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She would run him to earth, yes, she would But how? Where the devil was he?

In this mood, she rose from the table to hunt out the butler and find out where the letter had come from Ha! Did Glen think she could not track hi so for years and had the knack of it Yes, by faith! She would track him down and have at him

~ Sixteen ~

AS FELICIA GAZED across at Glen Ashton, she could not help but re more than to find safety in the fold of his arms

He had invited her on aride, and she had accepted with a joy that had per, but now she orried He looked … troubled

He had helped her into her saddle and had

whispered her na a quiet benediction

As they rode, he laughed at the anecdote she had recited to set herself at ease, and she dimpled at his response, for he had announced that she was a ‘rough and tumble’ miss but that he liked her just as she was She smiled and answered hih and tu pri what is expected simply because it is expected”

“Ah, no doubt those Godwin ladies have infected you with their s?”

“Godwin? I have not read their works, but now you have intrigued hed “No, my infection is self-inflicted I do not see at all omen must do this or do that and not be allowed to do so much It makes no sense to me, especially since those rules are put in place by men”

He laughed and said quietly, “You are a treasure”

She beamed to herself, for just then she was somewhere in a ‘make-believe world’, and reality, for the time, need not concern her

They trotted along for a time, both apparently pleased to be out for a ride and both pleased with one another, although when Felicia glanced at his profile she saw i was on his mind

Should she ask? No She would wait, and as she ers with his own, and said, “You know, all I can think of, Felicia, is stopping our horses, and pulling you off yours and—”

“Ah,” she said, stopping him “But there is the ‘but’ in there, for I hear it clearly” She was a bold-faced wo was soaround in circles