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Saturday Snippet: "There is nothing for me here."

Today'ssnippet is taken from

TheBride Who Invades Saloons

by ZinaAbbott

TheBride Who series

“Areyou sure you’re doing what’s best, Fiona? This idea of answering anadvertisement in the newspaper and then courting through mail still strikes meas being odd.” Anna again cupped Fiona’s cheek to hold her daughter’s attentionas her gaze sought that of her daughter’s.

“Ibelieve so, Ma. From his letters, Mr. Bellamy impresses me as being a decentand reliable man. He forwarded two letters of recommendation. One was from theowner of the mercantile and the other was from a local pastor. Although thepastor said he didn’t know Mr. Bellamy well, since his ranch is far enough fromLaramie City that he only makes it to church services three or four times ayear, he has supported some of the church’s fund-raisers.”

“That’sencouraging. I would hope a pastor would be honest enough not to give a goodrecommendation if the man was a scoundrel. But, the fact this Mr. Bellamy livesso far from town raises another issue. It sounds like you will be isolatedliving on his ranch. Your home has always been in the city surrounded bypeople, including family. Are you sure you will be happy being so far frompeople, especially other women?”

“I…”Fiona hesitated and bit her lower lip. “There is nothing for me here, Ma. Insome ways, because of the neighbors we have now, I feel too many of the mencan’t get past me being poor and part Irish and…” She bit her lip. Since itupset her mother, who felt responsible for the way her wound healed, shedecided not to mention it. “I’m already twenty-one, yet none of the local menhave shown any interest in me, even with us now attending a protestant church.”

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