Ethan's Wild Rose Bride (Texas Frontier Brides Book 2) by Mary L. Briggs

Ethan's Wild Rose Bride (Texas Frontier Brides Book 2) by Mary L. Briggs

Author:Mary L. Briggs
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: mail order bride, historical western, christian western, western bride, texas bride
Publisher: Mary L. Briggs


Chapter 17

Hallie took the pail of warm water from the man and continued to wash the woman. Those blue eyes followed everything that she did, but there had been no words from her mouth.

“When we get you cleaned up, you’re going to feel much better,” Hallie chatted. There was nothing she could do to help this woman get well, but the least she could do was make her comfortable than she had been lying here in the dirt and filth.

“I’ll be right back,” she offered an encouraging smile. The woman’s eyes followed her as she headed for the doorway. Outside, the man was squatting near the fire, a small pot of liquid simmered and he was stirring it with a stick. He stood as she came out and stared at her. Hallie smiled and shook her head. He was probably afraid that she would leave. He obviously wanted her help.

She retrieved the extra blanket from Satin, along with the bundles of food. At the fire, she unwrapped the food for him to see. He took a piece of the cornbread and nodded.

Inside, Hallie folded one of the older blankets and put it under the woman’s head. She then wrapped the blanket she had brought from home over the now-clean woman.

A slight smile crossed the sick woman’s face and Hallie returned it with one of her own. At least she seemed to realize that Hallie was there to help. “My name is Hallie,” she said. She should have introduced herself sooner, but the shock of realizing that the woman was a white woman had sent her senses reeling.

The woman’s mouth opened and a voice, old, and cracked answered her. “I. . .Le. . .Le. . .see. . .”

Hallie strained to hear her. Lettuce? That was what the word sounded like. Why would she. . . .“Lettie? Did you say that your name is Lettie?” Just saying the words had her heart beating in her mouth. Was it possible?

“Y. . . yes,” a whisper of a reply came from her lips.

Hallie sat back on her knees. Lettie Forge? But why was she–

A loud noise broke through the quiet of the camp. Shouting outside the shelter caught her ears and she was up at once.

Pushing back the blanket from the entrance see could see Ethan, off his horse and rifle pointing at the Indian man.

“Where is she, old man? You’d better not have. . .” his voice drifted away as he caught sight of her. The relief on his face sent Hallie’s emotions reeling. For a brief moment she realized that he really did care about her, then common sense prevailed. This was a man resorting to advertisements to find a woman to love. Hallie was nothing more than his reading teacher. Without her help, he might never find that perfect wife.

“Ethan! What are you doing here? Put that rifle down, right now!” She spoke in her most stern schoolteacher voice. All she needed was for him to lose his temper and shoot Lettie’s husband.



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