The Legacy by Beth Williamson

Author:Beth Williamson [Williamson, Beth]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Romance, Western, malloy, historical
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Rosalyn had trouble waking up on Tuesday. The incident at the Decoration Day party had stolen her sleep. She’d only drifted off sometime near dawn, and then slept like the dead for hours. By the look of the sun, it was almost noon. She’d completely missed working breakfast and might have missed most of the dinner crowd.

She splashed tepid water on her face and tried to clear the sleep from her eyes. Her dreams had been frightening and odd, as if she could see her parents alive again, only this time Rosalyn had been the one hanging from the tree. A shiver wormed its way up her body and she dressed hurriedly in her blue dress.

As she stepped from the small room at the top of the stairs, she heard the clink of glasses and plates from below. She tied on the apron Elsa had given her and ran downstairs. The older woman was in the kitchen, serving up beef stew and biscuits.

“I thought maybe I’d have to send the cavalry for you.” Elsa picked up the dishes and thrust them at Rosalyn. “I fed your cat already. She was meowing to wake the dead. Go give these to Martha and Reginald Stevens—they’re at the table by the door.”

Rosalyn stared in horror at the steaming food. She hadn’t yet had to serve any food, had only been working in the kitchen cleaning up and helping.

“No one is going to hurt you, child. Now move it.” Elsa frowned and waved her hand. “Earn your keep.”

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With more than a little fear, Rosalyn stepped into the dining area.

The plates trembled in her hands and she prayed to God she wouldn’t drop them. She spotted the couple, a young man and his wife, at the same time they spotted her. Rosalyn didn’t know them although she had a feeling they knew who she was.

It didn’t matter if they did. Rosalyn knew there was nothing to be frightened of. She’d lived so long hiding from people she imagined things that weren’t there. Thrusting her shoulders back and clenching her stomach against the fear, Rosalyn walked toward the couple. She even put a small smile on her face.

“Good afternoon, folks.” She set the plates down without spilling any.

“Enjoy.”

The woman murmured a thank you and the man nodded, then they turned their attention toward their food. Rosalyn returned to the kitchen with a huge grin and a spring in her step. Elsa thrust two more plates at her.

“Here. Bring those to the sisters Beddington. They’re the two old ladies in the corner.”

Rosalyn wasn’t completely unafraid of the two biggest gossips in town, but she had confidence she’d survive. She could make it through anything.

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Noah rode out to Johnny’s small farm at a slow pace using Marina’s directions. He thought long and hard about how to talk to the older man, to get the most information without sounding like Noah was interrogating him. Tyler Calhoun had taught him well and Noah aimed to use those skills for the first time.

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