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Chapter 10

Christy had not been able to see much of Dr Neil McNeil since David had said that she needed to stop having him teach or she would be subject to loose her job. 2 months had passed where she had only seen him twice once cause he needed someone to assist with a surgery and Miss Alice was not available and one other time when he had come by the mission house to drop off some medical supplies that Miss Alice has said that they had needed. She was beginning to really miss seeing him and even if she was not able to touch him or let him hug her at least seeing him talking to him was enough to sustain her.

She awoke out of bed it being a Saturday she corrected some papers before getting dressed and coming down stairs once she did Miss Alice told her that there was a letter that had arrived and that it was addressed to her. She thanked Miss Alice and went to sit in a meadow that she usually liked to go to read anything that she had received.

She opened the letter and recognized the hand writing as the good Doctors.

My dear Christy,

As you may remember I said that I would wait the 2 months that would seem necessary to these mountain folks for me to grieve for Margret and then I would ask you to the first community event. Well Christy if you still wish to go to the first event with me as you may recall there is a barn raising next Saturday and I would greatly like to spend some time with you there. If you are interested please come to the barn raising and wear a blue dress this will tell me if you still want my affections.

Love Always

NEIL

Christy held the letter to her chest and she could not wait till next Saturday to be able to talk to Neil and she knew that their might be some dancing and that Neil might even ask her if she would allow him to court her.

Since the children were off from school Christy did not have a lot going on to occupy her time so. To Christy the week dragged on and on and with the still mounting tension between her and David that made the week seems longer. Around Friday mid day David approached Christy " So Miss Huddleston will you be going to the barn raising tomorrow." "Yes David I do intend to go and help where I can." "Well then I know that I can count on you as a dancing partner." "David I'm sorry I am going to the barn raising but I was asked by someone else to spend some time with them and I agreed." "Well Miss Huddleston I hope it is one of your students since no one else in the cove is in your league." David stalked off. Christy did not care what David thought she knew that God was pointing her to Neil and she was going to follow God's plan for her. She just wished that David was not right and that maybe her parents and family would feel the same way about Neil.

NEXT CHAPTER NEIL AND CHRISTY AT THE BARN RAISING