The Barefoot Bride
““Dora?”
“Over here, Ethan. I'm at the window.”
He lit a lantern before trying to cross the room and then was glad he had. Dora collected dolls. They were all over the room, on shelves, on the dressing table, on the bed, and even in boxes on the floor. Ethan wove his way around the clutter and sat down on the windowsill. Dora was sitting in the rocker facing out, caressing the yarn hair of a Raggedy Ann.
“Drake was here tonight,” she said. “He had me try everything, but nothing worked. Poor man....”
Ethan was sure from the way she said it that Dora wasn't the least bit sorry. “Any news?” he said.
“He's setting up another operation on the butte west of town, where his whiskey-seller can see for two miles around who's coming. Do you think the Masked Marauder can manage to get the drop on him?”
Ethan smiled. “He usually does.”
“Cal gave me this doll,” she said, holding the Raggedy Ann like a child against her breast. “Said he was gonna give me a Raggedy Andy to go with it.MoreLess
“Over here, Ethan. I'm at the window.”
He lit a lantern before trying to cross the room and then was glad he had. Dora collected dolls. They were all over the room, on shelves, on the dressing table, on the bed, and even in boxes on the floor. Ethan wove his way around the clutter and sat down on the windowsill. Dora was sitting in the rocker facing out, caressing the yarn hair of a Raggedy Ann.
“Drake was here tonight,” she said. “He had me try everything, but nothing worked. Poor man....”
Ethan was sure from the way she said it that Dora wasn't the least bit sorry. “Any news?” he said.
“He's setting up another operation on the butte west of town, where his whiskey-seller can see for two miles around who's coming. Do you think the Masked Marauder can manage to get the drop on him?”
Ethan smiled. “He usually does.”
“Cal gave me this doll,” she said, holding the Raggedy Ann like a child against her breast. “Said he was gonna give me a Raggedy Andy to go with it.MoreLess
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