A Wife for Hamilton by Wendy May Andrews

Author:Wendy May Andrews [Andrews, Wendy May]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: HIstorical Fiction, Western & Frontier
Publisher: Sparrow Ink
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

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here’s something you need to hear about, Boss.”

“What is it, Herman?”

“There is a man in the village asking about Mrs. Foster.”

Hamilton stopped what he was doing and turned to glare at his foreman. “What do you mean there’s a man asking about Sadie? What kind of man? What is he asking?”

Herman held up his hand. “I don’t really know. The postman told me when I was there. I figured you would want to know.”

Hamilton frowned, looking around. “She’s not here or we could ask her about it.”

“She might not know anything about it. How would she know who might be asking about her?”

“Nobody ought to be asking about my wife.”

“You’re not sounding completely rational now, Foster. Maybe I shouldn’t have told you.”

“Of course, you should have. Never mind, we’ll get to the bottom of it.”

~~~

Sadie was just about to climb into the wagon when a voice behind her made the blood chill in her veins.

“Life in the West seems to agree with you Miss Fitzsimmons.”

She turned slowly to face the man, wishing for the first time in her life that she had a gun in her hands. Fear filled her, but she tried to remain rational as she battled to stay calm.

“Hello, Patrick. I never expected to see you so far from Boston.”

“Oscar sends his regards.”

“I have no wish to receive his regards, thank you all the same.”

“Still so uppity, despite everything, I see.”

Fear almost choked her as the man stepped closer to her, but Sadie fought to hide it. “I really must be going.”

“What do you think your new husband would think if he heard about the rumors that swirled around you in Boston?”

“Those rumors were untrue slanders, probably made up by you or Oscar.”

The man shrugged. “Many people believed them.”

“No, they didn’t,” she protested weakly. “There was no one who would care what was said about me one way or the other.”

“Your husband would care.”

Sadie tried to keep her voice cold and steady as asked, “What do you want, Patrick?”

“I’m trying to fund my trip further West to see if there’s any more gold to be found. I think you ought to help me out.”

“Why would I do that? And what makes you think I have access to anything that might help you anyway?”

“I’ve heard enough about your husband to know you have access to plenty. And I’m quite sure you wouldn’t want him having any doubts about you.”

Sadie didn’t say anything in response, merely turning her back on the bounder and climbing into the wagon, as she should have done right from the start.

“I’ll be in touch,” he called after her, chuckling as she slapped the reins on the horses back, prodding them into a faster pace. She had no desire to hurt the poor beasts, but she needed to get as far away from the reminder of her past as quickly as she could possibly manage. She felt the urge to have a bath to wash the experience off herself, but she had to force herself to a calm she didn’t feel.

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