Forever by Your Side by Tracie Peterson

Author:Tracie Peterson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Historical Fiction;FIC042110;FIC042030;FIC027360
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2020-09-02T00:00:00+00:00

Tom went with Connie to the house of Adela and Howard Riggs, nearly a mile away. Connie seemed relieved to find them all healthy and thriving. Adela gave Connie a detailed list of what had gone into her soup, as well as her certainty that it couldn’t possibly have made Rosy sick.

“I hope they can figure out if it’s really the flour, and if so, why it’s making people ill,” Connie said as they left the house. “We really don’t need one more issue to deal with.”

“No. That’s true enough. But I’m not sure we’ll ever really know.” Tom shook his head and shrugged. “If it was poisoned, no one is going to admit to doing it. The excess flour has been confiscated, and folks were told to turn in any flour they’d purchased from this shipment. Hopefully that will be the end of it.”

“Yes, but that doesn’t mean it won’t happen again. I honestly don’t understand the heartlessness of people. Their hate is so intense.”

“Have you heard anything more from Clint about the shipments?” Tom asked, changing the subject.

“No. I was talking to him earlier about my disgust at artifacts being all but stolen from the Indians, as well as the grave robbing that goes on, and all he wanted to talk about was his feelings for me.”

Tom could well imagine. It seemed Clint was always watching Connie. “I know it probably doesn’t make sense to you, but I don’t trust him.”

“Why not?” She looked at him but continued to walk. “Just because he thinks he’s in love with me doesn’t make him untrustworthy.”

“I don’t know. I guess it’s just a feeling. He often has meetings with the Indians that no one else is invited to attend.”

“He’s the Indian agent. I would hope he has meetings with them.”

“In the middle of the night?”

“How do you know he’s doing that?” This time she stopped and waited for his response.

“You wanted us to prove your parents’ innocence, and that’s what I’m trying to do. I’ve been getting up in the night and watching him. He often has meetings with as many as ten men.”

“That is rather strange.” Connie frowned. “Have you any idea what he’s up to?”

“No. I can never get close enough to the house. They always post lookouts. Whatever they’re discussing, they don’t want anyone to know about it.”

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