Dan Frye

The Money Belt Dan Frye

It was the middle of winter. The trees were laden with snow and ice. The year was 1901, and it seemed like the coldest winter ever. A steamboat turned toward the shoreline to drop a passenger. A tall man in his thirties stood, felt for his pistol and the heavy money belt that was tied around his waist. He moved slowly toward the gate. Just a week ago he was in upper Missouri where he was paid in gold coins for a so called business transaction. ( The story is full of suspense, mystery, and surprise.)