“So, it wasn"t the Ouija board that told you to go to Utah?” Simmy grinned.
“No, darling, it wasn’t. It was Jack Swope.”
“‘SWOPE’! What? As in Swope Ranch? Oh my God, you had an affair with the guy whose property we eventually owned?”
“Yes. Arty never knew the name of my lover because that was his choice. And although he truly wanted to move to Utah, he didn"t know that the owner of the ranch was the same man I had known. Although I never saw Swope again, his generous offer of minimal rent made it possible for us to start anew. That part is a secret between you and me.”
“My God, Beaners, this is really hard to take in. So the Ouija board didn’t lead us to Utah—Jack Swope did. We ended up here as a result of a betrayal?”
“I understand why you might feel that way, Simmy. Perhaps that’s
