Walking Into The Unknown (# 10 in the Bregdan Chronicles Historical Fiction Romance Series) by Dye Ginny

Author:Dye, Ginny [Dye, Ginny]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2017-03-18T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

Rose stared around her in amazement. “I’ve never seen anything this huge!”

Felicia nodded. “That’s because the Union Station here in Cleveland is the largest building under one roof in the country. It is six hundred three feet long, and one hundred eighty feet wide. It opened last year, after the old one burned three years ago. They built this one out of sandstone, and it is also one of the first buildings in the country to use structural iron.”

Rose exchanged a look with Moses. “There is nothing like having a walking encyclopedia with us.” She marveled at her daughter’s knowledge as she gazed at the cavernous building with eight train tracks running through it.

Felicia grinned. “I believe it is prudent to know about the place where you are moving.”

“Prudent?” Moses asked, and then rolled his eyes. “How about you become the lawyer in the family, and I will just keep farming?”

Felicia regarded him soberly. “I think I will have to obtain the right to vote before I can become a lawyer, Daddy.”

Rose watched her daughter. “Are you thinking about becoming a lawyer, Felicia?”

Felicia shrugged. “I might, but first I am going to become a businesswoman.”

Moses hoisted John to his shoulders so his son could see over the heads of the crowd, and then turned to Felicia. “What kind of businesswoman? You’ve never talked about this before.”

“A successful one,” Felicia said with a grin. “Abby told me one of the few things women can do without having so many limitations is business. There are still struggles with men, but hard work can overcome them. If you work hard enough, you can make all the money you want.”

“Is that important to you?” Rose asked.

“Certainly,” Felicia responded. “Abby has been able to help a lot of people because of her wealth. You and Daddy are going to be able to do more because of the money the plantation is making. If I want to pave the way for black women, it will be easier if I am wealthy.” She paused and then answered the question in Rose’s eyes. “I don’t know yet what I’m going to do, but since I’m only twelve, I believe I have a little time.”

Rose bit back her smile, silencing Moses with her glance. “I believe you do, my dear.” She cuddled Hope closer to her. The Union Depot was warm, but the cacophony must surely be hurting her little one’s ears.

“Look at all the trains!” John shouted.

Moses bounced John on his shoulders, making him laugh with glee. “Which one do you like best, son?”

Rose watched her son scan the locomotives carefully, his serious dark eyes analyzing one before he moved on to the next. All the engines sported gay colors and ornate scrolls. Their brass trimmings gleamed from polishing, and several of the engines had paintings on the wooden engineer boxes and around the headlight.

“I like the red one best!” John hollered as he clapped his hands. “There is a big eagle painted on the side of it.

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