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The phone rang then, Starke got it, '"lo? Oh, hey bro, nah, not really, yeah, okay, see yaw then, click He turned to see his wife had a puzzled look on her face, "it was Ca i, and he said, he, Julie and Katie would ride up to take in aKatie here, she will be surprised"

They woke early as was customary for Candee and Starke when at the cabin and they went through their usual routine, they knew the deer would be there everyfor their treats, and some companionship from their human friends, they would never disappoint them

When their visit with them was over, they walked back to sit on the porch for awhile drinking their coffee, enjoying the beauty and quiet of the"Do you have any idea ent on here?" she asked, "you mean the break­ in?" "Yes" "I'm sorry sweetheart; I really don't have a clue" 'But then that's really Ca on him" "I see," she said"

It was true Starke could not have known that while the intruder was in the cabin, a sinister plot was foreful mind, or that he was at his own rundown shack of a cabin this verywith his plan and to help hio in now and mix up so up soon, and I proht when I tucked her in bed, that we'd have pancakes this ht"

Candee was into her task, when her daughter walked into the kitchen, still rubbing her eyes, "are we having pancakes mommy?" we sure are honey, has your brother woken up? Marie nodded her head up and down, 'uh huh," " she set the spoon down, scooped her child into her aro fetch him then, and wash the sleep out of your eyes" and she walked down the hallway, to the room the children shared

They had finished their breakfast, cleaned up and all were dressed, when they heard the toot toot of a horn, Marie ran to the door yanked it open and shouted with glee, it's Katie, it's Katie my best friend in the whole world! She didn't hear heras she ran out onto the porch, then as Cales and laughter of the two girls outside obviously very happy to be together again