Joelle's Secret by Gilbert Morris

Author:Gilbert Morris
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Published: 2008-07-29T20:00:00+00:00

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THE NEXT DAY, ARTIE was gathering wood as the train moved along. He made a habit of picking up dead sticks and placing them in the back of the wagon. He moved rather stiffly for the fight had taken a lot out of him. The laudanum had made him sleep, however, and he had gone over and over the fight in his mind and wished he could have done better. He heard his name and turned to see Jennie Pickett. She came up to him, and he saw that her face was flushed. He had always thought she was a pretty girl although he had never really spoken to her.

“What is it?” he asked.

“I . . . I just want to tell you”—she bit her lip—“thank you for taking up for me.”

“Well, I didn’t do much good, Jennie. I got stomped.”

“You’re not grown yet. When you’re full grown, you’ll be able to take care of yourself, but you tried. That’s what counts.” Her voice grew soft and her eyes warm. “It’s the first time anybody ever really took up for me.”

She suddenly reached out and touched his cheek. “I’m sorry you got hurt,” she said, “but I thank you.” She turned and ran away.

Artie Riker stood watching her. He felt something turn over in his breast and suddenly grinned. The movement of his facial muscles brought some pain, but he said, “Well, I guess that was worth taking a licking for.”

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