One True Love (2010)
“That road to Colorado Springs is long and unpredictable. This time of year they could have run into anything.” It was the fourth week Henry Martin had stood empty-handed in Copper’s bedroom doorway. Even Sadie’s and Adele’s letters had stopped coming.
“It’s been so long, Henry.”
“I know, and the letters were coming as predictable as frost, but don’t you be working yourself into a lather because you haven’t heard from any of them for a while.”
She bet Susan had heard from him.
Copper Wilson! You’re turning as sour as a green apple. Thank the good Lord, the long weeks had passed and today the bandage came off and she could resume normalcy.
“Thank you, Henry. You’ve been so good to come over every week.”
Henry turned to leave, then turned back. “Now I don’t want you fretting about Indians. That wagon train that was waylaid a while back couldn’t have been Redlin’s unless the weather forced him take a different route.”
Copper slowly lifted her eyes. “A wagon train was attacked?”
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