Kathleen pulled up the Donnybrook marriage license records on her computer. After several minutes of typing, she looked intently at the screen and shook her head. “I only found one match for one of the initials, ‘P.W.’ There was a Peter Wellington who married Holly Sturgis in 1953. I don’t see any matches for the ‘R.L.’”
“Oh,” said Ashley. “I was hoping we’d find out who these people were.”
“Bummer,” said Josh.
“Let’s not give up so easily,” said Kathleen “There are other ways to check.”
“Really?” asked Ashley.
“Sure,” Kathleen answered. “They might not have gotten married in Donnybrook.”
“That’s right,” said Josh.
“Yes,” said Ashley. “But there are a million places where they could’ve gotten married. We can’t search a million city databases, can we?”
“No,” said Kathleen. “That’d be a full time job. But, I do have an idea.”
“Really?” Ashley and Josh said in unison.
“Really!” Kathleen said. “My friend, Susan, works for the Donnybrook Globe newspaper. Maybe she can print a picture of the carving and ask if any readers know anything!”
“That’s cool,” said Josh.
“Yes,” Ashley agreed. “That’s a great idea!”
Ashley Enright and the Message in the Tree (8 of 12)
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