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So be it They were mad at her more often than not Norled ast themselves, shared clothes and jewelry and cosmetics It was just as well; she didn’t have tied her loaned ite to do with the way they always mooned over some man—local or celebrity

Finding Ginger proved ithe line It wasn’t like Ginger to shrug off chores No one had seen her, not since the previous night when she’d been crouched near the stairway leading fro Brock play Norma Rose had seen her then, too, and had sent her to bed That wasn’t unusual Just a nightly occurrence

By noon, fully flustered, because she didn’t have tiht out her father He was still at Dave’s cabin, having not left alland doing well from what Gloria said, Norer?”

“No, Tas here, though,” her father said, grinning at Gloria “Why?”

“I’d like her to go through a list of possible musicians”

“Maybe she went to town,” Gloria suggested

“All of the cars are accounted for,” Nor to mention that no one went to toithout her permission

Not one to , her father lifted a broyla?”

“It’s Saturday,” Noro to the amusement park this afternoon The keys are all in my office”

Her father nodded

“She’ll be lucky if that ear doesn’t end up good and infected,” Gloria said “I’ll have to pierce the other one for her, so she can wear a pair of earrings instead of looking like a pirate”

Her father chuckled and nodded Nor between Gloria and her father She’d said no pierced ears and she meant it At times, it felt like she was the only one who understood how iirls became molls They were a respectable family, and would remain so

Heading for the doorway, she said, “If you see Ginger, please send her to ht away”

“Hold up there, Rosie,” her father said “You really can’t find her?”

“I’ve looked everywhere,” she answered

“That’s not like Ginger,” her father said

A tiny shiver tickled her spine “I know It seeht”

Saying it aloud and seeing the way her father’s face grew gri down Norma Rose’s spine

Rising to his feet, Roger pulled hiswaist “Where’s Ty?”

“Last ti toward the barn, but that was before I started looking for Ginger,” Norma Rose said half-heartedly, irked by the way her father said the name so familiarly

“Roger, you aren’t thinking—” Gloria began

“Yes, I am,” her father interrupted

For all Norled to gather what her father irls to date, so that couldn’t—

“If so Dave, and failed,” he said, “they could have taken Ginger”

Chapter Six

“We don’t want to jump to conclusions,” Ty said

“If Ginger was kidnapped, we have to call the sheriff, and notify the police in the city,” Norued “They can search and—”

“Hush down, Rosie,” her father snapped before instantly turning his attention back to Ty “Now, you were saying?”