Table of Contents A Stroke of Luck 9 Strange Music 18 A Death in the Family 26 Discipline 32 The Ancient Oak 37 Milk and Cookies 46 Just Checking 52 Some News 63 Treetops 68 You’ve Got Mail 78 A Storm is Brewing 84 Gone Dark 89 The Piano Beckons 97 The Final Song 107
CHAPTER ONE A Stroke of Luck Where are we she asked sleepily Somewhere named Granville Isn’t it nice Roger Houston checked his mirror turned on his blinker and brought the car to a stop on the side of the road His wife beside him yawned and stretched he replied I think I may fall asleep at the wheel if I don’t get out for awhile and stretch my legs We better wake up the children The Houston family was returning from their annual Easter trip and had been driving since early that morning Mr Houston felt his eyes ache with the strain of driving for so long and felt the need for 9
