Chapter 6
She got in her car and sat down to think for awhile.
She stared out the window and saw the blinking light of the radio tower.
"Could that be it?" she asked herself. "No that is too easy.
But, maybe Helena thought it throw me
off to make the answer that easy. I've got to check it out."
Laura jumped out of her car and ran towards the tower. She was out of breath by
the time she arrived. She didn't know how she was going to get into the tower
since it was fenced off. She looked at the gate and there was the yellow paper.
She grabbed it and read it out loud.
A job well done, my
hat's off to you,
To find your Western family here's what you must do.
Two miles you go, turn left at the creek,
Look for a cave to find those you seek.
"My Western family?"
Laura looked around her. She knew she had to go two miles from this spot, but
which way.
"Wait a minute," she thought. "Western family.
It's two miles to the west. It has to be."
She looked at the stars, glad Luke and Lucky had taught her how to read them.
Deciding which direction was west, Laura ran as fast as she could.
After a while her side was aching, but she continued to run. Finally she came
to a creek.
"Turn left at the creek," she read again.
She stopped a moment to catch her breath then took off to her left. After about
5 minutes of walking she saw a cave.
"This is it!" she said.
Laura took a deep breath to prepare herself for the confrontation with Helena, then
entered the cave.
