He’d left directly after supper, under protest from his parents, and had ridden all night. Before he left, he’d stopped by the Rileys to let them know he was going. He’d felt it was the right thing to do. After all, Eva was their daughter and they had requested that he not go. But something in Andy’s eyes shone his approval when they’d shaken hands. “I’d be doin’ the same thing if it were my Hope.” Those words of assurance had been all the confirmation Jonesy needed that going to Oregon City was the right decision. Mrs. Riley handed him an envelope. “Go to our niece Aimee’s house. The address is on the back of that letter. Rex can tell you where to find Eva.” Jonesy stared at the envelope, trying to wrap his mind around the truth of Hope Riley’s words. “You’ve known all along where she is?” She nodded. “Rex’s private investigators found her before Eva’s first letter arrived.” “And you never brought her home?” Jonesy said, a bit too harshly. Mr.
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