Brides of Minnesota by Lena Nelson Dooley

Author:Lena Nelson Dooley [Dooley, Lena Nelson]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781683223252
Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2004-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

By the end of the first week, all of the internal and external walls of the house were completed. August planned to give some time each day to help with the finishing. It was a good thing that Johan had hired a woodworker to do the banisters and kitchen cabinets. He had even brought a bricklayer from Minneapolis. August was going to learn as much as he could from each of these men. While he worked on the house, he began to envision a house he would someday build. Maybe he would borrow one of those books from Johan. Those detailed plans made a big difference in how fast they could build. With all the help, the Braxtons could probably move in two or three weeks. A month at the most.

When he finished working on Saturday, he stopped by the Dress Emporium to talk to Gerda. Anna was busy with a customer, but Gerda was in the workroom ironing a dress. He stood in the doorway watching Anna as she talked to a young woman and her brother. The brother had helped with building the house this week. They were fairly new to town, but he had been a hard worker.

“August, did you come to see me?” Gerda was finished with the dress.

“Yes.” August watched her place the flatiron back on the stove. “I was wondering how soon after the Braxtons move to their house that you and Anna will want to move into the apartment.”

Gerda glanced toward the showroom. “We’ve been talking about that. Both of us want to move as soon as we can. Tomorrow afternoon Anna is going to come to our house so we can look at the furniture that is stored in the attic. We’ll pick out what we want to use.”

“That sounds like a good idea. I suppose you want all your brothers to help you get your furniture to the apartment.”

Gerda placed her hands against her waist and tried to frown at him. “Of course we do. What are brothers for?”

After they shared a laugh, August started back through the store. He glanced toward Anna and the people she was waiting on. He couldn’t help noticing how the man was trying to flirt with Anna. A sword pierced his heart. A remnant of the jealousy he thought he had conquered spilled inside him, spreading its venom. He clenched his fists and strode out the front door to keep from saying or doing anything that would upset Anna. When he reached the sidewalk, he turned and glanced through the window. Anna was laughing with the man about something. The sword thrust deeper inside him.

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