ALGERMISSEN, JO ANN - GOLDEN BIRD by bird.txt golden
Author:bird.txt golden [golden, bird.txt]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter Nine
The earliest departure for Galveston?â The ticket agent peered over the top of his wire-framed spectacles. âOne cabin for you and the missus?â
âTwo cabinsrâside by side,â Jack replied, glancing over his shoulder at Laura Lee.
Sheâd scarcely spoken a word since theyâd disembarked at the Canal Street wharf. Only her face gave any clues to her private thoughts. Her eyes narrowed as they searched the faces of other pedestrians and widened with obvious interest as she peered into shop windows. Union soldiers loitering on a street corner pleated her brow with apparent dismay; her nose had a decidedly upward tilt as she passed them.
New Orleans, an occupied city, must remind her vividly of a past sheâd rather forget, he decided. But the only comment sheâd made was that this wasnât the city she remembered visiting with her family before the war.
Heâd kept an eye out for a suspicious-looking character who might be the hired gun whoâd shot at them.
The ticket agent raised a dark eyebrow, licked his thumb and turned the page of the departure ledger. His gnarled finger skimmed downward. âMmm-hmm. Nothing available today or tomorrow. The Matadora de parts at noon Wednesday. Two cabins available, but they arenât next to each other. How does that suit you?â
Two nights, Jack thought uneasily. He had misgivings about staying so long in New Orleans, but he knew heâd rather face Luke Reynoldsâs gunslinger than hand Laura Lee over to his brother. âBook passage on the Matadora.â
Two days, Laura Lee mused. She, too, had mixed feelings about this temporary reprieve. It worded her to be in the same city as the would-be assassin, but it delighted her to have two days alone with Jack.
Jack paid the man for their tickets and went to her side. He took the bird cage in one hand and her carpetbag in the other. âSee anybody familiar?â
âNo one from Blytheville.â
âArrrk!â Captain Bligh batted his wings as though he were preparing for flight. âCracker! Arrrk!â
âWeâll feed you when we get to the hotel,â Jack told him.
âWatch out, Jack.â She grinned and took the cage from him. âGratitude isnât the Captainâs middle name. He bites the hand that feeds him.â.
âIt wonât be the first time on this trip Iâve been bitten,â he said as he held the door open for her. âI donât know about you, but the Captain isnât the only one around here whoâs hungry. Is the St. Charles Hotel agreeable with you?â
âItâs frightfully expensive.â
Sheâd guarded her pennies too long to be extravagant. For the three dollars it cost to stay there for a night she could buy several bags of seed. But at least they wouldnât have to pay extra for meals; they were included. Automatically she tightened the strings of her purse.
âDonât worry about money, Laura Lee.â He smiled down at her and winked lazily. âNo more sleeping on your bedrOOm floor for me.â
Laura Lee returned his smile and said lightly,
arenât worded about me running off in the middle of the night?â
âNo. Should I be?â
He
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