Chapter 48
“Yes, sir, Mr. Taylor, I think the idea appeals to me.”
“Call me Garrett. I’m glad you’re interested. From what Mary has told me about you, you’re just the kind of man I’m looking for.”
Sam smiled at a beaming Mary and then at Garrett.
For the rest of the evening, Garrett and Sam talked of the wagon train, what the trip entailed and Sam’s duties, should he decide to sign on. By the time Sam went to bed, he had a sense of freedom he had not felt since coming to Laclede’s Village. He would give Garrett his decision at breakfast. There was little question in his mind as to what that decision would be.
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Sam went to the office at the mill the next day. Todd saw him come in the door and rose to greet him, the smile that was always there for Sam on his handsome face. Mr. LeBlanc was at his desk as usual. All this reminded Sam of the first time he had been in this room. How fast now the time seemed to have gone.
“Sam,” Todd said walking to his side, “what brings you here?”