Girl in the Shadows (Shadows 2)

"How is she? I'll tell you how she is. She's in a

Mexican jail because she was caught crossing the

border with drugs in her car, so they confiscated her car and she's in a pretty kettle of fish. My first reaction is not to give a picayune and let her fry in her

own fire."

She settled in her chair, looking stunned. "Of

course, her father would rant and rave and then make

sure she was taken care of, and if I did any less, he'd

probably rise from the grave. She's the way she is

because he spoiled her spared the rod and spoiled the

child.

"Well. I can't very well leave her down there. I

know what sort of things go on in those places and

even she doesn't deserve that. Maybe she does," she

added after a moment. "but I don't have cold enough

of a heart to let it happen. I called my attorney and got

him on it. He'll pay off whoever has to be paid off to

get her out. Where she'll go and what she'll do is

anyone's guess, but don't be surprised if she shows up

outside this door finally. The only reason someone

like her comes home is because no one else will take

her in,"

"You took me in," I reminded her.

"That's a different story. You're a legitimate

person in need. No matter what I do to help her, she'll

only go bad again and again. She's the rotten apple

who spoils the bunch, believe me.

"Oh well, maybe she won't come here. Maybe

she'll use what I gave her to go on another fling. It's

like paying off the devil to keep him from your door. I

can't imagine what would have happened to that poor