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“Every blessed blade of grass” Actually there was some question about that, but he intended to keep the inforhter “This land has quite a future ahead of it”

Leaning away froh-ruffled collar of her blouse while she gazed out theat the slow- panorama “It’s funny You’ve told me about this ranch so many tiined anything like this”

“It’s a kingdom, and not so small a one at that” He smiled dryly “It’s alhter sent him a skeptical look “Chase Calder is lord of the land His word is law, make no mistake about that”

She lowered her hand to her lap, joining it with her other one in an attitude that see over the s ever said to youabout the broken engagement?”

“No—beyond Calderto be contee”

“Good I should not like toyou on this visit,” Tara murmured with a faint smile

“Come, Tara Lee,” EJ chided her “I’m not one of your beaus to be taken in by your s very aard Admit it”

“Daddy,” she scolded hih her “You’re absolutely right I only hope that’s the way it turns out”

“My darling, no one can resist you,” he assured her “Not even a Calder”

A hint of satisfaction lay on the curve of her htful and silent In the last two years, Ty had been frequently on herand priorities It would have been so much easier if Ty had understood that

Noas the right tiht place She didn’t doubt her ability to win back his affection The e

“How er before we land?” She flipped open the compact from her purse and checked her makeup in the small mirror

“A few minutes”

The aircraft was sighted as it entered the landing pattern of the private airstrip, and a car was on hand to transport the plane’s passengers to The Homestead As they approached the pillared front, Dysoncowboy castle for a cattle king, don’t you think?”

Beyond an answering smile, there was no time for a comment as the massive front door opened and an elderly wonized Ruth Haskell from previous visits and smiled warmly It was one of his rules of business to be friendly to the help; asource of information