A Beau for Katie (2016)
“Freeman glanced at Shad. “Can you manage this order?”
Shad nodded. He removed his straw hat and used a handkerchief to wipe the sweat off his forehead. “Ya.” A wide smile split his narrow face. “Bagged and waiting for’m. Same as last month and the one before.”
“I’ll leave you to it, then,” Freeman pronounced. Loading the horse feed and mineral blocks was routine, but a task he wasn’t quite ready for yet. He was off his crutches now. His doctor wanted him to put weight on the leg, but he... needed the assistance of a cane, which wasn’t exactly conducive to loading hundred-pound bags of feed.
Freeman eyed Shad. The young man might be a bit undersized for a miller, but he was strong for his size and he could move fast when he put his mind to it. Maybe he would prove his worth, as Katie and Uncle Jehu seemed to think. Shad’s effort had improved by leaps and bounds in the last few weeks. Back at the start of summer, Freeman wouldn’t have given him much of a chance of lasting until autumn, let alone keeping his job long enough to serve his apprenticeship.MoreLess
Shad nodded. He removed his straw hat and used a handkerchief to wipe the sweat off his forehead. “Ya.” A wide smile split his narrow face. “Bagged and waiting for’m. Same as last month and the one before.”
“I’ll leave you to it, then,” Freeman pronounced. Loading the horse feed and mineral blocks was routine, but a task he wasn’t quite ready for yet. He was off his crutches now. His doctor wanted him to put weight on the leg, but he... needed the assistance of a cane, which wasn’t exactly conducive to loading hundred-pound bags of feed.
Freeman eyed Shad. The young man might be a bit undersized for a miller, but he was strong for his size and he could move fast when he put his mind to it. Maybe he would prove his worth, as Katie and Uncle Jehu seemed to think. Shad’s effort had improved by leaps and bounds in the last few weeks. Back at the start of summer, Freeman wouldn’t have given him much of a chance of lasting until autumn, let alone keeping his job long enough to serve his apprenticeship.MoreLess
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