His morning tour of duty at the small animal clinic done, Neil wandered over to the riding stable to see how Betsy was doing with her assignment to Webber’s Livery. He found her in the farrier shed talking with Claude, the shoer who looked after the trail and buggy horses.
As the three stood chatting about various topics over coffee, Rolf came into the shed. Neil had a flashback to the last time he’d been here—Rolf had fled as soon as Neil had walked in.
“Rolf,” Claude said, “What brings you here? Got time for a cup of coffee?”
“Danke, no. I come to take Dr. Logan back up to his office. That is, if you are ready, Dr. Logan?”
Neil was surprised. “I thought you told me that Kip was going to pick me up?”
“Well, he asked if I could do it as he is busy,” Rolf said.
Neil felt a surge of ex
