Mama's Bible by Colvin Mildred

Author:Colvin, Mildred [Colvin, Mildred]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9781476424873
Published: 2012-01-01T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

The driving rain lasted until early the next morning and dampened more than the men who had been so intent on a fight the night before. Soaked bedding would have to be aired as soon as possible to keep it from molding.

Mr. Colton delayed their departure one more half day to allow for drying. Katie pulled the three mattresses out and leaned them against the wagon. “Thank goodness they’re only wet on the edge.” She ran her hand over the last one as she had the other two. They wouldn’t take long to dry.

“That was some party we had last night, wasn’t it?” Tommy walked up behind her.

She swung to meet him with a frown. “One we could have done without.”

Tommy’s blue eyes twinkled above his smile. “Maybe, but it’s one night I’ll never forget.”

Katie stared at her brother. “Did something happen between you and Rachel last night?”

“Rachel?” A puzzled frown crossed Tommy’s handsome face.

“Yes, Rachel.” Katie tried to keep from raising her voice. Surely, he knew what she meant. “You were with her last night, weren’t you?”

“Yeah.” He looked at Katie. “You think that—” A smile stretched his lips until he broke out in a laugh. “Always the romantic, aren’t you?”

Before she could think of a good retort, a serious expression crossed his face. “What happened, little sister, was I became a new man last night. Your friend has been talking to me, explaining things to me. Ever since we were at Chimney Rock. All those things Mama’s been saying all these years finally came together for me. Rachel prayed with me and now I have peace inside like I never dreamed was possible. Maybe you should think about doing the same.”

He started away and stopped. “Oh, Jeb wants me to go back out on a scouting trip. You can take care of the cows, can’t you?”

Katie nodded and stared after her brother as he walked away whistling Amazing Grace.

Tommy didn’t like church music.

~*~

Katie slumped in the saddle. She was hot. She was tired. And she was thirsty. After the party at Fort Laramie, they’d been forced to ration their food so she was also hungry. They were in buffalo country, but all she ever saw of a buffalo were chips scattered here and there in the sand. She amused herself by thinking of a huge buffalo steak with some of her mother’s fluffy mashed potatoes and gravy. Her stomach growled.

It grumbled again, only this time she didn’t feel it. The rumble continued and she realized it wasn’t her stomach, but something in the air. It sounded more like distant thunder. Except, this thunder kept coming and the sky was as clear and blue as any she’d ever seen.

Star’s nostrils flared, and she whinnied in fear. The cattle, too, acted nervous. Something was terribly wrong, but Katie had no idea what it was. Fear moved through her body sapping her strength so that she clung to the saddle.

The ominous rumble grew louder by the minute. Katie’s heart pounded. At a sudden shout behind her, she jerked around.

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