Black Noon by Andrew J. Fenady

Author:Andrew J. Fenady [Fenady, Andrew J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2015-09-24T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 37

“Well, Jonathon, in return for saving our lives, it seems that your being here has been of quite some benefit to the people who did the saving.”

“How’s that?”

“I’m told they call it another miracle. First, what you did for that little boy, Ethan, at the service and then at the mine, and now that new vein of gold.”

“Lorna, I had nothing to do with the gold.”

“The people here think otherwise . . . and maybe they have a right to.”

“Never mind that, the important thing is how are you feeling? You seem much improved.”

“I guess so, and sending that letter to Reverend Mason made me feel even better. If it weren’t for him . . .”

“If it weren’t for him our lives would be much different.”

“How did he feel when you told him?”

“I’ll never forget. It was at the hospital just as I was about to leave.”

“Well, Captain, you’re as good as ever. The war’s over, and you’re ready to resume your law studies.”

“No, sir, I’m not.”

“What do you mean?”

“I mean I’ve changed my mind.”

“About what?”

“About being a lawyer. I’d like to be something else.”

“Like what? A soldier?”

“No. I’ve had enough of soldiering. Something like you . . . if that’s possible.”

“A minister?”

“A minister, who helps others, like you helped me and the rest of the people you’ve come across. I feel I was spared for some purpose . . . and that’s it.”

“It’s not an easy life, my son . . . and not monetarily very rewarding.”

“There are other rewards, sir . . . you know that.”

“Have you told your fiancée?”

“Not yet. I didn’t want to put it in a letter. Will you help me?”

“To tell her?

“No, sir. To become a minister.”

“Why don’t you think it over, after you go back?”

“I’ve already thought it over. Will you help me?”

“I’ll do all I can . . . and start right now.”

“How?”

“By giving you this Bible.”

“Your Bible? No, sir, I can’t take it.”

“You can, and you will. It’s helped me along many a thorny path. Maybe it can do the same for you.”

“I . . . I don’t know what to say . . .”

“Don’t say anything. Just do what you must do.”

“I’ve carried his Bible since then, Lorna. In a way we both have. It’s been with us all the way.”

“All the way to Saguaro, Jonathon . . . and beyond . . . I’m so glad we sent that letter.”

The letter in the envelope addressed to Reverend James Mason was now in the hand of Deliverance at her workbench.

Her eyes glistened by candlelight as she looked at the envelope for a moment . . . then to the cat on the table . . . then to the wax figure of Lorna.

Deliverance moved the envelope closer to the flame of the candle and held it there as the flame consumed the contents.

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