Chapter 8Come Sunday, the woman Gene Sherrin had spent so much time thinking and, yes, even fantasizing about, was there in her usual place in the congregation. He felt a warm feeling of joy spread through his entire being that he knew had nothing to do with the word of the Lord. Or perhaps it did, though. After all, was love not what God was all about?
He'd chosen the story of Jesus and Mary Magdalene for his sermon, and he delivered it in a defiant tone and manner. It was as if he felt the need to atone for some misdeed. At the same time, he told himself that he'd done nothing wrong. What if he was in love with Kate Bloom? And what if she was a saloon girl? Was there anything wrong in any of this? If there was then he'd like to have someone point out the place in the Holy Bible where it
