Fire, The by Heldt John A

Author:Heldt, John A. [Heldt, John A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: John A. Heldt
Published: 2013-08-31T06:00:00+00:00

An hour later, they joined the trail they had traveled by foot on March 12 and soon reached the boulder they had climbed. The rock had already become synonymous with missed opportunities and time lost. Kevin had been in 1910 only two months, but it seemed like two years.

"Remember this place?"

Sadie looked at him wistfully.

"I do."

"I wanted to kiss you that day."

"Then why didn't you?"

"I think you know why. You wanted me to be a gentleman, remember?"

"That's no excuse."

Kevin chuckled.

He looked at Sadie and saw her stare back with second-chance eyes. He knew he could kiss her and make up for the past, but he knew that he wouldn't. He'd had ample opportunity to kiss her away from prying eyes. He was not about to do it now within clear sight of the stately home of George and Bertha Marshall, the home of the woman he was supposed to be dating.

Kevin didn't bother to look for Sarah. He knew she wouldn't be home. She had gone to Coeur d'Alene for a women's retreat and had told him she wouldn't be back until later in the day.

He did, however, scan the rest of Garnet Street for anything interesting or unusual and found both when he rested his eyes on the property of Asa and Celia Johnson. Someone had just carried a box into the chamber of stones.

"Is something wrong?" Sadie asked.

"I'm not sure," Kevin said. He looked at her with a serious face. "Let's ride down to the end of the street. I want to check something out."

Kevin Johnson, horseman for a day, needed just ninety seconds to guide Spirit down a steep, curvy trail to the edge of his great-great-grandfather's backyard. He needed only another ten to pull in front of the rock shed and see Celia Johnson walk through its small door.

When Celia saw that she had company, she brushed the dust from her housedress, closed the door to the chamber, and walked toward her visitors. She was alone.

"Hello, Mr. Johnson. It's nice to see you again."

"It's nice to see you as well, ma'am."

"I see you've found a faster way to get about town. Is this the Appaloosa from Mr. Bennett's stable?"

"Indeed, it is. She's on loan for the day."

"I thought she looked familiar," Celia said. "I don't believe I've met your friend."

"Celia, this is Sadie Hawkins. Sadie, this is Celia Johnson. Celia and her family were among the first people I met when I came to Wallace."

"It's nice to meet you, ma'am."

"The pleasure's mine, Sadie. You must be the lady friend I've heard so much about."

Kevin looked at Sadie like a man who had just seen a ghost. He realized immediately that she had an opportunity to cause him serious distress.

"I'm just a friend, Mrs. Johnson, though I am rather fond of our new science teacher."

"Aren't we all, dear? Aren't we all?"

Kevin sighed and smiled at Celia. Then he sighed again and smiled at Sadie, who gave him an I-own-you-now grin that probably wouldn't go away anytime soon. He returned to Celia and attempted to steer the conversation to a less stressful subject.

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