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The bright sunlight on the yellow flowers that covered the green grassy hills overlooking Sandusky Bay caused Thomas to yearn for the Carolinas and Allie even more than he thought possible. He had not heard from her since the letter dated 21 January that told of the birth of their child… He worried that something had happened to them- had Allie tried to go home to her mother. Had an errant cannonball struck their dwelling? All sorts of thoughts plagued Thomas’ mind as he stared through the barred window. *** Watching her father hold her son on his lap, examining every inch of his chubby little body, warmed Allie’s, heart. Not so long ago, she had been the one sitting in his lap- she was his little princess. Then, she grew older, married, and left home… It seemed eons ago as she stood there watching the two of them getting to know one another. Then, she thought of her mother- worry creased her brow. What if something has happened to her and Addie- they were left virtuously defenseless and having to fend for themselves, Addie had always been a house worker- Did she even know anything about foraging for food? “How are you going to make it home to mother?” she asked him. When he looked up at Allie, she saw the pain in her father’s eyes. “If I can get a hold of a horse, I’ll make it home,” he said confidently. “A horse- If that is all you need, then we should be able to help, right Eli?” she asked, looking toward Eli who was sitting on a settee sipping brandy. “Besides the

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