To Know Her by Name

Author:Lori Wick [Wick, Lori]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Christian Fiction, Christian, Rocky Mountains, Western Stories, General, Romance, Western, Religious Fiction, Fiction, Religious, Love Stories
ISBN: 9780736918206
Google: sHdY0KySm-wC
Amazon: 0736918205
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Published: 1998-01-02T05:00:00+00:00

26

As McKay had suspected, Richard Stuart was not thrilled to see him on Tuesday morning. After asking Richard to speak to him in his private office, McKay quietly explained his presence. The bank owner had tried to keep his feelings masked, but the fleeting moment of panic and then anger was unmistakable. McKay waited patiently while Stuart got himself under control.

"Are you checking all the banks in town?" Richard finally asked.

"I'm not at liberty to discuss that with you, Mr. Stuart."

"Why my bank?" he tried again.

"Because I've been told to; it's part of my job."

It was not the answer the banker was looking for, but he fell silent. McKay felt himself being weighed. Mr. Stuart did not want to accept him at face value, and he now watched McKay's eyes to see if he could gauge an added motive.

From years of practice the treasury agent was able to arrange his features into a bland mask. The expression must have worked with Richard Stuart: Only a few seconds passed before McKay was directed to a table in the back and asked what years' books he wanted to examine. McKay had orders on this as well and requested January 1876 to June 1878.

The heavy account books were delivered by a silent bank employee. McKay thanked him and was left on his own. However, he knew he was not ignored. The table he worked at was in an out-of-the-way corner in the bank, but every time he glanced up he found Mr. Stuart's eyes either just leaving him or resting on him in thoughtful speculation.

***

Boulder

A smile of peace and comfort lit Pup's face when she woke up Tuesday morning. She'd been away from the cabin for much longer periods of time, but never had she needed to get home more. So much had happened in her heart and life in the last few days.

Not surprisingly, McKay's face immediately sprang to mind. What was he doing? Had he been ordered back to Denver? Pup would have loved to see him, to look into his eyes again, and to hear his deep voice. But right now she needed to be home.

She rolled to her side and let her gaze roam out the window. The bed was too low to allow her to see anything but sky and trees, but somewhere beyond the glass she heard a mourning dove call to its mate. Pup never heard this sound in Denver, and this morning it made her want to lie in bed all the longer. So often when she came home she was filled with energy and determination to get things done, but today her heart was quiet, her body still. Last night she had been too tired to do anything save fall into bed, but this morning she wanted to pray.

I didn't know I could feel so secure. I didn't know I could be so sure. You're here. You're really here with me, and I know it. I believe this with all my heart, Lord God, and I see now more than ever before that You were here all along.

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