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Her eyes had obviously spent too long looking in the mirror, because the familiar Y in the road appeared sooner than expected Norain as her car bounced over the railroad tracks of the nearby Bald Eagle Depot Ty had braked, too, keeping a safe distance between their vehicles, and as she entered a stretch where tall and leafy trees hung over the road, ht denser, she found unusual cohts in her review mirror She didn’t knohy, nor did she want to wonder about it
Several curves later, she turned the final corner and drove slowly up the resort’s long driveway The lack of rain lately haddry Most people didn’t understand how easily dust fros and left a layer that had to be wiped away on a daily basis, but she did
The parking area in front of thehad cleared out considerably since she’d left Veering around the right side of the big brick building, she wheeled her car into the garage built for family vehicles Nored to her sisters and lifted Uncle Dave’s suitcase out of the backseat before she opened the driver’s door
A groundskeeper stood ready to close the big swinging garage door as soon as she exited, just as he’d opened it o Noraze locked on the Model T and the er side of the car Ty had driven beyond the ave the row of cabins on the lakeshore seclusion He was parked near Dave’s bungalow Her uncle’s blue Chevrolet sedan was there as well, otten to town in the first place
As she crossed the lawn and headed down the lane, her thoughts faded when she noticed how heavily Uncle Dave leaned on the lawyer as they walked toward his bungalow Not sure if he was still ill, or just tired, she walked closer with extre up
“I’ll put him to bed,” Ty Bradshaw said
Dave’s bungalow, a s cubbies, but it did have a few, and she certainly didn’t need a New York lawyer finding the the ain “No,” she said, “I’ll do it”
Mu he didn’t need anyone’s help
“I believe whatever he was given hasn’t worn off yet,” Ty said “Open the door”
Norma Rose hurried to co hanging from the bulb in the center of the roo the back roo, as well Light filled the room and she slid Dave’s suitcase under the foot of the bed before the men entered
As soon as Ty helped Dave onto the bed, her uncle rolled onto his side,deeply
“I’m no doctor,” Ty said, “but I think he should be seen by one”
Norma Rose froze momentarily “He’s that ill?”
“I believe so”
Torn between getting her uncle aid and leaving the lawyer alone, Norive herself a rown more handsohtbulb reflected in his brown eyes,them twinkle, and her heart skipped a beat That was all so abnorhts in order “You stay here and don’t touch anything”
Without turning to see if he’d heard, she marched out the doorway and then scurried toward the hs, she ran on her toes so her heels wouldn’t sink in the plush lawn that atered regularly to keep it green Spying a groundskeeper, she shouted, “Get Mrs Kasper, and my father Send them to Dave’s cabin”
The man waved Norma Rose turned around and ran back to her uncle’s cabin, once again on her toes, which made the backs of her shoes slip off her heels She planted her heels and skidded to a stop The door was still open, and her uncle was being sick again Backing up a few steps, she held her breath, twisting the chain of her purse with both hands Anyone would think she’d get over this She had tried, but couldn’t Just couldn’t
The lawyer appeared in the doorway “Did you find a doctor?”
“I—” The sound of Dave’s retching had her slapping a hand over her mouth
A hand, Ty’s hand, wrapped around her elbow and the heat seared her skin, yet she couldn’t pull away, or protest when he led her to the end of the ay
“What’s going on here?” her father asked, rushing through the trees along with Gloria Kasper, earing her flannel robe, slippers and white floppy nightcap