Mail Order Gold Rush by Montana West

Author:Montana West
Language: eng
Format: epub
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Publisher: Global Grafx Press
Published: 2015-03-11T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

Henry realized that something was missing and had been missing for a long time in their home. Cora’s joyous laughter! His sister was such a happy girl and her merry laughter used to fill their home in Akron and even when she was annoyed or irritated by one thing or the other it would last for a brief moment and then her laughter would once again be heard.

But it seemed as though from the moment they had come to Last Chance, Cora had stopped laughing. And she had stopped sharing with him. True they were busy with building their new home and getting settled in but Henry knew that something was amiss.

He and Cora were very close and many times when they were young and even recently they would gang up against Michael who stood no chance against their united front. But lately Cora seemed lost in a world of her own and rarely smiled nor made any contributions to family discussions. She seemed to be an outsider and Henry felt that the girl had built a wall around her and which he was unable to penetrate.

He tried to cheer his sister up with jokes and gifts but apart from a polite smile and thanks, she seemed to totally ignore him. One day as he and Michael were putting the finishing touches to their new house, he broached the subject to his sibling. His parents had been invited to lunch by the Willards and Cora had been invited but she had claimed that she was unwell and no amount of coaxing or begging could get her to change her mind. Immediately her parents left home, she had locked herself in her room.

“Michael, I am worried,” Henry began, pausing from plastering the house with smoothened clay to cover all the rough patches.

Michael looked up. “What are you worried about? We are making good progress and in about a week or two this house should be ready for us to move in, or rather for the old folks and Cora to move in. We will stay here for a day or two just as we make repairs to the cabin.”

Henry shook his head. “I am not worried about the house, it is Cora who has me really worried.”

“How do you mean?” Michael frowned slightly, his eyebrows drawn together in a straight line.

“Just listen to that?” Henry waved a hand.

“Listen to what? Apart from the birds calling out to each other there is silence all around us.”

“Exactly,” Henry hit his right hand with his left fist. “That silence is what I am talking about.” He sighed. “Do you remember when we were constructing the smaller barn in Akron?”

“Yes.”

“What is different from now?”

Michael twisted his lips. “Cora’s laughter and joy,” he said at last.

“That is what I mean. Cora has not laughed, not since we moved to Last Chance. She seems to be a shadow of her former self. She just picks at her food. When Ma and Pa are not looking a large amount of food ends up in her pockets.

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