The next day, after Goldie Thorne went to see Shane Thorne, he vanished from Millstone Peak Village. He came back very late that night, acting furtive. He didn't show up for work, but the villagers weren't suspicious. It would have been more unusual for Goldie Thorne to work consistently; slacking off was just part of the loafer's daily routine.
Tanya Thorne assumed Goldie Thorne had gone to the city. She'd heard him muttering for days about heading there to make money, and now that the spring planting was done, he was idle. She figured he had finally gone off to do it.
