Ada
Weiss is content to sing with her family at the new Juneau Opera House.
But when she meets miner Tom Hickok, she wonders if there's more to
life than the stage. For Tom, Ada is more precious than all the gold in
the Treadwell Mine, but he doubts a regular guy has a chance with a
beautiful singer. When a mob threatens to run their friend China Joe out
of town, Ada and Tom work together and learn what their true characters
really are.
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Copyright 2014 Lynn Lovegreen
Tom
Hickok enjoyed the salty tang in the air as the ferry chugged across
the channel from the Treadwell Mine on Douglas Island. The clean air
washed the stuffiness of the mining shafts from his system.
He
surveyed Juneau, their destination on the other side of the Gastineau
Channel, and picked out Front Street next to the wharf and the lines of
buildings where the main businesses were. He could just see the
two-story Juneau Opera House on Second and Seward. He breathed in
sharply as he thought of Ada Weiss performing there with her family.
What a lovely girl. He could see her brown curly bangs and blue eyes,
and that sweet smile. But she probably wouldn’t remember him, even
though he defended her honor the night they met. A beautiful girl like
that…she was probably used to tons of men hanging around her, and he’d
just be one of hundreds she met in Juneau.
That
was all right, though. He could still see her sing and make small talk
after the performance. He didn’t have to be the be-all and end-all in
her life.
The
thought led to a vision of him holding her hand, Ada looking on
tenderly. Her clear blue eyes shone at him. No, that would never happen.
He shouldn’t even think about loving her. An ordinary miner like him
couldn’t mean anything to a famous singer like Ada Weiss.
Men
shouted and the ferry bumped against the dock. Tom walked off the
gangway, whistling an old tune. Maybe he’d never be Ada’s sweetheart,
but the show would be a nice break from work at the mine. He was going
to enjoy his leave day today. He decided to walk by the Opera House
first, just to get a glimpse before getting a bite to eat.
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