Mary: Clover Springs Mail Order Brides 2 by Wesson Rachel

Author:Wesson, Rachel [Wesson, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2016-02-22T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 25

A few days later, Davy took Mary on another picnic. He knew he should be working but he couldn’t help wanting to spend time with his wife.

“This is beautiful, Davy.”

“It’s my special thinking place. Ma said she always knew where to look for me if I went missing as a kid.

“It’s so peaceful up here. You could forget about all your troubles.”

“Are you not happy here, Mary? I know it’s difficult with you not having family nearby. I hope in time you come to love it.”

“I like it fine but I guess I do miss my family and Ben, most of all.”

“Ben?” Davy’s body stiffened. Was this a man she loved in Boston? “I wasn’t aware I had competition.” Mary laughed. Davy loved to hear her laughing. It was infectious.

“You don’t, unless you consider a six year old boy competition.”

“I didn’t know you had a brother.” Davy was confused. He was sure Katie had said Mary’s sister was the only other survivor of the trip from Ireland.

“Ben’s not my brother. He lives at the orphanage. I grew very fond of him.”

“Oh, another orphan.”

“No, he’s not. His parents are alive, or at least they were.”

“What’s he doing living in an orphanage then?”’ He saw the pain in Mary’s eyes and immediately regretted asking. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to cause you upset.”

“It’s not you. Ben is crippled. He had polio when he was two and it left him with a damaged leg. His parents gave him to the nuns when they decided to go to Montana. Nobody will adopt him due to his leg. The other children aren’t always kind and the adults… Well enough said about them the better.”

“Oh, the poor boy. Not much of a future for him, is there?”

“No. I was teaching him his letters before I came out here. Sorcha wrote to me the other day about him. That’s the letter I collected from town.”

“The one that had you all upset?”

Mary nodded.

“It will be hard at first but he is bound to get over it. Someone else will look after him.”

“Will they? Sorcha said Ben tried to run away. He told Sister Una he was going to follow me. Mother Superior had him whipped for causing upset.”

Davy clenched his fist. He didn’t like violence and it pained him to think of any child being beaten particularly one so young. And a cripple at that.

“People are so cruel, Davy. He is only a child. I shouldn’t have left him.”

Davy took her in his arms, trying to soothe her grief as she gave into tears. She sobbed her heart out on his shoulder. “Shush, Mary. Sure, what could you do? You couldn’t bring him with you?”

Mary sniffed before staring up at him. “Couldn’t I? There is plenty of space around here. He wouldn’t be a burden. I would take care of him.”

Davy moved away from her slightly. He rubbed his jaw before saying as gently as he could. “A ranch is no place for a cripple, Mary. There are far too many things that could happen.

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