Threads of Change by Jodi Barrows

Author:Jodi Barrows [Barrows, Jodi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-8024-8721-6
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Published: 2013-08-18T04:00:00+00:00

After several days more, they connected with a well-used road taking them directly north. It had been worn down by the cavalry riding to the fort, which excited Liz to no end because it meant that they were getting close to their new home.

When the group came upon a brigade of men herding camels to the fort, the women became particularly enthused because they’d never seen these desert animals before. Liz was charmed by the humped creatures and their waddle as they rambled along. Tex told them that night over dinner under the stars that the army oftentimes used camels if they planned to travel into west Texas. They were more water-conscious than horses, though slower.

One evening, Megan convinced two soldiers to let her ride one of the camels, and she rode through both camps, balancing between the humps of the lofty animal. Neither Tex nor Thomas found it even slightly amusing, and they hiked over to the army camp to inform the officer in charge that he might want to keep a tighter leash on keeping his troops in their own camp. Liz secretly delighted over Thomas’s protective nature.

As the days followed, the two groups continued in the same direction, although the Mailly train moved ahead more quickly. At the campfire one evening, Tex reported that they would be approaching the fort in the morning. Liz stood up and threw her arms around Tex and kissed his weathered cheek. Chet pulled out his bottle of homemade sour mash and passed it around the fire. Liz noticed that Tex held the bottle a little longer than the others and then he watched it as it made its way back to Chet. The women passed it along without drinking, except for Megan, who took a small taste.

“I don’t know how any of us are going to sleep at all tonight, Lizzie!” Megan cried. “I’m so excited to get there I can hardly contain myself.”

After a brief discussion, the group decided to wake early in the morning. The excitement of their arrival blazed through each of them like a fast-moving fire.

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