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"Well, that's true, but, in any case, it was Mrs Steel who stole it He could never be proved guilty of that What'sto Mrs Steel, he still hasn't seen a penny of it"

"Yes She's been keeping it in store, waiting to find out if as paralyzing her was guilt, remorse or fear Does it make any sense to you that he now lets her dispose freely of the money, of his part too, after the description she'sfellow?"

"No," answered Jesse, shaking his head "Believe thirty percent of what you hear is the philosophy I think we should adopt But let's stick to the facts: We know for sure that Mrs Sloan died froht?"

"Yes And I now remember that it wasn't even Dr Cameron who certified her death As I told you, he was quite busy that night It was another doctor, younger"

"So, that's settled! We've asked Mrs Steel to give theit with the rest of her fa to worry about!"

"Do you think Geneva will actually believe that there existed a safety box Mrs Steel had the only key of and that she'd forgotten all about it until now?"

"Well, it all depends on hoilling she is to make life difficult for herself"

Sevenon the island

It was a beautiful, beautiful spring day The Pink Roses Hotel and Patty's Bed & Breakfast's gardens were decked out for the happy occasion

Pat Johnson, soon to be Pat Grant, was enjoying the delicious cake Mrs Horwood had made specially

Kathy's family was there, Jesse's fa Tom and Geneva Kathy still couldn't understand how in the end things had worked out with her, but they had

She gave her bouquet to Pat It was a sure bet since she and Steve had already fixed their oedding for two ether with Mrs Horwood, of the hotel and Patty's Kathy and Jesse had easily reached that agreement, which made them both happier So they were now part of a s Mrs Sloan's generous and friendly gesture

Not until a few days before the wedding did she share with Jesse Mary Anne's last words It was silly, really Not a big deal at all But she'd soic adventure that would come to an end if pronounced a second time