We Played With Fire by Catherine Barter
Author:Catherine Barter [Barter, Catherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Andersen Digital
Published: 2019-07-04T00:00:00+00:00
Twenty
They were quiet as they walked home, but as they got closer Calvin began to talk again â idle, meaningless conversation. He was talking himself back into the day, into his usual, cheerful self. It was soothing. Maggie made herself forgive his skepticism. Perhaps he could help them, all the same. And sooner or later, she would make him believe.
âMaggie, Calvin,â Leah said, as they came through the door. Her face was flushed and she was beaming. She grasped Maggieâs arm. âI have wonderful news.â
âWhatâs that?â said Calvin, bending to remove his boots before they trailed mud through the house.
âYouâve heard of Andrew McIlwraith.â
âOh, of course,â said Calvin.
âYouâve heard of him?â
âNo.â
âMaggie?â
âNo.â
âAndrew McIlwraith,â she said, âis the proprietor of the Rochester Herald and one of the most influential men in New York State.â
âThat is wonderful news,â said Calvin. âFor him more than me, I suppose.â
Leah ignored him. âAnd this afternoon, this very afternoon, Iâve received a note from Mr. Andrew McIlwraith asking to meet us.â
âUs?â said Calvin.
Leah gave him an impatient look. âNo, not you.â
âNo. Of course not.â
âUs, Maggie.â Her smile returned. âYou and Kate, and me. He wants to meet with us and asks if we might hold a private session with himââ
âA private session?â said Calvin, eyebrows raised.
ââ because heâs terribly interested in all of it â a believer in the spirit world, evidently â and heâs heard all about us. You. Us. He wants to sit with us and see if the spirits will talk.â
âAnd no doubt they will,â said Calvin. âOnce they hear that itâs Andrew McIlwraith.â
âYour wit is the talk of the town, Calvin,â said Leah. âBut might I confer with my sister?â
He grinned and held up his hands. âSorry.â
Maggie was pulling off her gloves, trying to understand. âHow did he know how to find us?â
âOh, heâll have asked around. I expect he has friends to discover these things for him. The point is, little sister, we have to begin preparing right away. Heâll be here at seven.â
âHeâs coming today ?â
âToday!â Leah clapped her hands. âCan you believe how wonderfully this has all come together? How quickly?â She looked between both of them. âOf course I thought there might be some interest, but this â already. Itâs more than I hoped. If Mr. McIlwraith is pleased then heâll write about us in his paper, and if he writes about us in his paper, thereâll be hundreds of people, hundreds, whoâll want to try it.â
âAnd out of the generosity of your spirit, youâll entertain them?â said Calvin.
âThatâs right.â Leah folded her arms. âAnd out of the generosity of their spirits, perhaps theyâll pay a few dollars. A happy situation for everybody.â
âToday?â Maggie said again, her mind blank with sudden anxiety, so she couldnât even chastise Leah for talking about money. âLeah â we canâtââ
âOf course we can.â She gave Maggie a meaningful look. âThis could be the beginning of something very important.â
Maggie looked down. There was cemetery dirt on the hem of her skirt, and her shoes were worn.
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