Chapter 41
“Nils,” Sam called out, stopping the horse.
Nils raised his head from watching the rising beam and looked at him. “What?”
“I think we should wait. We can have Dexter and the men come to help. This is more than we can handle by ourselves.”
Nils placed his hands on his hips as he continued to balance at the top of the peak. Smiling down at his partner and shaking his head, he said, “We can do this. We’ve almost got it up to the notch. It’s just a foot more. Let’s just get it done.”
Sam sighed; he knew Nils was anxious to quit this place and move on, and he was too. He turned back to the horse, softly clucking it into a careful walk.
Just then, the dogs started barking. Sam stopped the horse, and Nils raised his head from guiding the center beam. Dexter rode out of the woods.
“I got a surprise for you, Nils,” he called.
Tanner came up behind, driving a wagon. There, on the seat next to him, was a young woman. Sam’s heart stopped. “Sally,” he mouthed. He looked up at Nils.