Emmeline, Bride of Arkansas by Carra Copelin

Author:Carra Copelin [Copelin, Carra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-07-12T04:00:00+00:00

6

L inc walked out of the area where the main saw chewed through log after log, board after board. The sound was shrill and grating, but music to his ears. After Henry Sealy and Griffin had decided to expand their operation, from merely cutting the trees to planing the logs, they’d had a slow start. All manner of operational problems had plagued them. Since the new saw had been installed, their work production had increased.

The future seemed bright. Currently, the men were hauling the logs to the mill in horse-drawn wagons, but in the not-too-distant future, bringing the logs to the mill would be made easier by two large Shay locomotives. The Sealy offices in Little Rock were in the process of hiring an engineer for the main line. Eventually, the company planned to have nine miles of tram road in operation, with additional track to be added when needed. Griffin had estimated, once all the improvements were in place there should be enough timberland to last, at least five to seven more years.

He looked back on the building with pride and thought of all they’d accomplished in the last two years. The Sealy Lumber Company in Flat Rock Point, Arkansas had come a long way. Now, if he, Lincoln Bass, could do the same. Nearly a week had passed since Miss Emmeline Weidner had slammed his hand in her bedroom door, yet he still couldn’t get her out of his head.

There hadn’t been much of a moon that night, but with what little light there had been, she’d filled his eyes and fueled his imagination this entire week. The white of her nightgown had accentuated her shapely shoulders making his view very provocative. He’d seen bawdy picture postcards of women with much less clothing on that hadn’t done as much for him. The periodic tightness of his britches, when he thought of her, was proof of that fact.

Somehow or other, he had to get past his problems with this woman who turned his insides to jelly. They hadn’t spoken more than two words to each other since that night in the kitchen. He didn’t even know if she was still mad at him, but he’d bet good money she was. Holy cow, if he didn’t get a handle on the situation, she just might drive him crazy.

The tension between him and Miss Weidner was palpable. The best thing he could do would be to put some distance between them. It wouldn’t be a bad thing for Laurel and Griffin either. He needed to go into town to see if his telegrams had been answered, and the idea had hit him this morning, on the way to the mill. Pack a bag, go into Flat Rock Point, and get a room at the hotel. That way, at least for the next day or so, he could think clearly.

After alerting Griffin to his plan, he rode his horse to the house to pack a bag. When he approached the large front yard, Emmeline was putting something into the back of the wagon.

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