“Say you will at least think about it, nephew. Who knows, you may find the work suits you. It would please me to think my sister’s son might carry on the business my brother and I built after I’m gone.”
Roman glanced at his uncle’s hopeful face. He and his wife were childless, and his recently deceased older brother had never married, but Roman had no intention of giving up his eventual ownership of the sawmill. If he did accept his uncle’s offer, it would only be a temporary job. “Who did you say would train me?”
“The woman you saw leaving just as you came in.”
“I’m sorry, I wasn’t paying attention. Is she someone I know?”
“Joann Yoder. The sister of Hebron, Ezekiel and William Yoder. I’m sure you know her.”
Roman’s eyebrows shot up. “The bookworm?”
Otis laughed. “I had no idea that was her nickname, but it fits.”
“It was something we used to call her when we were kids in school.” She was a plain, shy woman who always stayed in the background.
“Joann can teach you what you need to know about this work.”
Roman clamped his lips shut and stared down at his paralyzed arm. He had trouble dressing himself. He couldn’t tie his own shoes without help. He couldn’t do a man’s job, a job that he’d done since he was ten years old. Now, he was going to have a woman telling him how to do this job, if he took it. How much more humiliation would God ask him to bear?
He looked at his uncle. “Why can’t you show me how the business is run?”
“I’ll be around to answer your questions, but Joann knows the day-to-day running of the business almost as well as I do.”
So, he would be stuck with Joann Yoder as a mentor if he accepted. Was she still the quiet, studious loner who chose books over games and sports?
Otis hooked his thumbs under his suspenders and rocked back on his heels. “What do you say, Roman? Will you come work for me?”
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IMPRINT: M&B Love Inspired
ISBN: 9781743642108
TITLE: MONTANA WRANGLER
First Australian Publication 2013
Copyright © 2013 Charlotte Carter
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