Missing---Chapter 5 Date: 12/22/01 11:19:01 AM Central Standard Time From: Peggy Boone Willie ran the errand that Julia asked him to. On the way, he was dreading going. He was afraid that when he got there, he would find that it was Barnabas. Then, he was dreading having to go to Collinwood to break the news to Julia. He was never told anything about how Julia felt about Barnabas, but he had an idea that there was something between them. When Willie got to Widow's Hill and searched where Julia had asked him to, he didn't find anything so he went to Collinwood. When she asked him if he had found anything, he told her that he hadn't found anything there. Julia went into the drawing room and Willie went back to the Old House. On his way, he began thinking about the errand that Julia had sent him on. He was afraid that Barnabas had been at the bottom of Widow's Hill and that the tide had carried him out to sea. He wondered what would happen to the Old House if Barnabas was gone for good. He was worried about Julia. He was positive that the reason Julia moved to the Old House was that the Old House made her think about Barnabas. Willie was nervous staying at the Old House by himself. He was hearing every sound. He was thinking about going to the Collinsport Inn to stay, but he changed his mind. He was afraid Barnabas would return and there would be no one at the Old House to welcome him home. The sheriff's deputies were still searching the grounds around the Old House and the woods, but they still didn't find any sign of Barnabas. The deputies couldn't understand why it was so hard to find him. It was like Barnabas disappeared off of the face of the earth. Carolyn was worried about her mother. She knew that the only reason the sheriff had not called off the search was that her mother insisted.
