Merry's Mission by Margaret Tanner

Author:Margaret Tanner [Tanner, Margaret]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-01-09T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

On arrival back home, she washed her hands before placing the chopped vegetables in the stew. Nate went off to do a few chores, promising to return in an hour. She boiled up a pot of water to wash the curtains in. The late afternoon sun still had plenty of heat in it, and the nights were dry.

While she waited for the water to boil, she dashed out to the barn and retrieved hammer and nails. Standing on a chair she was easily able to hammer the nails in to hold the curtain wire. There were two windows at the front of the cabin, one at the back and one in the bedroom, but only three sets of curtains. The bedroom would have to wait.

It was unlikely the Land Agent would go into their bedroom. Had there been more time and she could have got into Laramie she could have bought a pretty tablecloth and material to make curtains for the bedroom. If she had a decent sized piece of canvas, she would cover the opening in the washing enclosure and turn it into a room.

Once the water boiled, she emptied it into a bucket, added cold water and rinsed out the curtains. A pity about the clothesline being in the shade, otherwise the light lace would have been dry before it got dark, as there was a slight breeze now.

The stew simmered on the stove, sending out a mouth-watering aroma. She had just lifted a tray of ginger cookies from the oven when Nate strode in.

“Something smells good,” he said, dumping the milk pail on the table.

“By the time you wash up, I’ll have the food dished up ready for you.”

He went to pick up one of the cookies and she pushed his hand away. “Only after you’ve eaten your stew.”

“Ooh, you’re a hard-hearted woman.” Grinning, he stepped outside where she had placed a clean towel, a piece of soap and a dish full of water ready for him.

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The next morning, they rose early, dressed and ate breakfast. Merry cleaned the cabin, put up the curtains and what a difference it made. Nate was banging away at something in the barn. He was only doing chores near the cabin so she could call him when the Agency people arrived.

Once more she had spent the night in Nate’s arms, trying to show him with actions instead of words how she was starting to fall in love with him. He was attentive, but not one word of endearment fell from his lips even at the height of his passion. He obviously found her attractive enough to appeal to his male ardor. There again, for a man who had been without a woman for so long, he would be able to perform with any female who wasn’t a complete hag. Tears pricked her eyes. She couldn’t believe how idiotic her behavior was.

A loud knock on the door invaded her despair. Dubiously, she went to open it. A middle-age man swept off his hat.

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