Whitehead had taken Collins and Denny to Fort Worth for a sort of victory celebration. The railroad was about ready to start buying up the useless bottomland he had stolen from Mrs. Burroughs. Everything had been in place. The riches from the railroad would allow him to turn his twenty-five thous...
Roxanne—of all the people to see here tonight! He thought of Roxanne’s beauty and allurements, so wasted on him, for his thoughts kept returning to Caroline. Never did he long for her as now. He needed her laugh, her sharp, biting humor, and her sweet attentions. Why was i...
Darcy Came to Dinner Chapter 14MONDAY MORNING DAWNED BRIGHT and cold, not surprising for late November. It was too chilly for Elizabeth to walk out before breakfast, so she postponed her ramble. At the table, she learned that more than her own plans for the morning had changed. Kitty was pouting ...