The Kissing Bridge: Cassie's Story (Hearts of Hays Series #3) by Barbara Goss

Author:Barbara Goss [Goss, Barbara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Historical, Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Christian, Faith, Inspirational, Love Inspired, 19th Century, Bachelor, Single Woman, Frontier & Pioneer, Western, Cowboys, Hearts Desire, American West, Clean & Wholesome, Life-Changes, Second Chances, Honesty & Trust, Smalltown Hays, Kansas, Mystery & Romantic Suspense, Hearts of Hays Series, Action & Adventure, Three Years, Secrets, Kansas City, Crime, Jail Time
Publisher: Barbara Goss
Published: 2015-04-14T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Cassie headed for the Southwestern Stage Company, with her unbraided hair pinned up and dressed in her Sunday best, gripping her ticket to Kansas City, wondering why she hadn’t thought of this sooner.

Meg had wanted her to take a train so that she would arrive sooner, but it also cost three times as much as the stagecoach. She approached the trip with an adventurous mindset, carrying a canteen of water and silver coins to pay for meals and hotels.

The coach flew across Kansas, and it felt exhilarating— as exciting as racing her horse across the meadows at breakneck speeds. There wasn’t much in the way of scenery, although she had a window seat, because most of the view was as a sea of farmland, mostly rows and rows of tall corn and barren plains.

The coach wasn't as bumpy as she'd thought. Rather, it glided through the muddy trail like a ship upon a smooth ocean, while the cab of the coach rocked her like a baby’s cradle. It felt soothing and often during the trip, Cassie fell asleep but she couldn’t sleep for too long because they stopped every ten miles to change horses. During these stops, the passengers usually got out of the coach to stretch their legs. The stage company even provided lap blankets to keep them warm, as the late summer nights grew cool.

Four other passengers, three men and another woman, were on the stage with her. The men looked like bankers to Cassie, because they wore suits and carried satchels. The woman appeared much older and reminded her of her mother. Attractive and in her fifties, she conversed with Cassie all the way to Kansas City. The woman, whose name was Mary Banner, also shared a hotel room with her during the trip, and Cassie was thankful for the female company.

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