Moonlight On Water
““Good evening, Mr. Colton. I’m glad you’re having dinner with us tonight.”
“I’m not here for dinner.”
“Oh? That’s a shame. I have a lovely chicken roasting.”
“More than one, I suspect, from what Rachel’s told me. She says you’re really helping with the River’s Haven children over at the Grange Hall. Not just with food, but teaching them lessons and games to keep them busy.”
The schoolteacher’s smile was dim with sorrow. “It keeps me busy, too, so I don’t have to think about those who are dying.... Two more this morning.”
“Kitty Cat?”
“She’s still alive.” Miss Underhill glanced at the ceiling. “Go up. Rachel will be wondering what’s keeping you.”
Wyatt climbed the narrow stairs that opened into a sun-washed hallway. He barely took note of the immaculate furniture as he went to a door that was partly ajar. From the room came the aroma of peppermint, but it was not a comforting smell. Rachel must have dropped more oil of peppermint into the pot boiling on the stove.MoreLess
“I’m not here for dinner.”
“Oh? That’s a shame. I have a lovely chicken roasting.”
“More than one, I suspect, from what Rachel’s told me. She says you’re really helping with the River’s Haven children over at the Grange Hall. Not just with food, but teaching them lessons and games to keep them busy.”
The schoolteacher’s smile was dim with sorrow. “It keeps me busy, too, so I don’t have to think about those who are dying.... Two more this morning.”
“Kitty Cat?”
“She’s still alive.” Miss Underhill glanced at the ceiling. “Go up. Rachel will be wondering what’s keeping you.”
Wyatt climbed the narrow stairs that opened into a sun-washed hallway. He barely took note of the immaculate furniture as he went to a door that was partly ajar. From the room came the aroma of peppermint, but it was not a comforting smell. Rachel must have dropped more oil of peppermint into the pot boiling on the stove.MoreLess
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