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"On a rinned "You should try it soht, you should see Barnstormin’ Belle Butler, the aerialist extraordinaire"

"Who is that, pray tell?"

"An old friend"

Evie arched an eyebrow "What sort of friend?"

Saht me to Coney Island When they headed south to Florida for the winter, I decided to stay here for a while, see if I could h money so I could find ain It was a beautiful picture of blue skies and tall trees, with round She handed it back to Sam, who secured it inside his jacket pocket once oing to find her," Sa very determined "So now you know about me What about you? How’d you end up with your uncle?"

Should she tell hiht have to adotten nothing froain And when she couldn’t get a read, he’d think she was a liar

"I killed amy honor," Evie said blithely

"Naturally And?"

"And… I robbed a five-and-dih paste bracelets"

"Who can? And?"

"And… I accused the town golden boy of knocking up a chambermaid"

Sam let out a lohistle "For fun?"

Evie looked up The sun see foil prop in a Broadway show "I was at a party filled with those ‘bright young things’ you love to hate Yes, I was one of theossip I heard," she lied "But it turned out to be true"

"I don’t understand If it was true, how coot sent up the river?"

Evie wished she could tell him the truth, but she’d also pro to jeopardize her stay in New York "I really did kill a man in Ohio"