Cart-WheelsXlibris Corporation, 2005 M11 7 - 120 pages A near blizzard howled through the John Day Valley in Eastern Oregon. Fine snow sifted through the cracks around the windows of the board-and-batten ranch house. Homemade curtains were tacked to the windowsills to keep everything inside snug and warm. In the corner of the kitchen a hot fire burned in the iron cook-stove, and the old black iron teakettle hummed as the steam from its spout drifted almost to the ceiling. |
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Page 12
... asked, “Papa, is Cottonwood in a valley where we could look up to snow—capped mountains the way we can here?” “No,” Papa answered slowly. “It is a little town about the size of Prairie City, but it's on a wide, high prairie. You could ...
... asked, “Papa, is Cottonwood in a valley where we could look up to snow—capped mountains the way we can here?” “No,” Papa answered slowly. “It is a little town about the size of Prairie City, but it's on a wide, high prairie. You could ...
Page 16
... asked if we had more sickness at the house. 'No, we've had enough of that,' I told him. 'It's about buying the ranch.' He looked mighty surprised, I'll tell you. “I reminded him that he'd often asked about buying the hill pasture and ...
... asked if we had more sickness at the house. 'No, we've had enough of that,' I told him. 'It's about buying the ranch.' He looked mighty surprised, I'll tell you. “I reminded him that he'd often asked about buying the hill pasture and ...
Page 17
... asking questions. She kept chewing her food, but she just couldn't swallow. Finally, Papa said, “Mama and Jess know all about this, but they can listen again. Mr. McKay came this morning and wanted me to lower my price. I told him it ...
... asking questions. She kept chewing her food, but she just couldn't swallow. Finally, Papa said, “Mama and Jess know all about this, but they can listen again. Mr. McKay came this morning and wanted me to lower my price. I told him it ...
Page 18
... asked, “Will you come with us to Cottonwood?” “No, honey,” he answered. “My old place out at Bridge Creek's a pretty good placer mine, and come spring, I gotta work it.” Tired out from so many emotions over all that had happened that ...
... asked, “Will you come with us to Cottonwood?” “No, honey,” he answered. “My old place out at Bridge Creek's a pretty good placer mine, and come spring, I gotta work it.” Tired out from so many emotions over all that had happened that ...
Page 24
... asked Jess, and this time no one could have missed his wink as he observed, “1 think Hearts is a good game.” Lela knew she was blushing again, but she dealt out the cards trying to act normally, all the while thinking in rather dazed ...
... asked Jess, and this time no one could have missed his wink as he observed, “1 think Hearts is a good game.” Lela knew she was blushing again, but she dealt out the cards trying to act normally, all the while thinking in rather dazed ...
Contents
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A WEDDING AND A PARTING | 32 |
BY COACH BY SLED AND BY RAIL | 38 |
A LETTER TO LILLIE | 44 |
ANOTHER LETTER TO LILLIE | 59 |
A DECISION | 64 |
COUNTRY DANCE ON CAMAS PRAIRIE | 69 |
THE HOUSE WITH RED SHUTTERS | 73 |
COTTONWOOD SCHOOL | 79 |
DEBATE | 84 |
CAMPAIGNING | 90 |
TELLING LILLIE | 100 |
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