Love Is Patient Romance Collection by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 4354793
Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2013-09-25T04:00:00+00:00

Since Joshua had more possessions with him than most cowboys, Nathan Hodges offered one of the empty cabins to him, but he wouldn’t be able to get a feeling of what was going on with the cowboys if he moved in there. When he declined, the foreman assigned him an empty bed at one end of a bunkhouse. His trunk would fit in the corner by the wall.

“Since it’s Saturday, most of the boys will go into town this evening.” Nathan leaned against the wall and crossed his booted feet. “Were you planning on going, too?”

Joshua slid the heavy trunk from his shoulders and put it into place. “I didn’t realize this thing weighed so much.” He stretched his neck and rotated his shoulders. “I should have let you help me carry it like you offered.”

Nathan chuckled. “What’s in there? Rocks?”

Joshua gave a sheepish grin. “No, books. I like to read.”

The foreman nodded.

“About your first question, I’ve been in town twice today. That’s enough for me.”

The other man stood up away from the wall. “Martha told me to ask if you would like to eat supper with us. She didn’t feel too good yesterday, so she didn’t go to the shindig in town, and she’d like to meet you.”

Joshua stuffed one hand into the front pocket of his dungarees. “I wouldn’t want to be any trouble.”

Nathan hooted a loud laugh. “Trouble for Martha would be if she didn’t get to meet you today. Besides, she likes to cook.”

Joshua pulled out a pocket watch. “It’s already four thirty. Do you have any work for me this afternoon?”

The foreman shook his head. “Naw. Everyone’s off on Saturday afternoons.”

“What time do you want me to come, and you’ll have to tell me which house.” Joshua slipped the timepiece back into the small opening just below one of his belt loops.

Nathan started toward the front door. “We usually eat at six.”

Joshua followed the foreman. “I won’t be late.”

When they reached the porch, Nathan pointed toward the largest of the cabins behind the main house. “India’s father built that house for Martha and me when he hired me to be his foreman.”

After Joshua watched the man amble toward his home, he went to the wagon and retrieved his carpetbag. He stowed it on top of his trunk, then drove the wagon and King to the wagon yard beside the main stable. First, he took King to the stall Nathan had told him to use. He soothed the stallion and filled his trough with feed. He rubbed down the two horses that pulled the wagon and returned them to their stalls.

A flurry of activity around the bunkhouses indicated that the other cowboys were cleaning up. A few even made use of the outdoor shower. Joshua hoped they didn’t use all the water in the tank, because he wanted to get rid of some grime before he went to eat with Nathan and Martha. Of course, it was a large tank, and probably the men knew how to conserve water so everyone could have a turn.

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