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"Sorry…why?"
"'Causes if you are a girl in this family, you get pawned off on anyone that takes a notion. John Savage had his eyes on Martina for some time, ever since she got breasts."
"Jacob!"
"Well, I can't help it, it's the truth. It's the truth."
"How did she feel about it?"
"I don't know. One minutes she acted like she liked it, the next she was wailing around here. She wished she could have talked to you. So you could tell her how being married was."
Beth felt a betrayal from her parents now. They were marrying them off to anyone. Just to get rid of a mouth to feed. It was disgraceful.
But with Mother Cahill here she couldn't throw a fit. She wouldn't understand it.
"I love you Jacob." She said standing up now and looking over her shoulder.
"How's married life?" He asked staring at her.
Beth smiled, "It's actually nice. I've fallen in love with him, Jacob. He's a good man."
"Well good, maybe you can forgive them then." Jacob said sarcastically.
"I'm not sure I can forgive them for Martina. I told Martina it would happen. I just didn't think that fast. How long ago?"
"About a month after you left." Jacob stared at her.
"Have you seen her since?"
"Once."
"Was she…happy?"
"I wouldn't say happy, but she said it wasn't so bad." Jacob turned away as though he was too angry to talk about it.
"I've got to see her, make sure she's all right. Where are they living?" Beth said softly.
"Other side of the Jackson place."
"How's your arm?"
"Sore, but it'll mend. That's the first Indian raid I ever fought in. Sure hope it's the last. They just came up on us last evening. First thing Pa did was lock the barn up, so they wouldn't steal the horses and chickens."
"Where is everyone?" She asked.
"Most of them are fishing down at the creek. Pa told them not to go too far but that a mess of catfish would be good for supper."
"Was it Comanche?"
"Yeah,"
"So that's why the barn is locked up?"
"The Thompson's had all their stock stolen just last week. And heard tell over in Cripple Creek they took a captive."
"I can't say anything to the folks. Mother Cahill is here and I don't want to upset anyone. But I’m going to visit Martina as soon as I can."
"Well you better hurry and do your visiting."
