Harp on the Willow by BJ Hoff

Author:BJ Hoff [Hoff, BJ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780736942997
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

When someone knocked on the door of his office just past daylight Monday morning, Daniel immediately assumed there was trouble at the mine. The whistle hadn’t blown yet, but it wouldn’t be the first time he’d been summoned before news of an emergency was made known to the town.

He could not have been more surprised to find Addie Rose Murphy standing before him when he opened the door. Bundled in a dark woolen coat, her hands in her pockets, the girl appeared thoroughly chilled. Her cheeks were nearly as red as her hair, much of which tumbled free from a colorful headscarf.

“Miss Murphy!” It took a moment for him to realize he was staring. When he finally came to himself, he opened the door a little more and stood aside. “Come in! Please, come in!”

She hesitated only a moment before stepping inside.

“Surely you didn’t walk here? You must be chilled to the bone.”

“No, I came in the wagon with Da on his way to the mine.” She stopped just inside the door and stood watching him, as if she were waiting for something. Finally, she spoke. “Da said you wanted to see me.”

Caught off guard, Daniel could manage only a blank stare.

“Something about a job,” she said, eyeing him curiously.

“A job—” Daniel’s mind stalled for a moment. Dominic had made it blazingly clear that he wouldn’t so much as even tell her about the job opening. What was going on?

“Your father talked with you about my needing help here in the office?”

Her smile was uncertain. “He did. You might have noticed that he didn’t much like the idea, but Mum convinced him to let me decide for myself.”

Ah! So, thankfully, Jana Murphy hadn’t seen eye to eye with her stubborn husband!

“And you’re interested?”

“I am. Very interested. But you do know that I’ve had no real experience, not in nursing or office work of any kind?”

“Yes, I know. But I’m sure you can learn the office routine in short order, and from all I’ve heard, you’ve had a great deal of hands-on experience in the sickroom. While I need someone to handle most of the clerical work and keep the office running, I’m even more interested in a nursing assistant. Whatever you might lack in that area, I feel sure I could help you learn.”

To his dismay, her expression suddenly changed from its previous interest to one of suspicion. “Why would you do that?”

“Why? Well…because from what I’ve heard it seems you just might have the potential to make an excellent nurse.” He stopped before adding, “And because I need help and need it now.”

She blinked, and the look of mistrust gave way to the same interest he’d seen a moment before. “You’d train me then? To be a proper nurse?”

“If that’s what you want—and if you’re willing to work hard. Yes, I’d teach you as much as I can. Certainly, as much as I believe you’d need.”

He wouldn’t have wanted her to know just how much he was silently urging her to agree.

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