Promenade With Penelope by P Creeden

Author:P Creeden [Creeden, P]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-01-23T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

“Washington!” a deep voice called to Jeremiah the moment he entered the train station. The cacophony of voices in the station rose to as a train began pulling in, as though they all needed to get what they had to say out before the train could even pull to a stop.

Jeremiah turned toward the voice and found Marshal Keeley along with the other two deputies behind him. “Marshal?”

The marshal nodded to him. “I’m so happy that I ran into you. I was going to be heading back to Colorado today as well, but then I ran into some pressing business and another prisoner transfer, this time from California. So I’ll be heading the other direction.”

Jeremiah furrowed his brow as he nodded, wondering why the marshal was sharing all this information with him.

“Anyway,” the marshal said, his lips growing thin as he came closer. “Since I was heading back toward Colorado, I took a job from one of my bounty hunter contacts. There is a young lady who will be traveling alone from here to Creede, actually. She needs an escort. I was planning on doing it myself, but now I’m heading the other direction. Is there any chance you’d take the job?”

A frown tugged at Jeremiah’s lip. “A job as an escort?”

The marshal nodded. “That’s right. She’s a young lady of means who is moving from Yuma to Creede. I believe her name is Priscilla Warner. She’ll be arriving here for the eleven o’clock train. You’re taking the same one, right?”

Jeremiah’s frown deepened. A young lady of means. Usually that meant someone spoiled, who’d never worked a hard moment in her life. Someone who would never even take a second glance at darkly tanned Jeremiah in his dusty boots and denim trousers. He swallowed hard. “I am. But are you sure I’m the right man for the job? I don’t really have any experience acting as an escort to a lady.”

With a huffed laugh, the marshal clapped him on the shoulder. “There’s not much to it. Just be nearby and keep Miss Warner protected. Don’t let her order you around like a servant, and you’ll be fine. Your job is only to make sure that she makes it safely to Creede. I know that you can do that much without trouble.”

A slow breath escaped Jeremiah as his shoulders stiffened. “I’m not sure if...”

“Come on, good man. You’ll be doing me a favor.” With wide eyes, the marshal pleaded.

Finally, Jeremiah found himself nodding. “All right. How will I know this Miss Warner when she comes?”

The marshal clapped him on the shoulder again and then put something in his hand. “Good man! She is slight of build and pale of skin. Gold ringlets for hair, I’m told. And she’ll be alone with only her housemaid here to see her off. She’ll be looking for a man from the marshal’s office, so it will be a good reason to wear the star again.”

Jeremiah opened his hand and found both the deputy marshal star that he’d turned in to Marshal Keeley at the end of the journey and a twenty dollar bill.

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