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Dix held up his arm "Just a moment, boys, stay back, okay?" They responded instantly to the tone of voice but Brewster strained to get away from him "Calm down, Brewster, cal man in a black leather jacket, black slacks, white shirt, black boots, and black leather gloves, standing with a woman beside him, also in black

"Sheriff Noble?"

"Yeah Who are you?"

"I’m Dillon Savich, and this is my wife, Lacey Sherlock We understand you have a wo who she is We’d like to see her"

"You related to her?"

"She works with us--"

"Dillon! Oh God, is it really you, Dillon? I reuys look wonderful I’m Ruth Warnecki, and I remember! I can’t believe you’re actually here"

Savich quickly stepped forward into the entry hall as Ruth leaped at hi his cheek, letting hiround She reared back in his arms, tears in her eyes "It was so horrible I didn’t res just popped out ofcare ofcare of me, too The sheriff just heard from IAFIS, just this minute told me my na caain It was real scary, Dillon Sherlock, you look so beautiful all in black You guys lad to see both of you" And she kissed Savich’s ear and his left eyebrow and held hio

Dix and the boys stood back, Dix still holding a straining Brewster, who, oddly, wasn’t barking wildly any ainst hiive us, Sheriff, but ere very worried e heard Ruth hadn’t checked in"

"Checked in hom?" Dix asked

Ruth said, "Oh, Luther Hitchcock called you, right, Dillon? He’s a rateful, this ti like a loon at all of theallbladder attack and--" She broke off, her face suddenly slack and pale

"What, Ruth? What happened?"

"Dillon, so to kill me and it must be because of the treasure in Winkel’s Cave"