”She was still laughing when I walked out with the papers in my left hand, holding her hand with my right.“Can we leave your car here and take min...?”“Sure, where are you parked?”“Over there in Sheriff Jones’ parking spot. Here, you drive and show me just how naughty and adventurous you want to be.” I handed her the keys and opened the driver’s side door“THIS IS YOURS?”“Yes, and tonight, you get to pretend it’s yours.”I held the door for her and she made sure I had a clear shot all the way to. "On her way home, Anne stopped by the factor's store to buy some powdered bug killer, and Mr. McMillan had an envelope for her, addressed in a hand she did not know in care of her late father in Annapolis.Sitting in her one-horse shay with the reins in her lap, face shaded by her wide-brimmed straw hat, she tore open the stained sheet of paper and found an unfinished note from Billy Fields. At the bottom someone had scribbled in pencil, "Billy died May 8, burnt they think, like the others. He. " It was Sally something-or-other, a girlfriend of one of David's friends, and she was peering into the open passenger window. Lucy wiped her eyes hurriedly and managed a wan smile. "Sorry to intrude, Lucy. I mean, I don't really know you that well, but you seemed upset. Anything I can do to help?" Oh... no, Sally, it's just some silly argument I had at home, nothing really," Lucy said cheerily. "I feel better already. You know how it is... well, it's getting close to that time of the month,. "Well I need a drink, can I please get you something while I'm up?" he gently insisted.She replied, "A glass of water would be good, thank you." Dave went and got himself a soda, and Nancy her ice water. She thanked him and started sipping. She looked into the glass and saw something in the ice. She asked Dave to look at it.He smiled and said, "I think you need to look at it." Puzzled, she picked a piece of ice out of the glass, and stared. Her eyes widened. She started blinking back tears, she.