Go West by DiVoran Lites Chapter Nineteen Ellie’s Diary Continues We went into a former stall in the barn that had been made into a cubicle. I’d seen it before when I learned how to milk the cow. In the cubicle, a shelf was attached to the wall with a piece of mirror over it. I noticed right away that it was a poor, cloudy, mirror. Thinking a man like Aldon deserved … [Read more...]
Go West~Chapter 18
Go West by DiVoran Lites Chapter Eighteen Ellie I have decided to start keeping a diary of the things that happen here. The latest is that Signora wants me to call her Lia. It's her Christian name and she says we are girlfriends now . Lia takes up a great deal of time that I feel should be spent doing real work to earn my pay. I am with her six or so hours every day and … [Read more...]
Go West~Chapter 17
Go West by DiVoran Lites Chapter Seventeen Ellie The wagon swayed as Aldon took the reins to drive the mules onto the shelf road. He and Ellie were returning home the way they had come. The only other choice they had was to pick their way over a meadow strewn with rocks and runoff channels, either dried or filled with water, and Aldon had said the obstructions were … [Read more...]
Go West~Chapter 15
Go West by DiVoran Lites Chapter Fifteen Aldon When supper was over and the clean up finished, Aldon decided to hike up to the beaver pond for a bath. He grabbed a bar of Molly’s homemade soap, and an old towel from his saddlebag and joined Joe and Dieter on the trail. At the pond, the men raced to see who could get into the water first. Joe had to stop … [Read more...]
