Go West by DiVoran Lites Chapter Thirty-five Ellie “Where were you born? “ Ellie sat with her back against the head of the bed while Nancy lay flat. “My people came from Germany in 1876 and built this ranch,” said Nancy, so I was born on a neighboring ranch. “My mother and her sister were born here in Colorado, but the stork dropped me in Chicago.” Ellie settled in for a … [Read more...]
Go West~Chapter 34
Go West by DiVoran Lites Chapter thirty-four Ellie In her room at the ranch, Ellie picked up the hog’s-hair brush from her dressing table, yanked it through her hair one hundred times, and threw it back on the table. Maybe I should go out to the barn and try to make Aldon understand how I feel, she thought. She dug her fingers into a jar of cold … [Read more...]
Go West~Chapter 33
Go West by DiVoran Lites Chapter Thirty Three Letter to Bill continued. Brother, this is a long letter, but I thought I’d work on it when I had time then I could put it all in one envelope and save on postage. I’ll tell you about the dance. Once the band got going, every uncle and male cousin asked Ellie to dance. Believe me, she learned fast to keep her feet out of the … [Read more...]
Go West~Chapter 32
Go West by DiVoran Lites Chapter Thirty Two Aldon Dear Bill, After the parade with all the rousing music and the prancing horses, we riders on horses stood under the cottonwood trees near the church, so the people could come up and say hello. Chief showed that he had adopted Summer and Sunrise by biting at any horses that came near him. His teeth came within an inch of … [Read more...]
