Love Calling by Janet Lee Barton

Author:Janet Lee Barton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2013-08-22T04:00:00+00:00

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Sam was working his business district on Friday afternoon and didn’t get to see Emma, but he kept telling himself that he had the next day to look forward to. They’d firmed up their plans on Thursday evening after the meeting, and he met Emma and Grace, who’d changed her mind and decided to join them, along with Esther and Andrew, at the orphanage at dinnertime on Saturday.

Mrs. Robertson had insisted they eat there with the others. Once they were at the table, Sam realized it was a very good idea on her part. It felt like old times sitting at the long table with her and the older orphans.

Grace sat with the younger ones at a table adjacent to theirs—all except for the newest orphan—a baby of about a year old or so who’d been dropped off the week before. She was happily ensconced in Emma’s lap now. Emma looked quite natural holding and feeding the baby while they had dinner.

Even Andrew seemed quite comfortable in these surroundings. But then, he had been here before. Emma had told him that Andrew visited with them from time to time and had even been called on to treat some of the children when they were sick. It seemed part of his time in practice was spent helping those less fortunate. Sam was glad he and Esther had found each other.

Once dinner was over, the younger children were sent off to the back parlor or up to their rooms, whichever they preferred, while the older ones joined Sam’s group and Mrs. Robertson in the front parlor. Emma released the baby to the care of one of the older girls to put to bed, but Emma seemed quite reluctant to do so.

At dinner, Mrs. Robertson had introduced them to all the young adults who were getting ready to be out on their own soon, and now Sam concentrated on putting the names with the faces. Walter was no problem of course; he’d met him earlier when he’d come to the orphanage. And he remembered Carl and Jacob, too. The girls were a little harder to recognize because they’d changed so much, from young girls to young women, it seemed.

There was Caroline with curly brown hair, and Betsy with blond hair. Margaret had dark brown hair and Sally’s was brownish red. They were all around the same age as Emma, but somehow she seemed more mature.

Everyone seemed quite pleased that those whom they’d looked up to were willing to help them now, just as they’d all hoped they would be. Sam was reassured to hear that several of them had already started looking for jobs.

Caroline had been hired as a nanny for the sister of one of her teachers.

“She’s expecting her first child this summer, and I’ll be moving in with them right after. They are very nice,” Caroline said.

“That’s wonderful, Caroline,” Emma said. “I’m sure Mrs. Robertson gave you an excellent recommendation.”

“I did,” Mrs. Robertson said. “She’s been a blessing helping with the younger children.

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