Mary's Song by Susan Count

Author:Susan Count
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-9970883-3-8
Publisher: Hastings Creations Group
Published: 2016-10-12T06:39:38+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

Mary hoped a great idea for saving Illusion would arrive with the rise of the morning sun. As nothing came, she sighed and wrote one more name on her list of horse books. Then she made a wild guess of what it could sell for. Adding up the column brought a tense frown to her face. “I wish my math was wrong. I’ve never been good at math, but I’m sure I still don’t have enough.” She spread the sketches across the desk as she waited for Laura.

Laura lugged a box into the library and dropped it with a thud. “I remembered this box of books in the attic that used to belong to my mother and her sister. Look at this book, it’s not a horse book, but that won’t matter, will it?”

“It’s signed. Wow.” Mary exaggerated her mouth as she repeated, “Wow.” She held it to her chest with her arms wrapped across it. “I think we could get a lot of money for this.”

“Mother said a Laura Ingalls Wilder autobiography is rare. She didn’t like the idea of selling it, but she said the final decision is Aunt Claire’s since it used to be hers.” Laura opened the book to a pencil drawing of a girl on a blanket in the tall prairie grasses. “Aunt Claire gave me permission to sell any of them I needed to. She said she’d send my birthday money early, if it would help.”

“I wish I had an Aunt Claire.”

“She’s mine, all mine. Oh. Look what I got for you.” Laura lifted a huge, reddish brown textbook from the box. “Miss Dann. I love her. Ordered it for us from the veterinarian college. You need to read this section on the club foot.”

“Thanks. Wow, it’s heavy. I want to read it now.”

“We should get ready for the sale first.” Laura scanned Mary’s book list. “You have a signed copy of The Black? No way should you sell it.”

Mary pointed a finger to the right and followed the motion with her head. “Illusion.” Flipping to the left, she said, “Or The Black?”

“You’re right,” Laura agreed. “What am I thinking?”

“Maybe you could take my list of books to show Miss Dann. She might know what they are worth.”

“That’s a great idea. She’s so nice; I know she will help us.”

Mary moved a pile of drawings across the polished wooden table to Laura. “Help me pick out some sketches.”

“When do we start baking the cookies?” Laura searched through the drawings.

“Tomorrow morning, first thing. Papa should be home tomorrow, so he’ll be surprised.”

“In a good way, I hope. I’m sure he’ll be proud of you for all this.”

“I’m not holding my breath. He doesn’t get I’m doing what I have to do.”

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