Chapter Fifteen
A brisk wind was creating some havoc at the cemetery when Beatrice arrived. The funeral home representatives were casting concerned eyes at the tent covering the family. The funeral appeared to be everything that Henrietta’s wasn’t. For one thing, it appeared that most members of Minerva’s family and her husband’s family were there. There must have been fifty cousins, aunts, uncles, and other assorted relatives gathered. Aside from that, many people from Dappled Hills were there, too. She saw that Orrilla was there with her husband, Ted. Julia appeared to be attending by herself.
Beatrice could quickly tell that it wasn’t going to be a short service, either. According to the program, there were quite a few speakers, soloists, and a sermon of some sort. She decided that sh
