It was not more than two days after she started officially courting Mr. Kinsley when he presented her with a beautiful ring. It was the ring that his mother had worn when she was alive. Her coming out party was now being planned as an engagement party which meant the gown that she had already been measured for was not appropriate for the occasion so she had to be re-measured and hearing of her engagement and to whom she was engaged the tailor came over carrying ream after ream of fabric for her to look at and feel.
“Bradley, do you always get special treatment from all of the merchants in town?” Jo was doing her best to relax for she had not been given very many breaks in her party planning and was finally alone with Mr. Kinsley.
“You will get used to it. Because of my position in this town many of the merchants like to see their wares on me because it increases their business. This proves to be a great thing for our town. It is even better for me because they never try to pull the wool over my eyes and only show me their finest things.”
