Searching for Sara (Extended Edition) by Nona Mae King

Author:Nona Mae King
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: clean romance, romance historical, victorian romance, chaste romance, 1890s romance, romance and art, romance books in a series, romance and happy ending

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7 February 1894

“Chris.”

“Hm?” Christopher looked up from his letter from Joseph Conklin. Teddy approached. “Don’t tell me. You have another idea for Sara’s display.”

Teddy smirked. “You don’t have to sound as if I don’t have one worth a moment’s thought, Top.”

Chuckling, Christopher folded the letter and tucked it into his jacket coat’s inner pocket. “Sorry, Ted. Habit.”

“Mr. Christopher Lake?”

Christopher recognized the same young man seen outside Paul and Dix’s two days before. His hackles rose, and he gathered his temper. “Mr. Whitaker, was it?”

The young man nodded and slowed his approach, noticing the guarded hostility on Teddy’s expression. “Yes,” the young man said. “That’s right.”

“What can I do for you?”

Mr. Whitaker swiped the hat from his head and worried it between his fingers. The action revealed straight blond hair combed back from a young face and an attempt to grow the style of beard currently popular. “I think you might have made a wrong assumption the other day,” he began hesitantly, his blue eyes cautious.

Christopher sent Teddy a warning quick glance. Teddy clenched his jaw. “If I did, I apologize.”

Mr. Whitaker cleared his throat. “I guess I can understand why you would. You likely thought I was the one who wrote the article. But I’m just an intern. I actually came to find out the truth. I don’t like the fact the Chronicle published an article that is mostly hearsay and gossip.”

“Try getting an internship with a different paper,” Teddy quipped.

Mr. Whitaker nodded, fingers still worrying his hat. “I’m trying to do just that, but there’s a waiting list for Harper’s, and none of the others will grant an interview. Not until I’ve more experience.”

Christopher felt an itch in the back of his mind and thoughtfully crossed his arms.

“It’s a type of paradox, actually,” Mr. Whitaker continued. “I need a little more experience in order to get accepted as an intern. But I need to become an intern in order to get experience.”

Christopher motioned to the young man, directing his attention away from Teddy. “Why did you come here today, Mr. Whitaker?”

“I—" The young man shot Teddy a quick look. “I wanted to try and explain why I asked that personal question.”

“Fair enough.”

Mr. Whitaker cleared his throat. “I hoped to prove blatant slander published by the Chronicle. Then, I could manipulate the new manager out of the position, or prove to another newspaper I have what it takes to be an intern.”

Teddy smirked. “Revealing all that would definitely get you a higher position.”

“I’m not in it for fame or glory,” Mr. Whitaker countered. “For me it’s about the news. The excitement of uncovering a mystery and reporting on it. Traveling to other places and opening people’s eyes to what goes on there, whether it be politics or customs.”

Christopher nodded, gauging Mr. Whitaker’s young face and his expressions as he spoke.

“When I read the pre-post article, I did my best to keep them from publishing it. I knew we didn’t have the facts to support it. But the manager said the public had a right to know due to the fact that both you and the gallery are high-profile.

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