Edge of the Shadow by Yvonne Montgomery

Author:Yvonne Montgomery
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ePublishing Works!
Published: 2016-11-29T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Kerry finished reading an on-line article about one of America's well-known mediums. She'd made notes as she read, but when she glanced at the notebook where exclamation points were scattered among scrawled obscenities, she closed the website. How could Aura Lee stomach such baseless, unscientific garbage?

According to the website author, more than thirty-six spirits had appeared to her over a fifteen-year career, and she had guided all to their rightful places on The Other Side. That was hard enough to swallow, but some of the grateful posts from readers were painful to see.

She pushed herself out of her chair and stretched, pausing to rub the sore muscle in her right shoulder. Probably from hammering the plastic sheeting over that hole in the roof, she thought. No matter. It had been satisfying to bang on something after that séance.

From the articles she'd found so far, Belinda Smythe wasn't so bad. She hadn't led them in hymns or spells, and she at least appeared sincere. Kerry was surprised to find in herself a shred of concern over Belinda's unmet pleas that they close the door opened for spirits to come through. "I am definitely losing it."

She unlocked the desk drawer and pulled out Jessamine's diary. After the otherworldly stuff, reading an historical document would be a relief.

July 17, 1909

Dear Diary,

Mr. T. came to the wash shed while I was scrubbing clothes. He told me to finish and get ready to go to Chautauqua for one of the sessions. He signs up for the lecture series every year because his wife liked them, but he doesn't go much himself. He said today's topic, Creating Domestic Serenity, wasn't for him. Since I'm learning to keep house, he said I would benefit from it. I thanked him and asked if Mrs. Selkirk would mind if I went. "I'll mind if you don't," he said. That made me smile.

The speaker talked about how women need to make harmony in the home, but I don't think he really likes women. His eyes were mean. Mama always said to listen for the truth behind what people say. Prof. Elginetter's talk was about being master in the home. Harmony to him is that women should obey men. Papa said a man who wants a woman to be less just to make him feel like more isn't much of a man. That's a description of the Professor! Judging by the faces in the audience, I wasn't the only person to feel that way.

After the lecture, I talked to some of the women there. They were very civil and asked after Mr. T. I left for home and passed Mr. Sturtevant's photography tent, and the wind snatched up my scarf. Who came out the tent door but Mr. Haslett! He ran for my scarf and brought it back. I thought he might not remember me. But he did, addressing me by name and lifting his hat. He said he'd been arranging with Mr. Sturtevant for a photographic portrait of himself taken out of doors.

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