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After setting the bag at the foot of the bed, he noted the largeon one wall He had a feeling she e to avoid conversation
He returned to the parlor, where the to tea "I just don’t believe this," she said to hiet ustine is crime free But we’re a tourist town--have been for years There used to be executions down in the square The Spanish garroted their condeh, we pride ourselves on being nice, on doing our best to share our remarkable past without any bloodshed"
"Bertie," Sarah said, sipping her tea, "it’s all right Whatever happened in o, and no one thinks people were eneral consensus see bodies so he could resell coffins"
"Yes, but for Gary to have found them today, the same day…Mr Anderson found that poor drowned …" Roberta’s words trailed off, and she shook her head sadly "I don’t knohether to be glad or not that they didn’t find the poor woman And did you know that Mr Anderson is here because another woo? Silly me You must know that, because obviously you two know one another"
Sarah stared at hied
The phone rang just then, and Bertie hurried off to answer it
"Just exactly who do you work for?" Sarah asked hiations firations"
Her eyes widened with surprise and then she frowned "You work for…Adam Harrison?"
"Do you know Adam?" he asked It was his turn to be surprised
"I’ve inia for a while after I gotwhen Adae students werelight and sound effects to ain when one ofhis equipment around I don’t knohat the real situation was, but your boss arranged for a proper funeral and the reinterined or not, the problems stopped," Sarah told him "So I know the kind of case your fir at him differently now
He had yet to meet anyone who didn’t like, or at least respect, Adaht And now he had a new in Miss Sarah McKinley was not going to be so hostile and suspicious now, because he was connected to Adaht…Ada involved? Not that I believe in ghosts," she said fir from the other room in time to catch the tail end of the conversation "Well, this is St Augustine We’re supposed to be overrun with ghosts Dozens of locals host trade We would certainly never want to get rid of our ghosts" She hesitated, eyes narrowing "Have you ever seen a ghost, Mr Anderson?"
"Call me Caleb, please," he told her What was he supposed to say to that? "I know several people who believe with all their hearts that they’ve seen a ghost or had soue enough But she was still looking at hi on "Sometimes, when a person has lost a loved one, they’re convinced that they’ve sne or heard their footsteps I had a friend in college as certain his horand What has been proven is that some people do have e call extrasensory perception--you knohen a mother knows that her child has been injured halfway across the world, that kind of thing" Both Roberta and Sarah were staring at hirown horns "Hey, what do I know? We’re all in the dark, guessing about the great beyond No need to fear, though, Roberta--I certainly wouldn’t want to drive away any of your local ghosts I say, if they’re bringing in the tourist dollars, hten Sarah’s features Then she said, "Oh!" suddenly, and stood up as if she’d just re "You’ll have to excuse ot all about" She stared at Caleb again, as if carefully debating so decision to include hi a few friends, and my cousin Will for drinks and dinner You’re welcome to join us"
"I’ll be happy to, if you’re sure you don’t mind," Caleb told her
"I just asked you," Sarah said
Which didn’t ht Too bad She had asked, and he was going to take advantage of that to spend some time with a beautiful woreat," Caleb said, and stood, too "I can even protect you from the curiosity seekers on the way," he said
"I’m not really the type who needs protection," she said
Everyone needs protection, he told her silently If you had seen half of what I’ve seen in this life…
"You two have a good time," Roberta said "I’ll see you both at breakfast"
They thanked her for the tea and headed for the door Outside, Caleb asked Sarah if she wanted hi about four blocks," she told him "Unless you can’t walk that far," she added just a shade too sweetly
"I should be fine," he told her "Where are we going?"
"Hunky Harry’s"
"There’s really place called Hunky Harry’s?" Caleb asked incredulously "Is there really a Harry? And is he hunky?" he teased
"There is a Harry, and he’s been old as long as I can reot to be…really old And he likes to think he’s hunky It’s a popular place with locals and tourists alike So popular that he changes the naets sick of the crowds"