# **They Mocked the Woman Who Came to Feed Them. By Winter’s End, Every Man at Grady Ranch Would Know Who She Truly Was.**NVP
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Chapter 7 - The Ghost of Fort Ellis
The room fell completely silent at Rafe's confession. He explained that back in 1868, a chest containing forty thousand dollars in Union gold disappeared during a blizzard near Fort Ellis. His father had been framed for the theft, while the real thieves—Silas Grady and an unnamed high-ranking officer—used the stolen funds to buy influence back East. "My mother knew where the chest was buried," Rafe added quietly, turning toward Edith and Nora. "That's why Lydia fled with you two. The secret map was sewn inside something Lydia took."
