Longings of the Heart
““Where is he? He should be home.”
It had been three days since Hannah’s encounter with the Aborigines. They’d not returned, but she was still afraid. Glancing at the primed pistols she’d left on the table, she crossed to the hearth. Using a hook, she moved a pot of stew from the lug pole to a trivet. Lifting the lid, she stirred the vegetable mixture and then hefted it back over the heat. John would be hungry when he got home.
An ache jabbed at Hannah’s lower back. She straightened and rubbed a...t the sore muscle. Using a corner of her apron, she wiped perspiration from her face. A peculiar noise carried in from outside, and her nerves leaped. She hurried to the window and listened. A murmuring, complaining sound filled the air. What was it?
Suddenly she knew. “It’s sheep! John!” She ran to the door, gathered up her skirts, and sprinted down the drive.
A burst of wind swirled dust into an eddy. Hannah gazed through the earthen cloud. Where was he? A breeze caught at her hair and billowed her skirts.MoreLess
It had been three days since Hannah’s encounter with the Aborigines. They’d not returned, but she was still afraid. Glancing at the primed pistols she’d left on the table, she crossed to the hearth. Using a hook, she moved a pot of stew from the lug pole to a trivet. Lifting the lid, she stirred the vegetable mixture and then hefted it back over the heat. John would be hungry when he got home.
An ache jabbed at Hannah’s lower back. She straightened and rubbed a...t the sore muscle. Using a corner of her apron, she wiped perspiration from her face. A peculiar noise carried in from outside, and her nerves leaped. She hurried to the window and listened. A murmuring, complaining sound filled the air. What was it?
Suddenly she knew. “It’s sheep! John!” She ran to the door, gathered up her skirts, and sprinted down the drive.
A burst of wind swirled dust into an eddy. Hannah gazed through the earthen cloud. Where was he? A breeze caught at her hair and billowed her skirts.MoreLess
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