Marni's Measure by Danni Roan

Author:Danni Roan [Roan, Danni]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mail-Order Bride Series, Brides 0f Pelican Rapids, Pelican Rapids Minnesota, historical romance, Women's Fiction, Victorian Era, 19th Century, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Woman, Love Possibility, Frontier-Pioneer Era, Cowboy & Western Romance, Hearts Desire, American West, Clean & Wholesome, Christian Stories, Faith Based, Inspirational Reads, Love Inspired, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Lifetime Love, Romantic Schemes, Love-Family & Forever, Action & Adventure, Small Town & Rural Area
Publisher: Danni Roan
Published: 2019-10-24T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Pride goeth before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall. Proverbs 16:18

“Do you have everything ready?” Miss Ella asked a little more than a week later as Marni placed items in her basket under Miss Minnie’s watchful eye.

The three women had been cooking and baking for two days, and the house smelled of sugar and spice and everything delightful. The fall weather had turned crisp, and traffic even on Plum Lane had picked up as farmers, ranchers, and landowners had ferried goods to the empty lot between Birch Street and Oak directly off Ottertail and next to the river.

It had been exciting to see so many farm wagons laden with produce, pickles, jams, and crafts, hurrying past, and Marni could only imagine how many more had made their way to town from outlying areas. A sense of excitement permeated the house as Miss Ella pulled on her gloves and Minnie did one more check of the boxes that Josiah was carrying to the carriage.

“Minnie if we take anything else we’ll break the wagon springs,” Ella chided with a happy grin. “Now stop fussing and let’s move. I want to be there when they do the judging.”

Minnie patted her graying hair and turned to give her employer a hard look, but hurried toward the door with a large, carefully packaged, cake in hand.

“Josiah, you drive easy now,” Minnie chided handing the cake up to Marni in the carriage. “I don’t want my cake to split.”

“Yes, ma’am,” Josiah agreed with a grin as he climbed up and took the reins of the fractious horses. The excitement of the day and the frost in the air had made Fern and Fanny feisty, and they tossed their heads, stepping high as Josiah turned them toward town.

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