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fee to your tab”

“Noted,” he said “What about the rest of it?”

“Most everything’s going according to plan”

“Most?”

“The nephew, unfortunately”

“Hi such a sentimental attachment to the farmers who’d lose their lands if the Payton estates were sold With every step forward Colton’s men hadStill, the one thing that had started this, the Gray Ghost and its secret, was very close to being Oren’s Assu in the way “What’s he done this time?”

“Took his uncle to California, no doubt looking for a buyer for the Gray Ghost The good news is, while they were gone, ere able to take care of a few matters”

“Did he find a buyer?”

“We’re not sure Beyond the initial phone call to so was done electronically”

The news startled hi his movements?”

“Oliver? I seriously doubt it I’ his uncle Meine”

“How’d he ht the one”

“Reward points from an account eren’t aware of Trustover to pick up Oren’s empty coffee cup and saucer “You done with this?”

“Quite,” he said, hiding his annoyance as Colton rearette on it

S up, he pulled his cell phone from his pocket and read some text he’d received “It seems we have the names of those he spoke with in Pebble BeachSao”