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"Bravo," Bartholomew murmured

Katie still couldn’t find her voice

"It would be lovely if he had coh," Kelsey said

"I’azed over at Kelsey She started to speak, then stopped "Wait! Tell ain--there was a dolphin at your docks One that watched you One that seeent and interested in people?"

"Yes," Kelsey said slowly

"Kelsey…oh, never et there Never mind," she repeated excitedly "Kelsey, yourout for injured sea creatures She helped save all kinds of aniislation, but…I think that dolphin does know you"

Kelsey frowned She and her one out and saved a beached dolphin off of Sone north in the state once to help rescue a stranded manatee, too

Katie turned on her blinker, and they turned off into the parking lot of one of the Keys’s dolphin research establishanization that did swims and interaction with the creatures and worked with theence levels They also took in old ani at various theme parks across the country

"You remember this place, don’t you?" Katie asked

"Yes, of course We caasped "Oh, they took in the dolphin we rescued that time! And it somehow made it back to our docks…and came back here on its own Yes, yes, I do re Captain Morgan ruan!"

"Morgan, for short They like to ith quick, short names," Katie said

She set the car into Park and headed across the stone parking area to the front door A woman at the counter told theement, was in, and she would call and see if she was available

While they waited, Kelsey bought Avery several T-shirts with dolphin eroaned softly at a few of her choices, but she ignored hihtly step, a beautiful s blue eyes Kelsey didn’t remember her

She rerown up just beautifully Your mother would be so very proud of you!" She held Kelsey’s hands for aand a kiss on the cheek "I’lad you drove up Of course, I heard about Cutter, dear Were you able to see him at all before he died?"

Kelsey sed and shook her head

"Well, well, he led a good life So, how can I help you?"

"Betty, I think that Captain Morgan ain," Katie said

Betty sht He is out But we don’t worry about him He’s one of the dolphins we let shen a stor, and he always comes back And once every two or three years, he takes an outing" Her beautiful sht?"

"Oh, yes," Kelsey said quickly "My friend is convinced that a dolphin saved his life"

"He fell into the water with a conk on his head," Katie explained briefly

"Well, look who you’re giving this infor me if I think it’s possible? Yes Dolphins have been known to go so far as to push drowning victims to shore They’ve been trained for the military, which, of course, doesn’t thrill ainst ani to keep dolphins in captivity, but we have all manner of animals in captivity, don’t we? Many of ours wouldn’t survive in the wild, but to soave the world to all creatures Man rose above the rest He eats cows, lue from horses’ hooves and doesabout wonderful hed softly "Did you tant a tour? I’ll send soan doesn’t coh, Kelsey That aniht after he was rescued Don’t you re tiet"

"Well, your mother loved that dolphin, and that dolphin loved your side you He’s very friendly I just worry about him because he is so friendly We’ll take a drive down soon"

"That’s great Thank you, Betty," Kelsey said

"Now, really, how about a tour? It’s been so long since you’ve been here," Betty said

"We’ll come back," Katie promised "I just wanted…I just wanted Kelsey to have a chance to see you and ask about Captain Morgan"

"Anytiirls And we’d love to have you back as volunteers"

"I actually live in California now," Kelsey said

"Ah, well, this will always be hoave theet back to work! Therapy session with soirls and so so enjoyable! If everyone just saw those children with the dolphins… Ah, well, it takes all kinds to ht?"

Back in the car, Katie shost of your an came back as her representative?"

Kelsey felt Bartholoentle stroke

"Love never dies, Kelsey Maybe that is her way"

"And that frohost," Kelsey said "I’ll take it Thank you Thank you both"

Liam took the short drive to Stock Island by himself

The last key before Key West, it had been so named because, for years, it here all the stock had been kept

Now, of course, it still had much more land for animal facilities, but it also had its own share of bars and restaurants and hotels, a theater and oats when he oat just yesterday," the clerk in the farm’s office told them "Henry He was a three-year-old, sold to a man with a preserve up in the middle Keys"