The cowboy took himself off and Adams bowed to the girl. "Have a pleasant day, young lady."

She caught his arm and looked up at him and again he felt an odd jerk in his chest. "Won't you join me? Please?"

He sat down slowly and a waiter rushed over with a menu. "Just coffee."

The man departed and the girl asked, "How on earth did you know?"

"Know what?"

"That my name is Kathleen?"

He was startled. "Well, that's just a coincidence. It's the first name that came into my head," he lied. He and Maggie had always planned to name their first daughter Kathleen. The workings of fate...

"Everybody calls me Kitty." She offered her hand and he took it and put it gallantly to his lips. "Kitty Russell."

"And I'm..."

"Yes, I know. Dr Galen Adams. A real doctor?"

"As real as you want."

"This town could use a doctor. There isn't one for a hundred miles." She studied him. "I don't suppose you're planning on staying."

He smiled. "To tell you the truth, Miss Russell, I think that Dodge City is going to be just what the doctor ordered."