Ellen realized that she really didn’t have a choice here if she wanted to keep her perfect life and her husband and she asked Sally, “No, it’s f...mily business. Let’s keep Dustin of this sorted mess. How will you do it with Ralph? I mean – “Sally interrupted her sister, “Oh just leave me alone with your son. Good thing your husband is away picking up his daughter Janice, right?” Even as the words were leaving her mouth she was secretly rejoicing inside. Her plan worked out perfectly. Ellen gave. How funnywas that?She had me slip into a pair of strappy sandals with a three inch heel.After dancing last night in skyscrapers, I could handle these puppieswith no problem. Toni looked at my feet and had me take them off as shepolished each toe with a very bright pink color. They were now verycute and visible in my sandals. "We're going to have to work on yournails this afternoon too." How would I hide them during school? We'llsee about the fingernails. All in due time.I got tickles looking at. She looked like she knew there was more to the story, but didn't press me for more information. Thank God for smart little girls! I just was not ready to go into the whole deadly prediction.We reversed our route and arrived in Julesburg on July 1st. We were met by a large delegation from the ranch. We had a grand time telling all about the trip as we rode home in our carriage. Everybody wanted to know if I was cured. I told them, "No, I am not cured, but I want to wait until later to give the. ..a little while after you said how much you liked them, but I’ve been saving them for a special occasion. Then I thought it would be fun to dress the way I did that first day so we could, you know, do it over again the same way. For your last day.” She broke into a grin. “That didn’t work out quite the way I planned it.” She kissed him.“Well, I guess not,” Peter replied, grinning back. “But somehow I don’t mind.” He kissed her. “Thanks for thinking of all this.” His gaze softened. .