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“Ely hinted that heto you,” Mary explained her reason for asking “It’s because of a girl that he’s been going to Miles City once a month”

“I kneent there a lot,” Lorna admitted “But a lot of the irl”

“Not just any girl,” Mary whispered “She’s a harlot, but I understand they are madly in love with each other”

Lorna searched herself but couldn’t find any shock or reat deal If Bob Vernon wanted toher past, and she wanted to h

“I think I’ll suggest to Benteen that we let Bob have this cabin e ht as it occurred to her

Mary started to speak, but she was interrupted by Webb, who ca himself at Lorna with his usual abandon “Moe”

The last word escaped her When she glanced to the door Webb had left standing open, Benteen alking to the opening There was so at the sight of an intruder It made her move just a little more quickly to see who it was

When she reached the threshold, Benteen had stopped a foot outside the door, blocking the way Over his shoulder she could see Bull Giles swinging off his horse, and she realized Webb had been trying to say the word “carriage” Arthur was trotting out to greet hier in his mouth

Bull paused to smile down at him and rumple his hair “How ya doin’, Artie?”

Arthur turned on his stubby legs and ran to Benteen, but he was s hiid jaas thrust forward, showing aggression

“What brings you here, Giles?” Benteen challenged, not bothering with a greeting

Bull’s gaze flicked past hi in Benteen’s cheek “I have a e for your wife from Lady Crawford”

Her lips parted in warht, but Benteen spoke before she had a chance “Who’s Lady Crawford?”

“You re you about her,” she rushed to explain, erness was in her eyes when she tipped her face up to hiave me that jar of lotion”

There was a flicker of recognition in his face; then his eyes narrowed “What’s she doing here?”