towards completion.

Here's the colored version of the image for Alex on Thursday the 18th. This picture goes with this newspaper article:

Alex's Exploits -- Thursday, June 18Thursday, June 18, 1992 On Thursday, Alexandra Whitfield visited the Cleminster Groves Police Station and introduced herself to Sheriff Wilson, Deputy Murray, and the other officers. “She hadn't had a formal introduction with our police force yet. She'd met most of them on an individual basis, at church or out and about in town, but she hadn't formally been introduced to them. She wanted to do that. I think she thought it was the appropriate thing to do,” said Kathy Drexler, Miss Whitfield's close friend and cousin and the owner of Kathy's Lodge, where Miss Whitfield is staying. Miss Whitfield had a behind-closed-doors meeting with Sheriff Wilson that lasted a good chunk of the morning. It is not known what topics were discussed. Miss Whitfield, as always, declined to speak with this reporter, and Sheriff Wilson only said, “Miss Whitfield was asking about the official police stance on various matters regarding the town's history.” When asked to clarify what these matters were, or what the official police stance on them was, Sheriff Wilson said nothing. Sweetie Dumpling, Sheriff Wilson's secretary and the only female employed by the Cleminster Groves Police Force, was willing to offer her speculation about the nature of Miss Whitfield's inquiries. “I think she wanted to know all the juicy gossip that gets passed around. You know, about things like the Creature and the legend and all that. I think she was hoping Sheriff Wilson could tell her where to find some skeletons, if you know what I mean. But Sheriff Wilson's not like that. I don't think that girl got what she wanted. I'm glad for it, personally. I don't really like her.” Mayor Bob Brecker agreed. “I'm not sure what Alexandra thinks she's doing, marching all across town like this and stirring up all this dust about the past. It's inappropriate and ill-advised. I wish she would stop. She's causing the people to distrust each other for no good reason.” Mayor Brecker is not the only one of the opinion that Miss Whitfield is misusing her time in town of late. Several local business owners also expressed concern that the young woman's priorities have become misplaced. “I really don't know what she thinks she's doing, tromping all around the place and trying to dig up all these secrets of the past,” Honey Darling, owner of Honey's Antiques and Curios, said. “To me, it just seems like a big waste of time. If she wants to help, she should be actually helping, like organizing fundraisers and donation campaigns, rather than whatever it is she's doing.” Milton Meesly agreed. “I enjoyed talking with her the other day, but now I don't know what's going on inside her head. She's being very erratic and weird.” One possible reason why Miss Whitfield visited the police station was to get permission to enter the network of caves that surrounds the town. Sheriff Wilson neither confirmed nor denied whether the topic of the caves came up during his conversation with her. Merle Charles, the local expert on the caves and a former tour guide through them, has not given any tours through the caves for several years. Miss Whitfield has been seen talking with Mr. Charles on several occasions this week, which is considered surprising due to Mr. Charles's well-known tendency to be reclusive and taciturn in the wake of his daughter's disappearance six years ago (as with so many of the other young women who have gone missing in the area over the years, Mr. Charles's daughter, Amanda, has yet to be found, and the mystery of her disappearance has never been solved). The topic of their conversations is not known. Amy Lee Peak, the town librarian, disagreed with the growing criticism of Miss Whitfield's conduct. “Alexandra is doing her best to help this town. I believe that with my whole heart. I believe she cares about what's going on here, the problems we're having—the missing girls, the weird acts of sabotage, and everything else—and I believe she wants to do something about it. I think we should give her time. I'm sure she'll get to the bottom of things. Ever since Tennessee Whitfield and his family went missing in 1982, the town's been in a funk. I think Alexandra wants to help us get out of that funk. She's checking out every possible angle so that she can do that.” However, Mayor Brecker believes Miss Whitfield's time is already up. “I understand that the young lady wants some closures on what happened to her uncle and his family, but that's all in the past. They're gone, and it should be obvious to everyone that they're not coming back. It's time to move on.”...

Bric reads the paper about Alex's exploits early during his first day in town.

Courtesy of Abetwabe .