The Scarlet Thread by Francine Rivers

Author:Francine Rivers
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Fiction
Publisher: Living Books
Published: 2012-01-10T17:32:32+00:00

S U R R E N D E R

who it is named after or where it was before. I am

glad the old Fort Kearny was moved here from

Table Creek and we have some sight of Civilization before we head out over the Great American

Desert to face God knows what.

There are Grand Islands in the center of the

Platte and more than 170 military men Working

Diligently on the fort. A few sod shelters are finished. Prices at the trading post are High. The

soldiers are making adobe bricks and there is

much cutting and sawing going on.

Indians are here in large number. Kavanaugh

said they have come to trade. They have conical

houses of poles and hides. Kavanaugh said they

can take down the “tipis” and be on the move

quicker than James can harness the teams of

oxen. He said the Indians live this way because

they follow the buffalo. I said there are no buffalo here and he said there will be plenty soon

enough.

Joshua was very interested in the Indians.

Kavanaugh said we are crossing their land and

eating their game and leaving nothing in return. A

day will come when they will not be so hospitable.

James found a carved bed and chopped it up

for fuel. I could not help but wonder who slept

in it. It was such a grand headboard with leaves

and vines. What a shame to burn such a costly

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