Bartered Bride Romance Collection
“Had these … women … no sense of propriety? Back in Rhode Island, such women knew their place, and that place was not in a church service or in the presence of decent women like the Craig sisters.She pushed aside the thought that in Rhode Island church services weren’t held in saloons, which were the usual territory of dancing girls.“Well, well, well.” Margaret Manning walked between the tables, grinning at the self-conscious men as she made her way toward the piano. “What would your wife think ...if she knew you were in a saloon, Parson?” The color drained from Parson Harris’s face.Bess glanced about the room. Bess was sure the circuit rider was glad his wife hadn’t accompanied him on the circuit this time. Why didn’t one of the men do something?Margaret stopped beside Corrie. Up close, Bess saw that Margaret looked older than her years beneath her powder and rouge. Margaret ran her glance over Corrie, who appeared too shocked to move. Corrie—with her blond coronet and gray and mauve gown—looked like an angel beside the dance hall woman.Luke and Jim bolted to their feet.MoreLess
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