Love's Abiding Joy (Love Comes Softly #4) - Plot & Excerpts
Missie ran to the door and looked out through the darkness into the yard. No, not horses--a horse. Willie was back, but Willie was alone. "The doc must be followin'," Missie called to Marty. "Willie is home now." Missie ran to meet him. When they returned to the house together, Missie's cheeks bore fresh tears. Marty guessed the meaning. 117 "Willie had them telegraph every town he knew. Nowhere 'round do they have a doctor," she confessed. Willie, standing with slumped shoulders and an ashen face, could not speak. Marty crossed to him. "You've done all thet ya could," she comforted, putting her hand on his shoulder. "Thanks, Willie." She coaxed forth a smile that she did not feel. "We'll jest have to pray even harder," she said. Three people now sat in silence, or moved slowly about the room, or spoke in hushed tones. Clark still did not stir through the long night. When dawn came, Willie insisted that Missie get some rest. The children would be needing her. Missie left to lie down for a brief time.
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