Twice Blessed
“She must have heard him wrong. If he had said the warrant was for her arrest, she could have understood that her first marriage was returning to destroy her second one. But Noah … She looked at Noah, but he was staring straight ahead, his face wiped clean of any emotion. Why wasn’t he saying something?
She must! “Lewis,” she asked, “would you repeat what you just said?”
The thin sheriff gave her a sorrowful glance, and his stern voice softened as he said, “I sure am sorry to be bringing this on... your wedding day, Emma, but it was waiting at the telegraph office.” He held up the page. “I sent a message back to make sure there hadn’t been a mistake. There wasn’t. I’m supposed to arrest Noah.”
“Arrest Noah?” Emma jumped to her feet. “Why would anyone swear out a warrant on Noah?”
Noah put his hand on her arm as he stood more slowly. He took the page Lewis held out to him. His lips tightened as he read it.
“Noah, what is it?” she asked.
When he handed it to her, she ignored the fancy lettering at the top.MoreLess
She must! “Lewis,” she asked, “would you repeat what you just said?”
The thin sheriff gave her a sorrowful glance, and his stern voice softened as he said, “I sure am sorry to be bringing this on... your wedding day, Emma, but it was waiting at the telegraph office.” He held up the page. “I sent a message back to make sure there hadn’t been a mistake. There wasn’t. I’m supposed to arrest Noah.”
“Arrest Noah?” Emma jumped to her feet. “Why would anyone swear out a warrant on Noah?”
Noah put his hand on her arm as he stood more slowly. He took the page Lewis held out to him. His lips tightened as he read it.
“Noah, what is it?” she asked.
When he handed it to her, she ignored the fancy lettering at the top.MoreLess
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