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about this man?”
     
    “He’s twenty-seven years old, goes to a Baptist church.  He raises cotton, and has a section of land, that’s 160 acres by the way.  He has a big house and wanted a large family, but his wife died of pneumonia before that could happen.”  She pulled out the same atlas and showed him where Marshall was.  “He was born in Alabama on a cotton farm.  He is lonely and needs a wife as badly as I need a husband.  His daughter needs a mother.  That’s about all I know.  It’s not much to go on, but in his letters he sounds like a good man.”
     
    “Go for it, honey.  You have my blessing, and my help if you need it.”
     
    She stood and hugged him tightly.  “Mama told me not to underestimate you.  I guess I did.  I thought you would be upset.  I’m glad you understand.”
     
    Sarah’s response, in part…
     
    “Dear Clint,  I have received your letter suggesting we meet.  After giving it much thought and consideration, and discussing it with my family, including Rebecca, I accept your kind invitation and look forward to meeting you and Cassie.  This will be a great adventure for us, since I have never traveled outside Yorkville… (s) Sincerely, Sarah”

Chapter 7: A New Beginning
    The final goodbyes between the Hutchisons, the Walters, Sarah and Rebecca was a tearful one.  It would probably be the last time any of them would see their daughter and granddaughter again. Malachi and Darcy Hutchison both had eyes brimming with tears as they said goodbye to their only granddaughter.  Rebecca clung to her grandmother as she said, “Goodbye Grandmama, I love you.”
     
    “I love you too, darling, and I always will.  You be a good girl and help your Mama.”
     
    “I will, Grandmama.  I promise, I will, the little girl said.
     
    “Sarah, you take care of our little girl, and, maybe, the good Lord willing, we’ll see you again,” Darcy said.
     
    For his part, Malachi stood there, stoic, with a sad expression on his face.  The only legacy of his long dead son was leaving.  His world would fold with the departure of the train.  Rebecca, came to him and hugged his leg.  He gently patted her on the shoulder.
     
    “Sarah, you are everything a mother could want in a daughter.  I’m so proud of what you have done, with all you’ve faced in your life.  Not many could have done it and no one could have done it better.  God speed darling.  We’ll be together again someday,” the elder Sarah Walters said.
     
    “Mama, I really do hate to leave you and Papa, but I think this is something I had to do.  I’ll miss  you every day, and you’ll always be in my thoughts.  I just hope I’m as good a mother to Rebecca as you have been to me.
     
    “Papa, thank you for all you’ve been to me.  I was never frightened because I always knew you would catch me if I stumbled.  And you did.  I couldn’t have survived the loss of John without the support of you and Mama.  When we lost our home, you took us in and gave us yours.  I love you, Papa,” Sarah said. 
     
    The conductor called, “All abooaarrrd.”
     
    Nathan held his daughter’s hand as she stepped onto the steps of their car.  She turned, and buried her head in his chest.  “Goodbye, Papa,” she said, and stepped onto the rear platform, tears cascading down her cheeks as the train huffed and puffed its way out of the station.
     
    The journey began…
     
    * * *
     
    The Thomas farm, near Marshall, Texas…
    Clint Thomas sat on the davenport in the living room of his farmhouse.  “Cassie, I need to talk to you about something very important.”
     
    “What, Papa?” she asked. 
     
    “For the past four months I have been writing to a lady in South Carolina.  I have asked her to come to our farm.  How would you like to have this lady be your mother?”
     
    “Is she nice?” Cassie asked. 
     
    “I haven’t met her so I really can’t be sure, but she sounds very nice in her letters.