Red"s hope of MacDonald stopping the marriage matched Anna MacDonald"s hopes. Almost one month ago, she had found the note Lorenz left on the table informing one and all that he had gone to claim his bride. In the note, he reminded them that he delayed the wedding only until Papa healed from the gunshot wound and operation. Every day she watched for him to reappear, praying that the young woman would refuse him on religious grounds. Miss O"Neal was Catholic and Catholics weren"t permitted to wed Lutherans. Thank God Lorenz had been confirmed by Pastor Wentz two years ago. Surely they would come to their senses, and then Anna remembered what it was to be young and would fear for the worse. Whenever she kneaded the bread, it was with angry blows, and when she did the laundry, she pounded at
