Montana Mail Order Brides Box Set by Linda Bridey

Author:Linda Bridey
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance 1880s, romance historical western series, mail order bride bundle, mail order bride romance bundle, mail order bride boxed set
Publisher: Gold Crown

Chapter Eight

Sammi bid them goodbye and headed in a different direction. She thought they could use some time alone when it was quieter. Besides, she wanted to get home and do some “homework” with her husband.

Rebecca shivered in the cold air. The bar had been so warm and the temperature outside was a big contrast. Jake saw and drew her against his side as they walked.

“I think you’re gonna have to get some warmer clothing. You look beautiful, but those kinds of dresses aren’t really good at keeping you warm,” he said. “I don’t want you getting frost bite.”

“I think you’re right,” Rebecca said. “It was a very interesting night.”

Jake laughed. He liked the way she felt against him. “They’re all interesting. It got a little out of hand tonight, though. It’s usually not quite that bad.”

“Why do you like it so much?” she asked.

Jake thought about her question for the moment. “I guess I like seeing people have a good time. It’s always fun, as you can see, even when things get wild. I think it has more to do with Pa, though. I was about eight when he started the Watering Hole. There wasn’t as much to the town back then so it was the only saloon in the area. Now there’s a couple in Wolfe Point and a bunch in Miles City. They’re still too far away for most of these folks to travel to on a regular basis, though.”

“Why did your father start it?” Rebecca asked.

“Ma was originally from Dawson, but she ran away to New York to find fame and fortune. That didn’t happen, of course. Pa worked in a saloon and Ma started dancing there because she needed to money. Well, they met and that was it. They were married in three months. Pa convinced Ma that they should move back here and start up their own saloon. It didn’t happen for a while because I came along and they had to save up some money to buy the land for the place,” Jake said.

Rebecca felt admiration for the young couple who had worked so hard towards their dream. “So it took them until you were eight to start it then?”

Jake nodded and tried to shield her from a sharp blast of wind. “Right. If you think it's rough now, you should have seen it then. There wasn’t really any law around the area at the time so Pa was the law in that place. That’s where I learned it from. It was his place and he wasn’t gonna let anyone ruin what he and Ma had worked for.”

“Did your mother help with it?” Rebecca asked.

“At first, but then she got influenza when I was nine and her health wasn’t the same after it. So it was Pa and me. I didn’t have any formal education until I was older because there wasn’t any school here. Pa taught me a lot of math and I had to memorize a lot of it. Paper was scarce since the small store here didn’t carry it much,” Jake said.

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