Western Kisses – Old West Christmas Romances (Boxed Set) by Carré White

Author:Carré White [White, Carré]
Language: eng
Format: epub
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Publisher: Rising Books
Published: 2013-10-29T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Two

Edward rode his horse into town as he had each week for the past year. Would anyone ever answer his letter to be his bride? He’d gotten a quick response from the woman running the agency a year before, but she’d simply said that she would be working on finding the perfect wife for him.

He went into the mercantile in Abernathy, Kansas with no real hopes of finding a letter waiting for him. He’d keep up the weekly rides for another month, but then he had to get back to his normal routine. He was wasting too much time as it was.

John, the man who ran the mercantile, looked up. “I have something for you.”

Edward eyed him. “New nails?”

John laughed. “I have that letter you’ve been waiting for. Beckham, Massachusetts, right?”

Edward rushed to the counter and held his hand out. He hated that the other man had looked at the return address on his letter, but he’d been there looking for it so obsessively, he couldn’t really blame him. Once he had the letter, he grunted his thanks and hurried outside to read it. If this woman would work, he’d mail out train tickets before he left town.

He quickly read the letter she’d sent. “Dear Edward, You sound like exactly what I’m looking for. I’ve spent the past sixteen years caring for my invalid mother and gave up my only chance at marriage to do so. She has passed away, and I find I’m alone in the world. I’m a hard worker and have extensive experience cleaning house and cooking. I’ve also spent a lot of time gardening and canning. I can sew and mind children. I would love to have children of my own someday. I would be content to move to a small farm in Kansas to be a farmer’s wife if it included the ability to have children and be a wife. I am short and a bit plumper than is fashionable. I hope you’ll consider me. Yours, Julia Jordan.”

Edward read over the letter again, before nodding to himself. He was so pleased to receive a letter that he wasn’t about to be picky. Walking to the train station, he purchased a ticket that would leave Beckham, Massachusetts in two weeks and arrive there in Abernathy a few days later. He went back to the mercantile and borrowed paper and pen from John, quickly scrawling, “I’d be honored to have you as my wife. Enclosed is a train ticket for your trip here, and some money for your travels. Yours, Edward.”

He then wrote a quick letter and addressed it to the mail order bride agency, enclosing the necessary amount to pay for their services, even though it had taken them a year to find him a bride.

When he was finished addressing them, he handed both to John. “Thank you.” He could see the speculation on the other man’s face, but said nothing more as he turned and headed back out to the farm. Finally, he’d have a bride.

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