Under the Same Sky
“He always arrived so promptly it was as if he’d been watching the paths for us.
Wahyaw eventually, and reluctantly, permitted the captain and me to walk alone. Captain Quinn was very attentive, and his words were full of compliments and praise I’m sure I didn’t deserve. It was all very flattering.
About six months after I first met him, everything changed.
The Cherokee and I had just ridden for three long days, then spent a half hour haggling in George Arnold’s trading post. I looked and smelle...d appalling. Nevertheless, Captain Quinn was waiting for us outside the tavern, and he grinned when he saw me.
“Good afternoon, my friends,” he said, nodding to each of us as we walked toward him. “You are all well, I hope? Miss Johnson, you are looking particularly lovely if I might say so.”
I couldn’t help laughing at that. “Oh, Captain. What a thing to say! I’m horribly dirty.”
“Not at all!” he cried, beaming at me. “Not at all. It is indeed wonderful to see you looking so fine.MoreLess
Wahyaw eventually, and reluctantly, permitted the captain and me to walk alone. Captain Quinn was very attentive, and his words were full of compliments and praise I’m sure I didn’t deserve. It was all very flattering.
About six months after I first met him, everything changed.
The Cherokee and I had just ridden for three long days, then spent a half hour haggling in George Arnold’s trading post. I looked and smelle...d appalling. Nevertheless, Captain Quinn was waiting for us outside the tavern, and he grinned when he saw me.
“Good afternoon, my friends,” he said, nodding to each of us as we walked toward him. “You are all well, I hope? Miss Johnson, you are looking particularly lovely if I might say so.”
I couldn’t help laughing at that. “Oh, Captain. What a thing to say! I’m horribly dirty.”
“Not at all!” he cried, beaming at me. “Not at all. It is indeed wonderful to see you looking so fine.MoreLess
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