lantern.
A note taped to it read:
USE THIS, NOT THE WALL SWITCH.
Lily almost smiled.
Even dead, her mother was still giving practical instructions.
She clicked the lantern on.
Warm light filled the room.
The files were arranged by year.
1968.
1969.
1970.
1971.
Then one drawer marked:
CALDER RIDGE LAND ACTIONS
SEALED
Lily pulled it open.
Inside were folders with names she recognized.
MERCER, WADE A.
HARLAN, BUCKNER J.
DELANEY, RUTH
CALDER DEVELOPMENT TRUST
BLUE HAWK MINERAL CONSORTIUM
Her heartbeat slowed again.
Not because she was calm.
Because
