Roland A. Thorne

I sent it certified, to both of them, at Oak Hill and at an address in Santa Barbara that Helen found in a court filing, with a copy to the trust administration department at First National in Denver.

Nine dollars and twenty cents.

Helen read it over my shoulder and made me take out two sentences.

One was an accusation and one was an explanation, and she said: “Mr.

Thorne, you are not writing to your mother.