A Golden Cage
“Elspeth demanded. Which was a good thing, since Deanna couldn’t seem to find her voice. She could only stare. Noreen in Joe’s rooms. How long had she been there?
“Well, put my mistress’s bicycle somewhere and make her a cup of tea.”
Deanna felt the bike lift from her hands. Now she had nothing to hold on to. She could only stare at Noreen and wonder what she was doing in Joe’s rooms. And wonder how she could possibly leave without looking like a fool.
She glanced around for Elspeth,... but Elspeth had Orrin by the ear—not an easy feat since he was a head and a half taller than his sister. She was leading him toward the stove. But Deanna had no intention of sipping tea with Joe’s . . . whatever she was while Rollie was being arrested and Amabelle was hiding in an attic fearing for her life.
Though now that she noticed, Noreen didn’t look like a woman with love on her mind; she seemed anxious and maybe afraid.MoreLess
“Well, put my mistress’s bicycle somewhere and make her a cup of tea.”
Deanna felt the bike lift from her hands. Now she had nothing to hold on to. She could only stare at Noreen and wonder what she was doing in Joe’s rooms. And wonder how she could possibly leave without looking like a fool.
She glanced around for Elspeth,... but Elspeth had Orrin by the ear—not an easy feat since he was a head and a half taller than his sister. She was leading him toward the stove. But Deanna had no intention of sipping tea with Joe’s . . . whatever she was while Rollie was being arrested and Amabelle was hiding in an attic fearing for her life.
Though now that she noticed, Noreen didn’t look like a woman with love on her mind; she seemed anxious and maybe afraid.MoreLess
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