![]() One day, she assures me, her father will accept me. ![]() Thus far, however, we meet only in secret. But my love-my sweet Jillian!-has informed him that she is an adult and a free woman, and that she will make up her own mind in this regard. Whatever his reason may be, her father has forbidden us to see one another. She knows everything about my past, yet I do not think she would have told him. He should know nothing of my outlaw days, and yet he looks at me as if he does. He fought for the North-I fought for the South. Perhaps I have the man all wrong and he is simply a good and doting father, worried for Jillian because of what he knows-or may know-about me. ‘US Marshal Vickers is a master of authority or, dare I say, an outright bully. Meg smiled for a moment, but her voice was grim when she asked, “But what about the father?” ![]() And when she turned to me and smiled, I felt as if the purity of the air and the warmth of the high sun had entered my heart.’” She read: “‘She touched my soul like the first sight of the snow on the mountains. ![]() It’s really sweet,” Scarlet said, smiling and flipping pages. “I found an entry from the day Nathan met Jillian. “What about the father-in-law?” Meg asked. ![]()
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