Emily by Cheryl Wright

Author:Cheryl Wright [Wright, Cheryl]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-01-25T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Morning coffee at the church had been good.

Patrick met up with a few people he was already acquainted with – Daniel Carson from the Saw Mill, Cecil Delbert from the Mercantile, and of course Mrs Baker.

He also met people he’d not encountered before and his head was spinning with all the names and faces. Not being particularly good with names, he wouldn’t remember them all. Not yet anyway.

As an added bonus, Harry Johnson was also there. He seemed like a friendly chap, and Patrick quickly warmed to him.

Harry was currently working on a cottage which wasn’t far from Emily’s boarding house. From what he’d learned today, the town had quickly grown once the railway had arrived. Not that anyone was complaining – business in Grand Falls was booming.

Prior to the fairly recent arrival of the railway they’d had to travel to Fort Benton, which Emily said had taken her grandfather three days by buckboard to visit the Trading Post near there.

Life was certainly difficult back then, but he was pleased Emily didn’t have to endure that lifestyle.

He was ready for the hard work ahead, after all, this was what he’d trained for and dreamed of all his adult life.

Building his brother’s bakery and home in Dayton Falls had been one of the best decisions Patrick had made for a long time. It meant he could use them as examples of his recent work.

Sending photographs had been even better.

He glanced across and noticed Emily fidgeting. Did she want to leave?

Patrick pulled out his pocket watch. Good grief – it was after noon. She would be itching to prepare luncheon for the lodgers.

Despite Sunday being the day of Our Lord and a day of rest, there was no rest for Emily. She seemed to be on the go seven days a week. At least now the pressure had been eased a little.

He would try to entice her into a stroll again this afternoon. Perhaps he could even hire a horse and buggy from the livery and take her for a drive in the countryside.

He was thoughtful – that would be quite pleasant on such a lovely Spring day. What a pity he hadn’t planned ahead; he could have made it a picnic outing.

Perhaps next time.

As they headed back home, Emily linked her arm through his. She didn’t look quite so agitated now. They heard the murmur of voices as they entered the boarding house.

The aroma of the cooking roast was more than a little enticing. She had earlier told him her routine was to prepare the roast very early, before anyone else was awake. He was constantly amazed at her resilience.

She quickly ran upstairs to her private quarters to offload her bonnet and reticule, then returned without delay.

Emily reached for her ruffled apron and checked the food cooking in the oven. He watched mesmerized as she pulled the roast out of the oven and transferred everything to a platter.

Then she began to make the gravy using the juices from the food.

She reminded him so much of his mother.

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