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"By David Beckett’s ancestor But what about Smith?" she asked

"Do you know a Sh "But decades-alone by"

"You don’t think that the ghost of Eli Sood ghost, and I couldn’t sneak up behind sohost There’s a hu all this," Katie said

Sean came quickly back down the stairs His hair had been brushed "Ready?" he asked his sister

She nodded

Bartholo patiently as Sean made sure that he locked the door Katie picked up the newspaper and read the headline

"Anything?" Bartholomew asked

"No Just the facts we already know"

"No what?" Sean asked

"No, there’s nothing new on Danny," Katie said

"Bartholoroan

"Sean, he’s real," she said softly

Sean squeezed her aret this straight then You’re there, Bartholo nity"

Bartholo to explode with anger

He didn’t He laughed "Tell Sean that he’s all right"

Katie did so

Sean lowered his head, hiding a so"

They walked the few blocks to David’s house

Sean knocked on the door, stepped back, frowned and rang the bell

Katie did the same

"He’s not here," she said with dis the door if he is!"

"Katie, there’s this modern invention It’s called a cell phone," Sean reminded her

"Funny," she told her brother She pulled her phone out and dialed David’s nu

"Katie," he said, sounding as if he were aggravated with himself

"Hey Where are you?" she asked hiroaned "I should have gotten those books out and given theht haveat her "Well? Where is he?" he asked

"Indeed, where the hell is he?" Bartholomew asked

She covered the phone "With Liam"

"Great," Sean said

"Katie, Danny had the books-and you found them for me at the library I’m not sure how many more the library will have They’re research books Look, I probably won’t benow It’s worth a try I’ll go to the library"

"Wait You don’t need to do that You still have keys to the faht?"

"Yes"

"You know the desk where you buy tickets and go through the stiles?" he asked her

"Yes"

"Third drawer down, under guidebooks with old prices You’ll find house keys there I’o anywhere alone"

"It’s all right Sean is witharound tohen the sun is beating down like a ed hiht," Sean told her "Let’s go get the keys And walk around some more"

"We could have taken the car," Katie said

"Wonderful Take the car to drive three blocks here and there-and spend an hour looking for parking"

Katie laughed "Bitch, bitch, bitch! David’s house has a driveway We wouldn’t have had any trouble parking, but we’re not going far! Anyalking is good Let’s go get the keys"

"Katie? Katie?" David’s voice called to her from the other end of the line

"I’o and get the keys to your house What are you doing-exactly?" she asked

There was silence for a ht that she had lost him