(Chapter Thirty)
Julie Leaves
Julie soon decided that it was time for her to leave. Elizabeth wanted her to stay, but Julie insisted that she not intrude any longer. "You're a family now," she would say. And a family they were, but it would be nice to have Julie around for a little longer. Everyone said tearful goodbyes as Julie left in the stagecoach.
She held the now one month old Gloria for a final goodbye.
"Goodbye sweet child. Remember me," she whispered to the baby.
Baby Gloria looked up with wide eyes and squealed. She was one happy baby despite the tears falling on her brow.
"I love you little Angel. I'll be back."
And with that, she gave the baby back to her mother and hopped onto the stagecoach with the help of Jack's supportive arm.
She wept for a long time, and before she realized it, she already read the sign for Benson Hills.
Oh my! It's almost my stop, and here I've been crying the whole way! she scolded herself and promised that she would not cry anymore. With one final sob, she sat upright and breathed deeply. I will not cry anymore, she vowed a vow which she prayed the Lord would help her keep.