Amish Vines and Orchards [01] A Season for Tending by Cindy Woodsmall

Author:Cindy Woodsmall [Woodsmall, Cindy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Inspirational, Contemporary
ISBN: 9780307730039
Goodreads: 13573040
Publisher: WaterBrook Press
Published: 2012-09-18T05:00:00+00:00

TWENTY-FOUR

Catherine stood next to her Mamm at the back of the full-sized van as the driver opened the tailgate doors. She placed her heavy package inside. “I’m so glad Samuel came up with this idea. I’ve been keeping my eye out for a great canister set for years. I love the one we found.”

“I’ve never seen better. Perfect size for holding powdered baking items, and they’re stackable.”

Catherine heard a familiar laugh, and her mother’s voice faded. She climbed the two concrete steps to the sidewalk and searched for the source of the laughter. About half a block away, Arlan was walking with a group of Englisch kids, chatting freely and carrying a guitar case.

What was he doing? And why?

“Catherine dear?”

Catherine blinked and pulled her eyes from watching her brother. “Ya?”

“The driver was talking to you. We’ve been to every store we were interested in around this area. Do you want Mrs. Parker to drive us across town to the fabric store?”

“Maybe.” She wanted to follow Arlan to see where he was going. But how could she without her mother finding out?

Her mother’s hand clutched her wrist. “I thought he was working today.”

Catherine turned to her Mamm. She’d followed Catherine’s gaze and spotted Arlan. “I did too.” Catherine didn’t dare take off on foot. What if the group hopped into someone’s vehicle?

She looked to the driver. “Mrs. Parker, could you turn the vehicle around and trail that group of teens?” She pointed, but they had gone around a corner.

“I guess so.”

Her Mamm shook her head. “I’m not sure this is a good idea. What if we find answers that we don’t want to know?”

“Then wait here, and I’ll be back shortly.”

Mamm hesitated. “No. If you think it’s a good idea, I’ll go with you.”

By the time they got in and were headed in the right direction, they barely caught sight of the group before getting stopped by a red light. They moved forward a block and were stopped again, but they could see where the group was going.

Arlan appeared to be having a grand old time, laughing and cutting up as he walked with three girls and two guys, most of them wearing jeans and T-shirts. One girl had on shorts. The group turned, and it was hard to see around the vehicles to tell exactly where they’d gone. It looked as if they’d left the main sidewalk and headed up a walkway.

“There.” Catherine pointed. “Drive to that spot and pull over.”

As the van approached, Catherine saw two buildings near the area where they had lost sight of Arlan: a church with a white steeple and double-wide doors, one of which was propped open, and a brick warehouse that had signs in the windows advertising secondhand clothing. Had the teens gone into the church on a Friday? Or had they gone into the other place? Mrs. Parker stopped the van, and Catherine opened the door.

Mamm grabbed her arm, disappointment mirrored on her face. “Let’s go shopping or go home.”

“You don’t want

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