Wisconsin! by Ross Dana Fuller

Author:Ross, Dana Fuller
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Frontier and pioneer life, Historical fiction, Historical fiction
Publisher: Toronto ; New York : Bantam Books
Published: 1987-08-05T16:00:00+00:00

who was accustomed to a position of leadership. At the same time, he had an amiable personality and a quick sense of humor.

On the other side of the river, soldiers were waiting with horses for them. During the short ride up the slope to the fort, the colonel broached the subject of Reed's acting as escort. "It wouldn't be strictly according to protocol, ' the colonel observed. "However, your mutual friendship with Lieutenant Blake gs you something in common. "

"It does," the captain agreed. "And as for protocol, I have yet to see it win a battle. I would be pleased to have Lieutenant Reed act as my escort."

As they rode through the main gate of the fort. Reed reflected that the main barrier to a blissful few hours in the presence of Cindy Holt had been removed. It seemed certain that the general would invite the captain to dinner, but whether Cindy would be present remained to be seen.

In addition to being the commander of the Army of the West, Major General Leland Blake was one of the original settlers in the area. In his late sixties, with snowy hair and a tanned face that was deeply creased with age, the general remained a healthy, active man. Tall and lean, he was impeccably neat in his uniform.

In Reed's experience, the general was a difficult man to impress, but he appeared to be very favorably impressed by Richard Koehler. As Colonel Forbes and Reed sat on a couch in the general's office, mostly listening, the captain told the general that he had seen his adopted son a few weeks before leaving Germany, and that Henry was in good health and spirits.

"The specific places where I would visit hadn't been determined when I last saw Heinrich," the captain added. "However, he asked me to present his best regards to you if 1 came to Fort Vancouver."

Lee Blake smiled warmly. "When you see Hank again.

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