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"What on earth are you doing in here?" the woman demanded Her voice was pulpit-worthy

"Who wants to know, sister?" Saed

The woman’s eyes narrowed "I am Mrs Alma Bridwell White Head of the Pillar of Fire Church And you are in e, unhappy hly back to Mr Adkins’s office, where Jericho still sat His eyes widened and Evie shot hilance to keep quiet

"Mr Adkins, can you explain what these two interlopers were doing in my office, uninvited and unsupervised?"

"I’m sorry, Mrs White They calass of water, and when I got back, Mr Jones told one to the lavatory"

"Spies! That’s what they are What, pray tell, were you two doing in my office?" Mrs White pressed "I demand an answer!"

A few men had pushed into the rooht Evie sed hard If they couldn’t think of so, they were done for

"I didn’t want to do this, but the lies have gone on long enough," Sam said suddenly Evie could tell by the way his hand shook the change in his pocket that he was nervous

"They… they have?" Evie searched his face for so now

"Yes, they have I can’t hide anymore, Honey Pie" Sa her close He kissed her on the cheek while Jericho looked on, astonished "I’m sorry that this is the way you had to find out, cousin We went into that office to be alone I’ot it bad forto Reno for the annul hitched Why, I wouldn’t blaht here and now for what I’ve done"

Murh the asseeness of Jericho, Sa that Jericho would take the hint