Stars in Her Eyes by Erica Vetsch

Author:Erica Vetsch
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2013-02-22T00:00:00+00:00

Nine

A busy week followed his dinner at the Drabbles, and he found himself unable to spend much time with Willow after all. Mrs. Drabble sent word she would be unable to help with the orphanage. He knew he should go see her and try to smooth out the rift between them, but he kept putting it off.

Sunday morning, Mrs. Drabble was absent from church, though Alicia and Mr. Drabble attended. He tried to speak to Walter Drabble before they left but got waylaid by the Mackenzies and an invitation to lunch. Mr. Drabble slipped out, taking Alicia with him.

Willow came to church, edging into the back at the last minute, and at the Mackenzies’ insistence was included in the lunch invitation. The meal and the company were excellent and encouraged Silas. Willow was especially taken with the baby, and something about seeing her holding an infant, so enraptured, made Silas’s insides turn to porridge.

Monday evening, Silas found himself yawning right after supper. “Sherman, if I didn’t have these church records to catch up on, I’d fall right into bed.”

Sherman seemed unconcerned, continuing to wash his snowy paws.

Another yawn overtook Silas, and he scrubbed his hair, stretching and trying to wake up. He hadn’t been sleeping too well. Thoughts of Willow kept him awake. And the issue of the ill feelings between himself and the Drabbles. He was also worried about Kenneth Hayes. Since their talk, Kenneth had missed several Sundays in a row at church. “Tomorrow I need to go see him.”

If Kenneth had made his intentions known to the girl’s father and been rejected, it might explain his absence, but if he’d put off asking permission and didn’t want to face Silas, that might also prompt him to avoid church. And there might be another reason altogether. No matter. It deserved investigation.

A knock sounded on the door, and Silas levered himself up from his desk. He hoped whoever it was wouldn’t want to stay long, and he squashed that inhospitable thought before it could take root. If someone needed him, he was there to serve.

Jesse Mackenzie stood on the porch, his face like a thundercloud.

“Evening, Jesse. What’s wrong? Is it Matilda? Or one of the grandkids?”

“No, no, nothing like that. The board has called a special meeting over at the church.” He shoved his hands into his pockets and rocked on his heels.

Silas blinked and reached for the doorjamb. “A special meeting? Tonight? What for?”

“Mrs. Drabble called it. Well, I suppose officially Walter Drabble called it, but she’s pulling the strings, same as always. Says he’s got something important that needs to be discussed.”

Silas reached for his suit coat and tried to tamp down his ruffled hair. “Is everyone there?”

“Yep, the whole board, elders and deacons and the two deaconesses. Mrs. Drabble seems to have made a good recovery from whatever kept her away from church yesterday.” Jesse paced the porch. “She won’t say why she called the meeting, just insisted everyone attend, especially you.”

A knot formed between Silas’s

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