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in.”
“Will she be all right?”
Dad nodded. “I helped her up, and she’s resting on the sofa. We’ll stop by her daughter’s place on the way home and let her know what happened. I’m sure she’ll see that Clara gets to the chiropractor’s right away.” He untied the horse and motioned to the buggy. “We’d better get going.”
***
Woof! Woof!
Freeman glanced down at the eager-looking pup staring up at him and groaned. When he’d returned from having breakfast with Wayne and Andrew, he’d brought Penny out to the bicycle shop, but all the dog had done since then was either whine or bark. Freeman had quit working to take the dog outside a few times, and he’d stopped to pet the mutt more times than he cared to admit.
Woof! Woof! Woof!
“Go lie down; I’ve got work to do.” Freeman pointed to the braided throw rug across the room.
Penny looked up at him and whimpered pathetically.
Freeman knelt on the floor to begin work on a bike that had been brought in last week. He should have finished it by now.
Slurp! Slurp!
The puppy swiped Freeman’s hand with her warm pink tongue.
Freeman picked Penny up, carried her across the room, and placed her on the rug. “Now go to sleep!”
The pup wagged her tail and pawed at Freeman’s leg.
Freeman grimaced. If he couldn’t get the pup to settle down soon, he’d never get any work done. “Maybe I should put you back in the barn.”
“Put who in the barn?”
Freeman whirled around and was shocked to see Eunice standing there. He hadn’t even heard her come in.
“I’m babysitting the pup Fern got for her birthday.” Freeman motioned to the dog. “The little
pescht
won’t let me get any work done.”
“What’s the puppy’s name?” Eunice asked.
“Penny.”
“She’s sure a cute little thing.” Eunice bent over and scooped the pup into her arms. “If you like, I’ll keep an eye on her for you.”
“Do you want to take her home?”
Eunice shook her head. “I thought I’d stay and keep the pup occupied right here.”
Freeman gulped. If Eunice hung around his shop all day, he’d never get anything done. “I appreciate the offer, but I think I’ll put Penny back in the barn.”
“You don’t want me to stay?”
“It’s not that. I’m sure you have better things to do with your time.”
“Not really, but do whatever you think’s best with the dog.” She stood and brushed a clump of dog hair off her dress. “The reason I came by is because my bike’s been making a strange grinding sound when I try to shift gears. I was wondering if you could take a look at it.”
“I guess I could do that right now. Why don’t you bring the bike in?”
“I don’t have it with me. I walked over here.”
“Oh, I see. Well, whenever you can bring in the bike, I’ll take a look and see if I can locate the problem.”
“I thought maybe you could come over to my house this afternoon. Afterwards, you can stay for supper.”
A trickle of sweat rolled down Freeman’s forehead. He was attracted to Eunice, but things were moving a bit too fast. Besides, he’d already agreed to have supper at her place next Saturday, so he didn’t see why she was asking him to go there today.
He motioned to the line of bikes that had been brought in for repair. “I appreciate the offer, but I have a lot of work to do, and I’ll probably be working late every night this week. If you’re not able to bring the bike into my shop, then when I come for supper next Saturday, I’ll take a look at it.”
Eunice dropped her gaze to the floor. “I don’t want to ride the bike the way it is, and I don’t want to wait that long, so maybe I’ll just ask my daed to haul it over here. See you later, Freeman.” Eunice hurried out the door before he had a chance to respond.
Woof! Woof!
Freeman looked down at Penny and slowly shook his head. “Some women are sure hard to figure out. That goes for you, too.” He leaned over and patted the dog’s
“Will she be all right?”
Dad nodded. “I helped her up, and she’s resting on the sofa. We’ll stop by her daughter’s place on the way home and let her know what happened. I’m sure she’ll see that Clara gets to the chiropractor’s right away.” He untied the horse and motioned to the buggy. “We’d better get going.”
***
Woof! Woof!
Freeman glanced down at the eager-looking pup staring up at him and groaned. When he’d returned from having breakfast with Wayne and Andrew, he’d brought Penny out to the bicycle shop, but all the dog had done since then was either whine or bark. Freeman had quit working to take the dog outside a few times, and he’d stopped to pet the mutt more times than he cared to admit.
Woof! Woof! Woof!
“Go lie down; I’ve got work to do.” Freeman pointed to the braided throw rug across the room.
Penny looked up at him and whimpered pathetically.
Freeman knelt on the floor to begin work on a bike that had been brought in last week. He should have finished it by now.
Slurp! Slurp!
The puppy swiped Freeman’s hand with her warm pink tongue.
Freeman picked Penny up, carried her across the room, and placed her on the rug. “Now go to sleep!”
The pup wagged her tail and pawed at Freeman’s leg.
Freeman grimaced. If he couldn’t get the pup to settle down soon, he’d never get any work done. “Maybe I should put you back in the barn.”
“Put who in the barn?”
Freeman whirled around and was shocked to see Eunice standing there. He hadn’t even heard her come in.
“I’m babysitting the pup Fern got for her birthday.” Freeman motioned to the dog. “The little
pescht
won’t let me get any work done.”
“What’s the puppy’s name?” Eunice asked.
“Penny.”
“She’s sure a cute little thing.” Eunice bent over and scooped the pup into her arms. “If you like, I’ll keep an eye on her for you.”
“Do you want to take her home?”
Eunice shook her head. “I thought I’d stay and keep the pup occupied right here.”
Freeman gulped. If Eunice hung around his shop all day, he’d never get anything done. “I appreciate the offer, but I think I’ll put Penny back in the barn.”
“You don’t want me to stay?”
“It’s not that. I’m sure you have better things to do with your time.”
“Not really, but do whatever you think’s best with the dog.” She stood and brushed a clump of dog hair off her dress. “The reason I came by is because my bike’s been making a strange grinding sound when I try to shift gears. I was wondering if you could take a look at it.”
“I guess I could do that right now. Why don’t you bring the bike in?”
“I don’t have it with me. I walked over here.”
“Oh, I see. Well, whenever you can bring in the bike, I’ll take a look and see if I can locate the problem.”
“I thought maybe you could come over to my house this afternoon. Afterwards, you can stay for supper.”
A trickle of sweat rolled down Freeman’s forehead. He was attracted to Eunice, but things were moving a bit too fast. Besides, he’d already agreed to have supper at her place next Saturday, so he didn’t see why she was asking him to go there today.
He motioned to the line of bikes that had been brought in for repair. “I appreciate the offer, but I have a lot of work to do, and I’ll probably be working late every night this week. If you’re not able to bring the bike into my shop, then when I come for supper next Saturday, I’ll take a look at it.”
Eunice dropped her gaze to the floor. “I don’t want to ride the bike the way it is, and I don’t want to wait that long, so maybe I’ll just ask my daed to haul it over here. See you later, Freeman.” Eunice hurried out the door before he had a chance to respond.
Woof! Woof!
Freeman looked down at Penny and slowly shook his head. “Some women are sure hard to figure out. That goes for you, too.” He leaned over and patted the dog’s
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