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"Wow," Mike ent Jane Everett," Sloan said, realizing that Mike and Jane hadn’t met

"She’s a fed?" he asked incredulously "Oh, but she’s an artist She doesn’tI ht?"

"She has a very big gun," Sloan assured him

"Hi," Jane said to them

Sloan performed the introductions Jane was pleasant as she lanced at Sloan, a silent question in her eyes He shook his head slightly, letting her know he hadn’t learned anything new

"Mike is all excited His guests ran out of the Trey Hardy room," Sloan said

"Oh?" Jane asked

"Double income!" Mike said happily "As soon as people hear, I’ll have someone else in Double incoht," Jane told hifor me I can make double! The couple who left had paid ahead for the next few nights I’ll rent the rooood shape That’s a rule when renting here--if you leave early, I keep the ht," Jane said

Mike looked at her in surprise "You like ghosts, huh?"

"I love the at the theater"

"Oh, I aer I’d love to have the haunted Trey Hardy cell for a night"

"Ulanced at Sloan and then asked her, "You, uh, wouldn’t shoot up the place or anything if you freaked out?"

"Believe me, Mike I don’t freak out," Jane assured him sweetly "And I’ve almost never had to shoot anyone"

"I’d feel kind of badly taking yourYou’ll be paying for it in a way, too Your federal dollars at work"

"Well, then, what the hell! The room is yours," Mike said

"May I see it now?" Jane asked

"Sure Come on in!"

Sloan looked at her curiously, and she shtly

Mike opened the door The three of them passed the old sheriff’s desk--the check-in area--and the deputy’s desk, where the concierge sat; it was ee" was busy serving breakfast to a nuun room He watched the way Jane studied the place as they entered She co it fro its historic integrity

"It wasn’t uy I bought it fro the bathrooh!" Mike said "Guests these days expect that"

They went through the barred wooden door that led to the rows of cells, which were now guest rooms "There it is!" Mike told her proudly "The Trey Hardy roouy Take a look"

"Thank you" Jane walked into the room and slowly looked around There was a towel on the floor and the bed needed to be lass was knocked over--it seeuests had departed quickly

"It needs to be cleaned, of course," Mike said

"Don’t worry, I won’t be going to bed for hours" Jane dug into her crimson velvet wristlet--a perfect match for her costuehow popular it is"

"Anything for you!" Mike said, and Jane sements had been made, Sloan walked Jane down the street "What was that all about?" he asked as they posed together by an old watering trough for the pleasure of a few tourists

"Sage wrote ‘Trey Hardy’ on the ht we’d have to wait until this whole Silverfest thing was over to get in there"