Chapter 25

⁠​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​⁠As the Heart Grows Older

Bonner's eagerness to begin probing into the mystery grew as his strength came back to him. He volunteered to interest his uncle in the matter, and through him to begin a systematic effort to unravel the tangled ends of Rosalie's life. Money was not to be spared; time and intelligence were to be devoted to the cause. He knew that Rosalie was in reality a creature of good bi