Belle
“One evening, as Belle ate her dinner from a tray in her room, Mr. and Mrs. Best came in to report on the committee’s search for her father.
Mr. Best began by saying, “Wish I had more to tell you, Belle, but so far, all we know is that some of the catchers were Otis Watson’s men.”
Belle hadn’t heard that name before. “Who’s he?”
Mrs. Best said disgustedly, “A spawn of the devil.”
“Owns a livery a few miles away,” her husband added. “Made himself rich by catching fugitives.”
“Do you think he know...s where my father is?”
“More than likely, but we can’t just go up and ask him. We’re watching him, though.”
Belle didn’t know if this was supposed to be good news or not.
“Don’t worry,” Mrs. Best said, “William and the committee have contacted conductors all the way down the line. They move passengers from Chicago to Philadelphia, and from Kentucky to Canada; somebody’s bound to hear something soon.”
“The sheriff’s helping out, too, Belle,”MoreLess
Mr. Best began by saying, “Wish I had more to tell you, Belle, but so far, all we know is that some of the catchers were Otis Watson’s men.”
Belle hadn’t heard that name before. “Who’s he?”
Mrs. Best said disgustedly, “A spawn of the devil.”
“Owns a livery a few miles away,” her husband added. “Made himself rich by catching fugitives.”
“Do you think he know...s where my father is?”
“More than likely, but we can’t just go up and ask him. We’re watching him, though.”
Belle didn’t know if this was supposed to be good news or not.
“Don’t worry,” Mrs. Best said, “William and the committee have contacted conductors all the way down the line. They move passengers from Chicago to Philadelphia, and from Kentucky to Canada; somebody’s bound to hear something soon.”
“The sheriff’s helping out, too, Belle,”MoreLess
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