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"Maybe But I’ll have to research it later Right now I have to get back out there and talk about Henry Flagler," Caroline said, glancing at her watch "What’s up at your house today, by the way?"

"I don’t know I’ve been at the library, but I think I’ll head back home now And, Caroline, I don’t think you should look into Caleb’s connection to Cato here at the museum"

"Why not?"

"Because…Caleb is here on business I don’t think he’d want to becoht" Caroline studied the photograph for a long moment, then offered it to Sarah "You hold on to it"

"Thank you, Caroline"

Caroline looked at her and so back to the library to try to trace Caleb Anderson’s background, aren’t you?"

"Yes"

Caroline studied her "You like him, don’t you?"

"Yes," Sarah said, then hesitated for asecrets and decided to confide in her "Caroline, here’s what’s so strange I raph in the back in ht at the foot ofme that he was innocent"

"Innocent?"

"I didn’t knohat it could have meant then, but now that I know this is Cato, I think he irls"

"How bizarre" Caroline grinned suddenly "Did you think you were dreariht it was really hie house I went over to Bertie’s and burst in on hi to scare hed "You didn’t! What on earth did he say? No, wait More importantly, does he sleep in the buff?"

"No" Sarah said She hesitated "He earing boxers"

"Still…oh, Sarah!" Caroline started to laugh

"Stop it"

"Sorry So--does he think you’re crazy? Too crazy to o out with? Wait--how did he look?"

Sarah paused, then adood Now let me out the back," Sarah said "I don’t want to run in to anyone right now Be sure to lock the door behind me"

"Okay, okay, come on"

Sarah had just stepped outside when Caroline stopped her "Sarah?"

"What?" Sarah asked, turning back

Caroline was grinning "Go for it If he looks good in boxers, chances are he looks equally good out of theel Mason looked like a typical high school kid, hovering between adolescence and adulthood He was tall, and extre hair that he had tied back and covered with a bandana as he served ice creanized hiiven hi theHe saw Nigel perk up when a trio of young women came to the stand, and after they had paid and departed, he leaned an elbow on the counter and looked gluel looked up and straightened, a wary look co into his eyes

"Yes?"

Caleb offered him a handshake "Hi My nael asked

"Private investigator"

A flash of pain crossed Nigel’s features,and vulnerable all of a sudden He looked around for afor someone to come over to buy ice cream "You’re here about Winona, aren’t you?" he asked Caleb

"Yes"

"I wish I knew soht she was last seen? I’ht hitnew"

Nigel looked around again, still hopeful that a custo," he repeated

"Anything that you knoill help ht like? Like I said, I’ to turn anyone in, or tell anyone’s folks they were drinking or sel inhaled deeply, then exhaled loudly, as if he’d made a decision "Okay, so we had this party at the beach--out on Anastasia Island, not far over the bridge There’s a place that’s kind of off the beaten track We had a bonfire going, and…and yeah, there was booze and grass" He went quiet, reht?" Caleb asked, prodding hione to grade school together, you know?"