Into the Light by Ellen O'Connell

Author:Ellen O'Connell [O'Connell, Ellen]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Historical Romance
Amazon: B00DLPJ1P6
Published: 2013-06-24T04:00:00+00:00

JUDITH WANTED TO know every detail of what had happened, of course. Deborah wanted to share, but they had to wait until after supper, after the children were in bed, and after Uncle Jason and William retired to the parlor for drinks and cigars.

“So,” Judith said, pouring them each a cup of tea before settling down at the kitchen table. “Tell me everything.”

“I’m in trouble,” Deborah said. “He wants me to just — wander around town and find things to write about.” She waved an arm around to illustrate and looked into her cup gloomily.

“Does he? Well, that’s silly. Let’s make a list of what you should look at.” Judith dug through a drawer and came up with a pad of paper and a pencil. “Let’s see. This week Mrs. Tindell is sponsoring some Eastern writer reading his poems to enlighten us ignorant hayseeds.” She looked up and made a face. “The trouble with that is you’d better say nice things because if you get on the wrong side of Mrs. Tindell, you won’t get through half the doors in town ever again.”

“I won’t say I like it if I don’t.”

“Then go and see, and if you hate it, don’t say anything.”

“Did you know that Norah once worked for Mrs. Tindell?”

“Of course, and she quit when the old bag tried to tell her she couldn’t walk out with Caleb.”

“How did you know that when I never did?”

“Because I don’t go off by myself when interesting things are being discussed around the table at family dinners. You have to stop that now that it’s your job to hear things like that.”

“I’m not writing about our family.”

“If you keep adding things you’re not writing about, you won’t have anything left. Let’s see, the Methodists are having a rummage sale, setting up tomorrow and officially open Saturday. Used clothes.” Judith wrinkled her nose. “There’s a new play starting at the theater. Oh, I know. You should go watch the first night they have anything new at the theater and then say what you thought in the paper so people will know if it’s any good or not.”

Deborah stared at her sister in wonder. “He should have hired you.”

“Yes, he should have,” Judith said smugly, “but he doesn’t want a married woman or two little children running around his office. He wants you, unmarried and full of possibilities.”

Judith did that silly thing with her eyebrows again. Deborah pretended not to notice.

The list grew longer until it filled the page. Finally Judith tore the sheet off and handed it over. “There. That will do for this week. In between times, you need to just go shopping and keep your ears open. I’ll go with you when I can. As soon as Miriam stops being ridiculous, she can too. Having Hubbell’s first lady reporter in the family is fun, and you should have seen William’s face when he heard how much Mr. Van Cleve is paying you.”

As she read down the list, the anxiety that had been building in Deborah ever since the visit to the paper waned.

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