The Puppy Had a Note Tied to Her Paw-and Someone Promised to Call at Noon

where I found her.”

“I didn’t put her there.”

Her voice rose, then immediately softened.

“I didn’t.”

“I believe you,” I said.

Lucy explained that they could not wait for the clinic to open. Someone was searching for them, and her mother had been told not to stop. She would not say who.

“Mom said we could only bring one bag each. The place where we’re staying continue reading …