The Librarian of Boone's Hollow by Kim Vogel Sawyer
Author:Kim Vogel Sawyer [Vogel Sawyer, Kim]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The Crown Publishing Group
Published: 2020-09-15T00:00:00+00:00
Bettina
BETTINA SLEPT IN THE BARN Monday night, even though she moved all her things back into her room after supper. Pap was madderân a wet hen about losing the boarding money from the new book gal, and she felt safer with some distance between them.
Come morning, he was still grumbling and blaming her for scaring off Addie, but she kept quiet and fixed him his favorite breakfast. So she didnât get swung at. No new bruises to worry about. A few more days, and the old ones would be faded enough she could wear a short-sleeved blouse. It was June already. People would start thinking she was wrong in the head if she kept wearing winter shirts. She might faint dead away from sweating, too. The sun wasnât even full up, but already the air was heavy and hot.
Pap left for the wagon, and she enjoyed a peaceful hour alone in the house before she saddled Mule, grabbed his reins, and took the short path across the creek and between the Ashcroft and Landrum cabins to the main street. Across the way, at the other end of the street, the new book gal came out of the trees behind the post office. All at once, Bettinaâs stomach went tight and trembly. She heard Emmettâs voice in her head. âAddie Cowherd?â
Heâd sounded surprised and happy at the same time. Tired and sore as heâd been, him finding that much pleasure in seeing someone sent up all kinds of warnings in Bettinaâs mind. She tugged Mule behind a stand of trees and peeked out at Addie Cowherd. At her dressâa dress again! And shoes. Flat ones today, kind of like ballet slippers. She walked with her head high and shoulders straight, like she knowed she was somebody special. The girl was smart, Bettinaâd already figured that, but her knowing the lines Emmett said from the Anna Carryinâ-nina book rubbed it in. Bettina needed to get rid of this girl.
Addie disappeared inside the livery, and Bettina pulled Mule from their hiding spot. âCâmon, letâs go.â She hurried the animal past the livery and Belcherâs. Sheâd almost reached the library when somebody called her name. She looked back. Glory was coming, leading her horse and scowling like sheâd ate a rotten egg. Bettina stopped and waited for her to catch up.
Glory ambled up alongside Bettina. âSaw you pass my window. How come you didnât wait anâ walk with me?â
âSorry. Guess I wasnât thinkinâ.â
Addie came out of the livery. She led one of Gilliamâs horses, a filly named Russet for its shiny red-brown coat. Bettinaâd always admired that horse. Sheâd asked Pap about renting her for her routes, but Pap said Mule was good enough. Now Addieâd be riding her. That tight feeling grabbed hold of her gut again.
Glory pointed. âLookee there. Guess Addieâs found herself a horse, so sheâll be takinâ books now.â
âUh-huh.â
âThatâs good for us.â Glory ran her fingers through Poseyâs white mane. âDonât see how sheâs gonna sit in the saddle, though, with a dress on.
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