CHAPTER SIXThe sun was shining brightly.
And there was that special exhilarating feeling that the world was coming alive that only comes with the dawn.
Linetta found that her mother had packed a very pretty light blue riding outfit for her.
She put it on thinking that it was exactly what she wanted, as later in the day it would be much hotter than it was at the moment.
As she pushed a blue handkerchief into one of the pockets, she remembered that her father had said to her,
“There is something I am going to give you which I know you will take great care of. You must also use them very carefully.”
“What is it, Papa?” Linetta asked him eagerly.
“It is these,” he replied.
He held out his hands and she saw that in them were two small pistols.
They were ornamented with a strange patter
