A Gentleman for Dry Creek. Janet Tronstad

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      “Wedding! The last I talked to Glory, they were going to go to a justice of the peace.”

      “Oh, not for our angel! Well, they are going to a justice for the wedding, but not for the reception. Not with Mrs. Hargrove around.” Francis smiled. “When they said they didn’t have patience for the details, Mrs. Hargrove told them she’d organize it all for them—this Saturday night. The whole town is in on it. I’m baking the wedding cake and you’re to be the maid of honor.” Francis hesitated. “I know you haven’t had a chance to talk to Glory since you’ve been driving here, but she told Mrs. Hargrove you were the one she wants to stand beside her when they repeat their vows here. I’m to help make you a dress—so you see, you need to stay in the house with us. I told Garth he was to insist.”

      “Oh, I couldn’t—” Sylvia bit off her words. Garth hadn’t mentioned anything to her earlier about staying in the house. He might not want her there. They were renters, after all. Not guests. “I couldn’t leave the girls alone.”

      “But with the phone you can call anytime,” Francis protested, the disappointment evident in her voice. “And later when you hire more camp counselors.”