Ulla's Courage by Agnes Alexander

Author:Agnes Alexander
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, independence, historical, western, settlers, wagon train, general store, independence mo
Publisher: Wings ePress, Inc.

Chapter Seven

Vida and Alton were about half through the morning meal when he pulled out his watch. “I wonder why Ulla hasn’t come down to breakfast. She usually beats me to the food.”

“If she doesn’t come down soon, she’s going to have to work today without breakfast. I don’t know if I’ll allow her to leave work to get anything to eat at noon if she can’t be more respectful of our rules.”

“I don’t blame you, Vida, but we did miss her a little after you let her go home yesterday afternoon.”

“I admit you’re right. She might not be good for anything else, but she sure knows everything there is to know about that store… but not to worry. We’ll soon know all that she knows. She’s not that smart.”

He chuckled. “I guess I took it for granted she’d always be there to find whatever a customer wants. She can get to the stock room and pull it out before I can find it, but I believe you’re right. With you helping, we’ll be doing it soon.”

“Well, don’t fret while we’re catching up. I have an idea what to do. I’ve decided that Claudine is going to start coming in to help in the store every day. She’s smart and I’m sure Ulla won’t mind teaching her. Before long she’ll know as much about the business as our niece does.” She smiled. “Then we won’t need Ulla at all.”

“Our plan will have worked out perfectly, won’t it, my dear?”

“Yes, Alton. It sure will. Thanks to her marriage to Colton, we’ll have everything we want. Then our headstrong niece will learn what it’s like to have to go without everything she wants.”

“I’m glad you pushed me into talking Grady into leaving the house to us without his daughter ever knowing I did it. It was the right thing to do, Vida.”

“I knew we had to do it when I learned the old fool wanted to leave her everything because he said she was smart enough run the business by herself. Look where we’d be if your brother had not caved into our wishes.”

“She probably could run the store, but since he put it in writing, she’ll never get a chance to do it now.”

Vida grinned. “That’s right. Now she’s turned the store over to us. All we have to do is let her teach us all about running it; then we can get rid of her.”

“I thought you just said it was set that she was going to marry Colton and he was going to get the money I couldn’t talk Grady into letting me manage.”

“Oh I did, Alton. When we get the money, I plan to throw her and him both out of the house. I don’t know what they’ll do then. He’s too lazy to work so I guess she’ll have to support them.”

“Maybe we’ll give her a job in the store. I’ll pay her a dollar a day, just like I do Wilbur.”

“I thought you said Wilbur quit.”

“That’s right.

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