Through the Storm
“The sight of her sitting up on one of the pallets took Sable by surprise. The tiny stub of a candle burning on a large rock barely illuminated the tent’s interior. “What are you doing here?”“Mrs. Reese found replacements for Sookie and Paige. I asked if I could move in here with you. Dorothy snores like a train. Do you mind?”Sable and Bridget had gotten along fairly well since Sable’s initial arrival, so she replied truthfully, “No, I don’t mind. Paige and Sookie snored something fierce too.”Br...idget smiled in the darkness, then asked, “Where do you think those two disappeared to?”Sable shrugged. “So far, the army’s not been able to find out anything. I doubt the theft’s a priority though. It isn’t as if General Sherman can call a halt to the war just to search them out. How well did you know them?”“Not as well as I thought, I guess. I never pegged them as thieves.”“Neither did I.”Sable yawned sleepily.“Are you usually out so late?”
Sable’s lingering memories of the major’s kiss made her smile as she took off her shawl and sat down on her pallet.MoreLess
Sable’s lingering memories of the major’s kiss made her smile as she took off her shawl and sat down on her pallet.MoreLess
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