Hannah Howell by Kentucky Bride

Author:Kentucky Bride
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2012-05-30T21:07:15+00:00

Chapter Ten

“Are ye sure ye willnae come into town with us, lass?” Ballard asked as he stepped out onto the veranda, Clover following.

“Quite sure.” She smiled faintly as she watched Shelton and Lambert lift her lively brothers into the back of the wagon. Molly scolded them for their ram-bunctiousness as she climbed onto the wagon seat. “Molly knows what we need from Clemmons’s store, and I should stay with Mama.”

“Agnes said it was just a wee headache.”

“She always says that and sometimes it is. It could also be a sick headache that ties her to her bed. She has had a few since Papa died, although this is the first one since we arrived five weeks ago. It does worry me a little that they might have returned.”

“‘Tis probably just something in the wind or she but needs a wee rest. Our taking the twins with us for a few hours might be all the cure she requires.” He put his arm around her shoulders and kissed her cheek. “Are ye sure she doesnae just wish to be left alone?”

“I think she might be a little frightened if she was left here all by herself.”

“Weel, she wouldnae be alone for long. Adam should be back from his hunt in a few hours.”

“I fear Mama would be quite hysterical by then and poor Adam would be at his wit’s end.” She smiled when Ballard chuckled and nodded. “Go on. I will be fine.”

He frowned up at the sky. “We willnae be gone long. I dinnae want to get caught in the storm.”

Clover saw only blue sky with shapely if swiftly moving clouds. Before she could ask him why he thought the weather would turn poorly, however, he was on the wagon and heading toward town. She waved until the wagon was out of sight, then returned to the house.

A quick peek in on her mother revealed she was sleeping, a cool compress balanced precariously on her forehead. Clover went back down to the kitchen and began to make bread. She was just taking the last loaf out of the oven, enjoying the sight and smell of her accomplishment, when her mother descended the stairs. Clover prepared some tea and sat down at the kitchen table to enjoy a cup with her mother.

“Has your headache gone then?” she asked after they had savored a few sips.

“Yes. It was just a little one. Perhaps it was caused by the weather,” Agnes replied.

“It is still clear outside, but there could be something looming. Ballard seemed to think so.”

“Have they returned from town yet?”

“No, but I am not worried. Ballard had a lot of things to do there. He wanted to judge the work of the blacksmith’s son, who has taken on the chores of his late father. If his work is as good as his father’s, Ballard will hire him for some tasks. Then he spoke of doing a little horse trading with Mr. Potter. For a moment, I was concerned that Molly would

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