Gold Rush Bride by Shirley Kennedy

Author:Shirley Kennedy [Kennedy, Shirley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Historical, Fiction, Western, General
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2017-02-06T18:30:00+00:00

“My tickets were for steerage,” Letty remarked when she and Elfreda stepped into their cabin. The two-bedded room was large, nicely furnished, and had a window. Better yet, it was located on the top deck of the ship.

“Well, this sure isn’t steerage.” Wide-eyed, Elfreda looked around. “Looks like first class to me. Mr. Morgan must be responsible. You’re not going to complain, are you?”

“Hardly.” Letty closed the door and breathed a huge sigh of relief. “Isn’t this wonderful? We made it.”

“We’re not there yet.”

Letty would not allow her spirits to be dampened. “It was all so exciting,” she said with a smile. “Our ride in the canoe, getting hauled on board.”

“Exciting, my foot. You should have seen yourself on the back of that native. You weren’t smiling then.”

“Neither were you, Elfreda. By some miracle, that poor man didn’t choke, your arms were wrapped around his neck so tight.”

Her maid took a moment, then smiled. Soon she started to laugh. “Listen to us. Did you ever think when we left Boston—?” She choked with laughter and couldn’t go on.

Letty burst out laughing, too. Partly from relief, but mostly because Elfreda had just made her see the humor of it all. “I must have looked pretty ridiculous on that poor fellow’s back.”

“Yes, you did, and so did I.”

They laughed together until both had to wipe tears from their eyes. The floor started to shake, accompanied by a low rumble. Then the rhythmic thump-thump of the paddlewheels told her the ship was moving. “We’re on our way to San Francisco, Elfreda. The worst is over.”

“I don’t think so.” Elfreda got serious again. “With what you’ve got ahead of you, there’s bound to be more trouble.”

“Whatever happens, I can handle it.”

Elfreda’s eyes filled with admiration. “I believe you can, Miss Letty. Maybe you’re not so bad after all.”

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