Life in a Casket by Preston Shires

Author:Preston Shires [Shires, Preston]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cliophile Productions
Published: 2018-09-03T22:00:00+00:00

“Disgusting,” said Reverend Gorton as he unwillingly imagined the orgies suggested by the evidence. He took me by the arm and led me out to the other ladies while adding, “You shouldn’t see such things, Miss.”

“What did you see?” asked Kitty.

“Evidence of Mr. Davenport’s goings on, that’s all.”

“Shameful,” said Reverend Wood.

“I’m so sorry he took advantage of the situation last night and forced me onto the dance floor with him,” I said contritely, successfully suppressing an unsolicited emotion as I remembered the occasion.

“No need to worry about that,” Reverend Wood said. “Everyone saw what was going on.”

Kitty pulled me aside with curiosity aglow in her eyes and whispered, “What goings on?”

“You’ll read all about it in the newspaper,” I responded in an equally low voice. Then I put my finger to my lips to shush her. She nodded that feminine nod that said she was willing to call a truce to the conversation, but that as soon as we were out of earshot of the others, I’d better recite the entire article to her.

We strolled on for a good fifteen or twenty minutes with the ministers, during which time I commented upon the depraved, and I do believe I redeemed a fair portion of my reputation. In time we came upon a junction in the trail that provided an open space amidst the trees and brush. Here we decided to have our repast, and I suspected the little path leading up the bluff had been the one followed by Mr. Davenport the other day, when he surprised me atop Mr. Coleman’s wagon sitting aside the Missus.

Teddy and Reverend Gorton, who had carried the baskets, set up camp by first spreading out the checkered tablecloth upon the ground. We women folk distributed the food and Reverend Wood gave a traditional word of thanks to the Lord.

As we broke bread, Reverend Gorton interrogated me about life at Oberlin and the people there, as well as the disciplines I studied. He understood that I would have learned French, but I think he was shocked when I told him I was no foreigner to Latin or Greek either.

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