Dear Ned,

As soon as I got out of the tunnels (Emily had left the door open), I called the sheriff. But when I led him back down the well to the room where I'd left her, she just sat there on the gold and refused to leave! He and his deputies finally got her out, but one of them said afterward that if he had to choose between getting a bear away from her cub and getting Emily away from that gold, he'd pick the bear.

What's worse, by the time they took Emily away, the place was swarming with reporters from all over the country. The commotion has scared away every bird for miles. I'm pretty sure Red Knott would like to strangle me.

On the other hand, when Ranger Akers found out that seven cars and two helicopters were illegally parked on park property, and he would get to ticket them, he was ecstatic.

Tucker Davis finally cleared away that dead tree, which means I'm free to drive home. Moon Lake is beautiful, but I've had enough wildlife for now.

Which reminds me, did I mention that those four 'ghost dogs' are actually very sweet? They are so sweet, in fact, that Sally is seriously thinking about adopting them. How's that for irony!

Ever yours,
Nancy