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name
Claudius.”
    “ I cannot imagine the look
he had on his face,” Morgan said with a chuckle.
    “ Indeed, it was something
special,” Misty said. Just as Misty was about to say more, she
heard Mrs. Mills’ footsteps coming toward the room.
    “ Here is our generous
host!” Morgan said, flashing a bright smile at Mrs.
Mills.
    “ I hope I didn’t keep you
waiting,” she said, shooting Misty a mean look.
    As soon as Mrs. Mills had taken her
seat, a servant appeared with a tray of tea and set it down. She
poured each person a cup of tea.
    Mrs. Mills sipped from her cup of tea
and smiled thinly at Misty. The smile did not reach her eyes. “So,
my dear, why don’t you explain to us why we’re all
here.”
    Misty swallowed hard. She watched the
steam slowly billowing from her cup as it fogged up the table’s
surface beneath it.
    Mrs. Mills sat quietly. She was
watching Misty carefully, but her polite demeanor was surely
nothing more than a show for Morgan and Indiana. She turned to
Indiana “Miss Indiana, has life in Wyoming been all that you had
thought it would be?”
    Indiana smiled, tilting her head
slightly. “It’s been somewhat of a challenge to adapt to the
countryside here, but it has been rather splendid.”
    “ Indeed, it’s always a
challenge to exchange your old life for a new one, but hopefully it
was well worth it,” Morgan said, reaching for his wife’s
hand.
    “ Of course it was,” Indiana
replied.
    Misty could tell from the way in which
they were interacting with each other that their relationship had
progressed. The last time she had seen them, Indiana and Morgan
were just starting, much like she and Cody were now doing. The idea
that their relationship could grow to be just so strong was
encouraging, but then she looked over at Mrs. Mills one more time
and her hopes all dissolved immediately.
    “ Some challenges are worth
facing, but some are nothing more than a waste of time,” Mrs. Mills
said. “My son is a good business man, but some of his choices leave
much to be desired.”
    Misty knew that the woman’s pointed
jabs were aimed at her, but she ignored them the best she could,
continuing to smile brightly as though she had not a care in the
world. “Indiana, Mrs. Mills has kindly offered me her hospitality,
but may I stay with you?”
    Mrs. Mills placed her cup on the table
and sat upright. “My dear girl, you are not a bother, but if you
feel more comfortable staying with your friends, then perhaps that
is what you should do. Who am I to argue against something that
might make a person happy?”
    “ Thank you kindly,” Misty
said.
    “ Then it’s settled,” Morgan
said, standing up as he slid his teacup onto the table. “You can
stay with us. I extend my home to you for as long as you shall need
it. My wife will be happy to spend time with her own friend.” He
stressed the word ‘friend’, and Misty smiled.
     
     

Chapter 5

    As they walked out to Morgan’s
automobile, Indiana paused abruptly and turned toward Misty, who
was just a few steps behind the couple. She embraced her once more.
“I cannot believe you’ve come all this way! And, to think you will
be marrying my dear husband’s good friend!”
    The excitement in Indiana’s voice
matched the redness of her cheeks, but Misty was feeling nowhere
near as enthusiastic. “Yes, but I just hope it works out as well as
your marriage has. Marriage will be a distant matter, if it happens
at all, for I barely know Mr. Cody. We have only corresponded by
letter, and his mother is clearly opposed to the match.”
    Indiana stepped back, her arms slowly
falling to her sides. “Nothing is ever as easy as you want it to
be, but some things are worth working toward. You said yourself
that you were happy to learn that the man you were speaking to was
Cody, right? And things have been well, have they not?”
    “ Of course they have,
but…”
    “ Then that’s all that
matters!” Indiana said, interrupting her