The Mail-Order Standoff by Angela Breidenbach

Author:Angela Breidenbach [Breidenbach, Angela; Brownley, Margaret; Davis, Susan Page; McDonough, Vickie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781643522463
Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2020-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

ESTATE WILL SEND FUNDS FOR YOUR TRAVEL AND INCIDENTAL EXPENSES Stop PLEASE ADVISE SEND BY MAIL OR BANK TRANSFER Stop SINCERELY D MCCLURE ESQ.

She stood staring at the words and feeling very stupid. Did the man expect her to reply by telegram? That would take her entire savings. She was inclined to go into the back room and throw the telegram into the firebox, but she couldn’t do that.

Mrs. Stafford stood and walked toward her. “Is there anything I can do, Miss Paxton?”

“No, no.” Rachel slid the paper back into the envelope and laid it on the cupboard shelf. “It’s something I can attend to later.”

“Not bad news then?”

“Not really. Just … business, of sorts. Now, what did you decide?” She went over and picked up the fashion sketches. For a half hour she retained a cheerful attitude and showed Mrs. Stafford fabric samples and discussed hemlines, tucks, and pleats. As she worked, a vague plan formed in her mind. Rhoda Sinclair, her roommate at the boardinghouse, was a practical soul. Rhoda knew about Rachel’s correspondence with the rancher but not about the bequest. Rachel had kept that to herself, feeling slightly guilty, as though she must have somehow offended Mr. Hill. But she and Rhoda could discuss the telegram tonight. If anyone could make sense of this, it was Rhoda.

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