The Springtime Mail Order Bride
“One or both women would glance out the kitchen window every few minutes wondering if Arlan was done giving his “talk” to his younger brothers. They’d seen him march them into the barn a half hour ago, and been on pins and needles ever since.
“You don’t think he’ll be too hard on them, do you?” Samijo asked as she recalled seeing Calvin come flying out of the barn the day before.
Ma looked up from her peeling. “Depends on how much arguing there is. Arlan slid into the role of their pa not long after we lost him. He’s tried to emulate him to his brothers, but decided he’d be better off dealing with them his own way.”
“Which way is that?” Samijo asked. Before Ma could answer, the back door opened. Three young men trudged into the kitchen and stood around the table. “Oh my goodness …” she whispered as she took in their faces.
Calvin’s left eye was swelling shut. Benjamin’s jaw was red and bruising, and Daniel looked like his nose had been bleeding.
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