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“You haven't opened it?”

“It's not mine to open”

Her hands shook as she fiddled with the latch She pushed a lever and it clicked The golden clasp popped open Inside were several gold coins with the profile of a wo hair imprinted on them She picked one up and held it in the palraved on it, along with the year eighteen sixty-five

Sam picked one of the coins up out of the box “It's a Liberty Head gold coin Rebecca ht them West with her from St Louis”

A large bleached canvas pouch lay to one side Its heft surprised her when she lifted it fro at the top and reached inside, only to touch dozens of cool stones with sharp edges When she pulled one out, the large bright-green eht

“Her earrings” She didn't even bother to try to keep the awe out of her voice

“You should try the her lobe to his perusal Lust and soold in his tawny eyes and his thumb stroked her bare ear and trailed down her neck

Although they'd seen much more of each other, the intimacy of the moment shook her

“No way I don't have the best record as of late I can't iine ould happen to these babies if wore the back in the pouch and handed it to Sam

Only the velvet lining and a rolled-up piece of paper remained in Rebecca's treasure box Slowly, she opened the scroll, revealing a charcoal sketch of McPherson's Bluff With a few strokes Rebecca hadhope the bluff represented

A chill sent goose buht, I'd like to keep this”

“It's all yours Everyone in the fas to you People have spent decades looking for Rebecca's Bounty and you're the one who found it”

“But it's got to be worth—”

“A lot, yeah” He shrugged his broad shoulders

Her old and jewelry had to be worth h value in Rebecca's Bounty to finance several decades of painting, if not a lifetime She'd be able to help with her mother's medical bills