Just After Midnight: Historical Romance by Handeland Lori

Author:Handeland, Lori [Handeland, Lori]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2014-01-28T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Geraldine stood just inside the front door of the saloon, looking as though she would bolt back to Paradise Alley at any second. Alex took her arm to lead her outside.

“I’m sorry I had to come here, baby boy. I know you aren’t supposed to be seen with me, but I heard something today I thought you should know.”

“Don’t worry about me,” Alex soothed as they walked down the street arm in arm. “What did you hear?”

“One of the girls came by. She remembers meeting your sister once before she died.”

Alex frowned. “I thought all the girls here now came after Joanna died.”

“Mostly they did. But this one was here for maybe a week. She’d been told not to tell you anything.”

“By whom?”

“Now I can’t tell you that. Can’t tell you who the girl is either. She’d scared to death as it is. But she felt bad lying to you and she knew we were friends, so she came to me.”

Alex sighed in exasperation. He’d had a feeling something was being hidden from him when he was asking questions. “What did she say?”

“She said your sister had a friend named Willie Shore. Not a customer, mind you. Just a friend. No one ever saw the guy, but Joanna talked about him a lot. Right fond of him she was.”

“Willie Shore,” Alex muttered. “Great.” He should be happy to find another link between Brian Daily and his sister. Instead, his heart sank.

“Do you know him?” Geraldine asked.

“I’ve heard of him.”

Her face brightened. “Then maybe this will help.”

“Maybe. The only problem is a lot of people talk about Willie, but no one seems to have seen him. He’s been quite busy for a man who never showed his face in town.”

They reached Geraldine’s shack and she turned to face him. “I’m sure you’ll find what you’re looking for. I just hope you don’t get in trouble with the Mounties or Meggie O’Day because I came to find you.”

He looked at her sharply. “Megan has nothing to say about it. As for the Mounties, they may not approve of us consorting—” He made a face at the word. “—with the women here, but we’re friends and I choose my own friends without the benefit of anyone’s opinion. I appreciate your bringing me the information.”

“Any time.” Geraldine opened her door and immediately a flash of yellow fur bounded through to run headlong into Alex’s boots. Brainless landed in a tangle of feet, legs, and ears on the ground, and Alex couldn’t help but laugh.

“I wonder sometimes if he has bad eyes,” Geraldine remarked as she gathered the pup to her ample chest. “He runs into walls and chairs all day long.”

“I can take him somewhere else if he’s too much trouble.”

“Not on your life. We understand each other, Brainless and me.”

Alex left Geraldine cuddling the dog and made his way back to his barracks. He spent the rest of the night trying to figure out the connection between Willie, Brian, and Joanna and wondering what course of action he should follow next.

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