Wanted: Engineer (Silverpines Series Book 11) by George H. McVey

Author:George H. McVey [McVey, George H.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-07-29T22:00:00+00:00

Seven

The next day Jeremiah woke and instantly reached out for Maude. His dream of them married had been so real that he expected her to be in bed with him and then he remembered it was just a dream. But it was a dream he was going to work to make reality. He had some time before he needed to be at the Howard House to walk Maude to Betsy’s, so he dressed for a day of examining the mine and the mine office for records and inspections prior to the collapse. He also wanted to see if maybe the paperwork that Betsy and Nathan couldn’t find was there instead of in Mr. Pike’s personal office. But before all that he wanted to go check on some things around town in the quiet before most townspeople were up and about.

He dressed in denim today, shirt and pants, and put on his mining boots because he knew he was going to be in some rough spots; then he strapped on his Colt remembering Nathan’s training about never being unprepared. Not something he had to do in Goldtown. He kept a Colt in his desk and only put one on if he was going to the bank or into town itself. But here his enemy could show up anywhere and he had something more important to protect than silver or gold, he had Maude. Then he headed downstairs for a good breakfast. He wasn’t surprised to see Nathan already there. Ranchers were up with the sun.

“Where you off to this morning?”

“Going to go seek out some of the places of my childhood, and then after getting Maude to Mrs. Sewell’s, I thought I’d meet up with you if it’s okay and spend some time at the mine and the mine office.”

“What are you thinking?”

“Maybe that missing investment contract is there and not at the house. Plus, I want to see what the last safety inspection said. That will help me determine how bad it may be down in the mine itself.”

Nathan nodded. “This is your area, Jeremiah, I trust you and Betsy told me she trusts you. The fact that you came to help not knowing you owned part of it has put you in her trust. So you do what only you can do of the three of us. I’ll get personnel here from the mines and for anything else we might need them for.”

“You’re going to wire your old Marshal buddies, aren’t ya.”

Nathan smiled. “More like some of the old Mountain Goats that are still around. If we have to fight we’re doing it Nugget Nate’s way, not this mine breaker’s way.”

“You mean by subterfuge and misdirection?”

“No, I mean real mountain ways. Anything goes.”

“Ah, I don’t think I want to know.”

“Probably better if you don’t. You just figure out how to get us up and running and see if that Lunsford fella is on the up and up. If you can. I’m inclined to think not, if we can’t find a corresponding record here anywhere.

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