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Reunion
REUNION
by
Sharon Marie Crane
(Dedicated to all whose hearts call Bridal Veil Mountain "home")
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Part One
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Chapter 1
Jason and Clancey strolled leisurely down San Francisco's Main Street one cool mid-May evening...
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Chapter 2
"Thank-you Jason, Captain. The good Lord is surely watching out for me this day."
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Chapter 3
Jason moved quickly and quietly into the night. It didn't take him long to find Kate's place...
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Chapter 4
Jason entered the dark alley behind the boarding house. After making certain no one was around, he headed straight for the Seamus...
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Chapter 5
Jason Bolt walked out on deck just as the sun peeked over the horizon. He took long sips of Clancey's coffee as he gathered his thoughts about him before the events of the day began...
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Chapter 6
It was known as the trial of the decade to those in San Francisco...
Part Two
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Chapter 1
"Where is she?" Clancey stormed up and down the deck as his men readied the Seamus to set sail with the tide....
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Chapter 2
The day soon arrived when the Seamus chugged its way off the open sea and into the Puget Sound...
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Chapter 3
"Here we are," Josh announced brightly. "You're sure this is it?"...
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Chapter 4
Jeremy and Candy were waiting for Josh and Kate out in front of the dormitory....
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Chapter 5
Kate was more tired than she knew and slept peacefully for three hours. When she woke she became disoriented for a moment and forgot where she was....
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Chapter 6
"Put me down, Josh!" Kate hissed quietly. Josh just smiled at her and Stempel as if nothing were out of the ordinary....
Part Three
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Chapter 1
The next morning began like any other Saturday morning in Seattle...
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Chapter 2
Kate spent a very productive afternoon with Aaron Stempel.."
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Chapter 3
An hour later Joshua Bolt ascended the stairs looking quite dapper in his brown suit, polished boots and white linen shirt. He knocked at Kate's door and waited patiently for her to answer....
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Chapter 4
When Jason and Jeremy returned home that evening they found Joshua outside the cabin furiously chopping wood in the moonlight...
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Chapter 5
It rained early Sunday morning, not a serious stay-at-home rain,...
Part Four
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Chapter 1
Kate's prediction of being "yesterday's news" seemed to be a reality by Monday morning....
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Chapter 2
Lottie swore that she was harboring a phantom in the room above the bar....
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Chapter 3
Kate spent an hour practicing her presentation before Josh....
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Chapter 4
A sign barring the public from entering the saloon during the meeting had been posted on the front door....
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Chapter 5
Kate sang to herself as she prepared for her special evening....
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Chapter 6
When Kate awoke early the next morning, her first thought was of the conversation she'd had with Aaron....
Part Five
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Chapter 1
"Ah darlins', up with the birds, are y'?" Captain R.F. Clancey strode onto the deck of his ship to discover Candy, Biddie and Kate waiting for him....
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Chapter 2
From the moment the foundation was laid for the news office, Katie was out overseeing every aspect of its construction....
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Chapter 3
Kate rose before the sun the next morning, dressed in her newsboy clothes, slipped out the window and down the tree behind Lottie's....
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Chapter 4
Little did Joshua and Kate realize how much trouble their short trek to the Macready cabin would cause them in town.....
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Chapter 5
"Katie, tell me the plan once more." Biddie requested as the girls got down from their buggy and walked along the path to the logging camp....
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Chapter 6
A week later, on August 21st, the news office of the Seattle Inquirer was officially opened for business....
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Chapter 7
After three months of planning and plotting, creating, designing, and fighting with the press, two hundred complete copies of The Seattle Inquirer were handed over to ten eager young boys and girls....
Part Six
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Chapter 1
Katie closed up the news office at the end of another busy day and headed for Aaron Stempel's cabin to deliver the accounts he had offered to review for her....
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Chapter 2
Katie was true to her word. For three weeks the Seattle Inquirer reported only the major news in town which was as follows: five births, one marriage, numerous sales at Ben's, Captain Clancey's shipping schedules and the brides' favorite recipes....
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Chapter 3
When the two arrived back at camp, Jeremy told Jason everything the doctor had said....
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Chapter 4
Josh caught up with Kate who was heading out toward the Chinese camp as fast as she could. "Hold up, Cricket,".....
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Chapter 5
Once the Hobbs brothers were safely locked away, Josh and Jeremy lost no time in returning to the mountain....
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Chapter 6
By eight o'clock that evening, nearly the entire population of Seattle was up on Bridal Veil Mountain, dancing, singing, laughing and having a wonderful time....
Part Seven
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Chapter 1
Jeremy and Candy shared every dance on Bridal Veil Mountain that memorable September evening....
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Chapter 2
Lottie hurried over to the Bolt cabin on Aaron’s arm later that morning....
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Chapter 3
When Clancey pulled into port six days later, he was stunned at the sight of the town. ...
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Chapter 4
The next morning Kate awoke from a beautiful dream and found herself in an even better one....
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Chapter 5
Josh rode up to the Macready cabin trying hard not to damage the bouquet of wildflowers he had picked for Katie....
Part Eight
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Chapter 1
Jeremy, Jason and Aaron turned out in the drizzle of dawn to bid godspeed to the travelers....
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Chapter 2
The next morning, the weather had taken an ominous turn....
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Chapter 3
Clancey hustled Kate over to his cabin door the second her feet touched the deck....
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Chapter 4
At dawn the Seamus O'Flynn pulled into port at Crescent City, California, two days' sail from San Francisco....
Part Nine
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Chapter 1
Captain William Wilkerson and his wife Judith were as amiable as their daughter, Pamela....
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Chapter 2
Kate opened her eyes slowly at the sound of birds singing outside the front window....
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Chapter 3
When Katie came down to breakfast the next morning, another surprise awaited her....
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Chapter 4
When the three returned to Nobb Hill, Kate asked Pamela if she wouldn’t mind leaving her husband for an hour or so to take a drive with her to the news office....
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Chapter 5
Pamela and Donald met Kate in front of the massive gates at nine that morning....
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Chapter 6
When Kate and the Cutlers arrived at the Wilkerson’s, Dan was making his way up the front steps....
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Chapter 7
Captain William and his family gave Joshua a warm welcome as they helped Clancey and Lottie move him inside....
Part Ten
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Chapter 1
Lottie quickly surveyed the deck of the Christine. "Is everyone here?"
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Chapter 2
Clear skies graced the Seamus' return trip allowing the members of Clancey's crew to relax and enjoy this voyage home.....
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Chapter 3
The next morning, as Katie leaned against the railing waiting for Seattle to come into view, she reflected on how different this homecoming was from the last one....
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Chapter 4
On Sunday morning, Kate sat in the Bolt's pew, fidgeting nervously with the cover of her Bible....
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Chapter 5
Joshua had been right, Katie had no reason to worry....
Part Eleven
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Chapter 1
"Somebody get the door," Jeremy's muffled voice rose up from under his pillow....
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Chapter 2
Next to Christmas morning itself, the children of Seattle spent weeks anticipating the fun they would have at Lottie's annual Christmas party...
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Chapter 3
"Take the sleigh, stick to the trails, be careful of your lungs...does Jason always worry about you like this?"
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Chapter 4
"You're going to keep me from retirement, young lady," the doctor teased after he stitched her up. "Burns, black eyes, knife wounds ...what's next?"
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Chapter 5
Love and joy come to you and to you your wassail too...
Part Twelve
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Chapter 1
Jeremy and Candy were clearing away party dishes in Lottie's kitchen when the first jolt hit....
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Chapter 2
As the old carol filled the rafters, Reverend Adams gazed out over his wild and wooly flock standing shoulder to shoulder in the little sanctuary....
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Chapter 3
"After I gave them the news, Lucy took hold of my arms and polkaed me around the parlor."
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Chapter 4
Joshua was brushing down his horse when Kate entered the barn....
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Chapter 5
Emily Perkins dressed her son quickly the morning after Christmas....
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Chapter 6
Katie returned to Seattle on Monday morning with the their marriage license tucked safely inside the waistband of her pantaloons....
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Chapter 7
Seattle's version of Romeo stood beneath his Juliet's window at dawn on New Year's morning 1873 and patiently tossed pebbles at the glass until she appeared....
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Chapter 8
"Reverend Adams?" Joshua smiled as the parson opened the door of his study.
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Chapter 9
Katie held tightly to Joshua's hand. She wanted to imprint this moment in her memory for as long as she could.
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Chapter 10
Biddie Webster took special notice of every moment...
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