Romance Classics by Peggy Gaddis

Author:Peggy Gaddis
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, classic
Publisher: F+W Media
Published: 2013-10-20T16:00:00+00:00

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As Kate went down the stairs a little later, she heard the pleasant sound of mingled voices and laughter in the big drawing room.

As she came into the room, Tim and the young stranger stood up, while Jane watched the young man with a friendly interest.

“I believe you two have already met,” said Tim. “Katie, this is Doctor Etheridge. Doc, my daughter, Kate.”

“Doc’s opening up shop in Hamilton,” Tim explained as he offered Kate a cocktail.

Kate stared round-eyed at the tall, good-looking young man who had obviously had time for a shower and fresh clothes since she had seen him, mud-stained and irate, in the ditch.

“In Hamilton?” she asked incredulously.

Scott looked mildly puzzled and there was a gleam of humor in his eyes. “From your tone, I take it you don’t like Hamilton,” he suggested mildly.

Kate swung a swift glance at Tim and hastily dissembled. “Not at all,” she assured Scott. “It’s just that I am a little surprised that a young man would choose even such an attractive backwater. I imagined young men starting out in practice would want some scope for their abilities.”

“I’m a throwback to a grandfather who was completely happy in a small town as an old-fashioned country doctor,” said Scott. “I used to ride with him on his calls when I was a kid. I suppose that’s how I got the bug. But after medical training in New York at one of the big metropolitan hospitals, I seem to yearn for the simple life.”

“Simple life, in Hamilton?” Kate’s tone was lightly derisive. “My dear Doctor! Never let a Hamiltonian hear you indicate that this is not the Promised Land. If you can count your grandfathers back to the early Colonial days and lost all your money in the War Between the States — and while we are on the subject, Doctor, never, as you value your life, call it the Civil War — well, then you are considered one of the worthwhile Hamiltonians.”

“Oh, now, Kate — ” protested Tim uneasily.

And because she loved him very dearly and did not want him to worry, Kate laughed and shrugged and said carelessly, “I’m sorry. I’m being a cat. Hamilton is really a lovely place and I’m sure you’ll be very happy there, Dr. Etheridge.”

“The name, to rescuing angels, is Scott,” he reminded her firmly.

“Of course,” she smiled at him.

“What ever possessed you to select Hamilton as your base of operations? And that wasn’t meant for a very bad pun, even though it turned out to be one,” said Jane firmly.

“Oh, the resident chief under whom I did special work this last year in New York was a Hamilton man,” answered Scott. “He hasn’t been home in twenty years, I understand, but still calls Hamilton home.”

“He would,” commented Kate dryly, and added, “see what I mean?”

Scott laughed, but his eyes were interested, a little curious.

The dining table was beautiful with flowers and candlelight, and the furnishings of beautifully rubbed old rosewood delighted Scott’s eyes. Dinner was delectable and superbly served.

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