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Darla: Strength
by Sandy Kay Slawson
"Darla left the tavern through the rear entrance lest the men who waited at the entrance spot her departure. The mess from the previous night might have been the worst yet, since she’d begun her employment as a maid a year before. Unable to leave at her usual time, well ahead of the first customer’s arrival, required extra vigilance. The agreement with her parents that she work at the tavern when no men were present remained intact, but this day she’d been far too close for comfort. Break that one rule, and this source of income would end..."
