Mary"s father was surprised when he returned from Los Angeles and was told that his daughter had checked into the hotel. He had immediately gone to her room.
“It"s so nice to find you here. What brings you to the city?” Mary"s father asked.
Mary told him about all of the events of the day before; except for her midnight ride when she thought, Jed had been shot. “I take it that you"ve seen something in Mr. Crow that you like?”
“He and Earl had just visited our home, I… I was concerned.”
“Yes, I can imagine.” "She"s uncomfortable talking about it," thought Banister.
Mary changed the subject, “I"ll be leaving this afternoon. Will you be staying? Do you have business here in town?”
“I"ll be staying overnight. I have a meeting tonight and one in the morning. Why don"t you stay? I"ll send
