The ensuing fire which engulfed the barn had the police investigating Mattie, Billy and Katie – what would they find? Katie was sure her friend was innocent and she was determined to find the truth. When they headed to the barn, Katie refused to follow – but she was worried for her friend. The arrival in the orchard of the English boy Billy Marquardt made Katie uneasy, but Mattie was up for some fun.
But her Mamm and Datt didn’t approve of her friendship with Mattie – she was a bad influence, a “wild child” according to them. With the arrival of Katie’s best friend Mattie, her day immediately looked brighter. When Katie was fourteen she and Joseph went to the nearby Zimmerman farm to pick apples for Mamm’s cooking. Chief of Police Kate Burkholder grew up Amish – Painter’s Mill was her home town, and she lived with her Datt, Mamm, brother Joseph and sister Sarah where they worked the farm from early morning until late at night.
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