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Chapter Six

“Miss Hodges! Miss Hodges!” The child’s voice rang like a merry bell above the din of the dusty streets.

Libby turned, her errand forgotten at the sight of Emma Stone, dressed in a white calico dress, trimmed with lace and velvet, racing down the boardwalk, braids flying.

She glanced around for Jacob and relaxed when she saw he was nowhere near. She wanted to see him; she didn’t want to see him.

Emma bounced to a noisy halt on the boardwalk, her brown braids slamming against her back. “I saw you and I just had to come over. I like your dress.”

“And I like yours.”

Emma’s grin flashed.

Libby smiled back. “Don’t tell me your pa is letting you run all over town by yourself.”

“No.” Emma laughed. “I ran away.”

“From your pa?” Confused, Libby glanced down the street. Shoppers traveled from one shop to another, men hauled freight through the busy town.