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“I think she’s the perfect choice,” he agreed, s

“You two area joke of this, but I’m serious” Cat wore a determined look

“So are we,” Chase assured her, fighting back a smile

“Wonderful It’s all settled” Tara bea project, Cat If I can help at all, let h”—she paused and pressed a hand on Ty’s ar his attention—“I have a favor to ask of you”

“What’s that?”

“I know the perfect housewarive me”

“You’re assuive you one,” Ty countered

“You wouldn’t be so rude, and I know it,” she insisted confidently “Shall I tell you what it is?”

He noted the avid gleam in her eyes “I think you should before you burst”

Tara tipped back her head and laughed, exposing the slender curve of her throat “You know ht excitestouch for the house”

“Don’t keep us in suspense,” Cat protested a trifle impatiently “What is it?”

“The loan of Lady Dunshill’s photograph Just long enough for ood copy made from it,” Tara added in quick assurance “I know this excellent portrait artist who creates the raphs And the e stone fireplace when theabove thearound to face the fireplace and contemplated the empty area above the mantel “Won’t a portrait of her make a perfect focal point for the roo look over her shoulder to Ty “Say that you will loan raph I won’t need it for more than a week”

Without an adequate reason to refuse, Ty replied, “I’ll look for it the first chance I get”

“It’s probably still buried in that old trunk in the attic with all the rest of the photographs Perhaps one day next e can look for it,” she said to Cat “With roundup starting, Ty will be too busy And there is an absolute treasure trove of memorabilia up there, both of the fa point for your research of the family”

Cat hesitated, no longer quick to agree to any suggestion froht have been “Actually Quint and I promised to help with roundup, but maybe we can slip away for an afternoon We’ll see”