Fancy Pants by Cathy Marie Hake

Author:Cathy Marie Hake
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: ebook, book
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2007-08-31T21:00:00+00:00

Sydney took a dresser scarf and used it as a shawl of sorts. She needed to find out if the emporium had ladies’ garments. As of yet, she hadn’t been to the one in town.

“The mercantile has just a few ladies’ corsets and stockings. The rest we’re gonna have to rig up,” Velma said, as if she’d read Sydney’s mind. “Won’t much matter. You’ll be inside with me from now on, so you’ll have plenty of time to make whatever else you need. You do sew, don’t you?”

She nodded her head. “I’d best go downstairs. Mr. Creighton is not a man to be kept waiting.”

Velma cocked her head to the side. “So he’s Mr. Creighton now, is he?”

“Circumstances have changed. I cannot be familiar.”

Velma shook her head. “This is going to be a mess.”

“Indeed.” Sydney gathered her resolve and approached the stairs. Since they were indoors and her ankle was so sore, she opted to wear stockings and forego the boots. Slippers were definitely in order, so she mentally added footwear to the steadily growing list of items she needed to purchase.

The housekeeper gave her arm a squeeze. “I’ll come along with you in there if you want.”

“I think I’d best beard this lion on my own.”

Velma pursed her lips. “If that’s what you want, I’ll abide by your wishes; but I’m going into the study first, just to make sure Big Tim isn’t spitting fire.”

“If he is, ’tis nothing more than I deserve.”

Velma gave her a reassuring pat on the arm. “Give me five minutes.”

Velma had barely shut the study door before she started shouting. Sydney could hear every word clearly.

“That little miss has hit her limit, Tim. Don’t you dare upset her any more. She’s plumb wore out. You dragged her all over the township, trying to make a man of her when all it would have taken was one good look to get the truth.”

“No decent woman would—”

“Oh, she’s as decent as they come. Brave, too.”

He bellowed, “Don’t mistake stupidity for courage!”

“You shoved that little lady straight down a well hole! And she’s got the marks to prove your folly.”

Sydney winced. Eavesdropping was wrong—but with them shouting at the top of their lungs, she couldn’t help overhearing the argument. But it’s my fault. They wouldn’t be fighting if I hadn’t lived a lie.

“No, Doc isn’t going to see her! That quack’s likely to kill her off with one of his patented salves.”

An unintelligible reply left a momentary silence.

“I’m sending her in to have a talk with you, and it had better be just that—a talk. Don’t you dare raise your voice at her. All of the rules have changed.” The door opened. Velma stepped out. “Lady Hathwell, Mr. Creighton would like to see you.”

Tim filled the doorway. “That’s not the truth. I wish I’d never laid eyes on you, but since you’re here, you owe me an explanation.”

Sydney entered the study and took a seat. Minutes later, she found herself getting dizzy watching him pace circles around her chair.

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