Chapter 41: The MeetingDavid and Ardith entered the room reserved for the Board of Directors meeting while the hotel staff closed the doors between the two sections to clear the tables. David was puzzled by the conversation at the dinner table.
He wasn't sure how much Matthew shared with his wife about the genetic heritage of the MacDonald's and Rolfe's. He had not had a chance to ask Ardith where she had been all afternoon, and she had grown distant as though thinking of faraway lands. He wondered why Myra had not joined them.
Jerry, Brianna, and their family were also at their table. Before the meal, there was a brief opportunity to talk with Ardith about Bob Tillman's ideas and he was seething at the idea of selling the Rearing Bear Ranch. Jerry rumbled on about any subject that arose
