May 23rd
Life on the ranch had returned to normal as much as it could. There was still some light snow on the ground, but the days were getting longer and it was beginning to warm up a little more. Helen had been acting as their housekeeper since Lily’s death.
The brothers had learned to rely on each other to get through the pain of losing Lily. At first, Allen had been sure she would return any day, but as days turned to weeks, and weeks to months, he began to lose hope. They had read her journal over and over, hoping to find some clue in the first few days after her death, until one day they went to get it and it was gone, along with her big canvas bag.
That was when all three of them had broken down and cried. They ranted and raved at God for not even letting them have some small par
