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Tremont was now completely excavated, and he had to cross on a rickety pine-board bridge erected for pedestrians. The purpose of the temporary overpass was to get people to cross the street, not loiter on the bridge to gawk at the activity below. Why were people so fascinated by a hole in the ground? The trench was now fifteen feet deep and teeming with workers rerouting the gas lines.<\/p>\n

The gawkers clogged traffic and annoyed respectable people who needed to get to work without having to push through the crush of sightseers on the bridge. By the time Romulus made it to his building, he was too angry to even exchange a greeting with the elevator attendant. Normally he chatted with Caleb on his way to the fourth floor because the boy was bright and hoped to go to college someday, but he wasn\u2019t able to look Caleb in the face today.<\/p>\n

Caleb was the oldest of eight children, and his wages were important for keeping his family fed. Even accepting help from the elevator attendant ratcheted Romulus\u2019s anxiety tighter. The last person he wanted to see as he stepped inside the managerial wing was Stella, but there she was, chatting away beside Evelyn.<\/p>\n

They both looked up as he slammed the door. Stella rose. \u201cThank goodness you\u2019re here,\u201d she said. \u201cI need your help.\u201d \u201cHelp with what?\u201d he snapped \u201cExhuming bodies? Trying to get good men fired? Trying to destroy my magazine? It seems you are making progress on all three fronts, so I am breathless to hear what you need next.\u201d Evelyn had a placating look on her face. \u201cRomulus, please. Stella has had a difficult night. A couple of Boston policemen broke into her apartment and\u2014\u201d He looked at Stella, dressed in a spectacular green and gold ensemble offset by a black velvet choker around her neck.<\/p>\n

On the side of the choker, she\u2019d pinned a showy silk blossom, the white petals of the oleander looking fresh and spectacular. His eyes narrowed. \u201cYou don\u2019t look any worse for wear.\u201d \u201cThey didn\u2019t attack me,\u201d Stella said. \u201cBut they came to frighten and intimidate me. A few weeks ago, someone put bees in my mailbox.<\/p>\n

And they broke my window, too. I think it must have been the police all along.\u201d He struggled to maintain a calm voice. \u201cYou are insane,\u201d he said tensely. \u201cAnd in supporting your insanity, I have put my magazine at risk. Get out of here and go draw your pictures for someone else.\u201d She blinked. \u201cYou don\u2019t really mean that, do you?\u201d Honestly, the arrogance!<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 2016 by Dorothy Mays Published by Bethany House Publishers 11400 Hampshire Avenue South Bloomington, Minnesota 55438 www.bethanyhouse.com Bethany House Publishers is a division of Baker Publishing Group, Grand Rapids, Michigan www.bakerpublishinggroup.com Ebook edition created 2016 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means\u2014for example, electronic, photocopy, recording\u2014without the prior written permission of the publisher. The only exception is brief quotations in printed reviews.<\/p>\n

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. ISBN 978-1-4412-3008-9 Scripture quotations are from the King James Version of the Bible. This is a work of historical reconstruction; the appearances of certain historical figures are therefore inevitable. All other characters, however, are products of the author\u2019s imagination, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is coincidental. Cover design by Jennifer Parker Cover photography by Mike Habermann Photography, LLC OceanofPDF.com Contents Cover Title Page Copyright Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 A Note From the Author Questions for Conversation About the Author Books by Elizabeth Camden Back Ads Back Cover OceanofPDF.com 1 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS MARCH 1897 Romulus White stood motionless in the crowded ballroom, staring at a woman he\u2019d once longed for more than his next breath of air.<\/p>\n

It was not a pleasant experience, especially since Laura stood alongside her doting husband. Even from a distance, her copper-red hair gleamed in the candlelight and made her stand out from the crowd. It had been several years since Romulus had last seen her. He braced himself for the blinding wall of anguish that was sure to clobber him, but surprisingly, it didn\u2019t come.<\/p>\n

He waited, holding his breath, but the only emotion Laura\u2019s presence summoned was a cloudy swirl of bittersweet memories, an almost-pleasing sort of ache. Wasn\u2019t that strange? But perhaps that was the nature of a first great love. If such a profound experience didn\u2019t leave the trace of a scar, it would be disappointing.<\/p>\n

\u201cAre you going to say hello to her?\u201d His cousin Evelyn drew up alongside him, pressing a glass of mulled cider into his hand. He took a sip before responding. \u201cWho?\u201d he asked casually, but Evelyn sent him a shrewd look. Evelyn was three years younger than his thirty-two years, but she\u2019d already perfected a disapproving stare that could terrify lesser mortals.<\/p>\n

They\u2019d grown up together, and she knew all about his epic fit of despair when Laura broke their engagement ten years ago. It was not his proudest moment.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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