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When Ryann\u2019s neighbor called her with the news, she hurried the two doors down. It was actually the daughter of Mr. Mallory who summoned her. The elderly Mallory had not been in the best of health for years. And now he was dead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI wanted you to have first pick of Dad\u2019s stuff,\u201d Jody, Mallory\u2019s daughter, said when she ushered Ryann into the house. \u201cYou took such good care of him over the years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ryann smoothed back a loose strand of hair and waved a hand to deflect the praise. \u201cAll I did was fetch his mail for him, and make a grocery run every now and then.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut you were here for him, and I appreciate that.\u201d Jody beckoned to Ryann to follow her farther into the house. \u201cAnd my brothers won\u2019t know what\u2019s missing. They were never around, always too busy to drop by, Dad said.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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They traipsed through the living room, dim with heavy window drapes, and into the dated kitchen. Ryann had been this far in the house to deliver Mallory\u2019s groceries. The tired d\u00e9cor and dim lighting never enticed her to linger when she visited. She might be a widow, but living alone did not mean one had to stay stuck in a time warp. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnything catch your eye?\u201d Jody turned in a circle in the kitchen, arms outstretched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ryann shook her head. \u201cI have everything I need, but thanks.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen you\u2019ve got to see what I found upstairs. I know you love art, and this is right up your alley.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Without waiting for a reply, Jody climbed the stairs to the second floor, Ryann close behind. It was true that Ryann collected art, and proudly displayed several local artists\u2019 works on her walls. Mallory had hung only cheap framed prints of animals and exotic beaches, as far as she had seen. Whatever lay upstairs was likely just a continuation of the mundane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two women passed three bedrooms and a bathroom. At the fourth door, Jody pushed it open and entered another bedroom, empty save for a double bed frame holding a set of springs (no mattress) and a brass floor lamp. She picked up a picture frame covered in black cloth, and with a flourish uncovered the art beneath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat do you think?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ryann stood speechless . It was a still life, a real painting; she could see the brush strokes. Oil, she guessed. But it was more than the fact that it was not a print: The painting itself captured her interest. Excellent design and color. Clever choice of objects to feature in the setting: a goblet that glinted gold, an exquisite folded cloth, a filigreed chain, a small tiara with a cluster of diamonds across the top. A plate on the frame offered the title: Treasured Objects<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s \u2026 astonishing,\u201d Ryann stuttered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jody smiled. \u201cI think so, too.\u201d She held it out to Ryann, who backed away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can\u2019t accept this,\u201d Ryann said. \u201cYou should keep it \u2026 or take it to an art dealer. I\u2019m sure it\u2019s worth a lot. More than I could afford to pay you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shaking her head, Jody stepped to Ryann. \u201cDad did not splurge on things. I\u2019m sure this is a yard sale special, so I\u2019m not giving up a fortune by making it a present to you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Still Ryann hesitated. She knew the piece was valuable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOkay,\u201d she finally said. \u201cI\u2019ll take it, but I\u2019ll get it appraised, and if it\u2019s worth what I think it is, I\u2019m giving it back to you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ryann propped the painting on the sideboard in her dining room and in the busy-ness of her life \u2013 volunteer work, grandkids to babysit, friends to visit \u2013 she forgot about it for almost a week. It was when she was tidying up after her daughter\u2019s toddler twins had left that she paused to look at it again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 I wonder what it\u2019s worth.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

She turned away and then turned back. A hand that she swore hadn\u2019t been there previously lay casually within the still life. The unknown model\u2019s hand and arm faded off to the right in the picture. The artist apparently wanted a hint of something live within the assemblage of inanimate objects on the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why hadn\u2019t she seen that before?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then the hand moved. Just a twitch. A moment later the hand turned over, palm up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ryann fled the house. At Mallory\u2019s front door, she rang the bell and pounded her fist on the panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Jody opened the door,  Ryann tried to compose herself, taking deep breaths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTell me,\u201d she gasped. \u201cIf you don\u2019t mind my asking, what did your father die of?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jody wiped her hands on her jeans, dust in her hair and grime on her cheeks. \u201cForgive my appearance,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019ve knee-deep in cleaning up this old place.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPlease,\u201d Ryann said. \u201cIt\u2019s none of my business, but I need to know.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stepping out onto the porch, Jody closed the door behind her. \u201cWe\u2019re not sure,\u201d she said. \u201cHow he died, I mean. No one\u2019s found his body, but he doesn\u2019t appear to have left. It\u2019s been over a month since anyone has seen or heard from him, so the family assumes he\u2019s dead.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCome with me,\u201d Ryann said. \u201cI think I may have found him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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