Chapter 17Six months later to the day, Leah's husband John McClellan arrived covered with weeks of dust and dirt clinging to his clothes. They'd driven the cattle easy and lost few from rustlers or wild animals. John thought his return to Seagrove had been a long time coming. He'd sailed the frothy seas to England along the trade routes he'd spent his youth building. He had taken the time to teach Captain Manning the ins and outs of the Regale's business. He planned to make him a full partner in the ship, given some time. If appearances counted, he knew much about the shipping business and the value of a dependable crew and accessible warehouses at the ports they entered. A ship's crew had to unload and load new cargo quickly. A ship was only making money while under sail. John wanted a ye
