Mona Hodgson by Too Rich for a Bride

Author:Too Rich for a Bride [Bride, Too Rich for a]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

TWENTY

or his mercy endureth for ever.”

Ida’s voice blended with the others in the congregation. Tucker Raines stood on the platform and led them in a responsive reading from Psalm 136.

“For his mercy endureth for ever.”

How was it possible to read responsively while thinking of something else entirely?

“For his mercy endureth for ever.”

Despite her best efforts to think spiritual thoughts, other matters caused her mind to wander. This week had held more ups and downs than the railway through Ute Pass.

“For his mercy endureth for ever.”

She’d received her first wage. She’d visited the Exchange for the first time and bought stocks. Both wonderful firsts. So why couldn’t she just enjoy her new life without impediment from people who didn’t know anything about the business?

“For his mercy endureth for ever.”

Hattie had been the first to step forth as a naysayer. “I gathered Mollie may have her ducks lined up too tightly.” Her landlady’s comments had washed away with the rains. Ida could also write off her brother-in-law’s concerns easily enough. She couldn’t expect a mine accountant to understand her work with stockbrokers and investors.

“For his mercy endureth for ever.”

But ignoring a sister’s words of caution was nigh to impossible.

“Some people don’t agree with the way Mollie obtains information … It sounded like she was buying stock based upon what you’d learned from a client.”

“For his mercy endureth for ever.”

Ida sighed and flexed the hand that supported her Bible. She was only doing her job and seizing opportunities that the Good Lord Himself had set before her.

“For his mercy endureth for ever.”

And then there was Colin Wagner. The attorney stood in the front pew, directly in front of Tucker. The two men couldn’t be more different from one another than a seafaring ship was from an ice wagon. One wore a gray herringbone suit with a navy blue silk tie. The other wore brown trousers, a white shirt with a string tie, and a tweed jacket.

“O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth for ever.”

The congregation joined Tucker in reading the final verse of the chapter. Pretending to study the Bible passage further, Ida stole a glance at the ice man as he returned to the back pew and sat down. He read Scripture as if its essence had bubbled up from his heart.

A man who set aside his plans to tend to his family’s needs. A man with a sick sister he cared deeply about. A noble man.

The man she needed to avoid. And she would, after today’s Sunday supper at Miss Hattie’s. Ida’s landlady had extended the invitation to Tucker Raines in the vestibule when they first arrived, and he’d promptly accepted, earning a shy smile from Faith. Perhaps the two fancied one another.

A pang of jealousy tightened Ida’s throat and she swallowed hard against it. If those two did care for one another, she could more readily concentrate on more sensible pursuits.

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