car.
John sat on the porch contemplating how good Jeremy and Nora seemed to get along. He wondered what their future might be. Sadly, he doubted that he would be around for much of it.
After leaving, Nora asked Jeremy, “ What was it my dad was saying to you?”
Jeremy knew that he needed to tread carefully, “ He asked me to go on a drive tomorrow, he wants to show me something. That’s all.”
“ Hmm,” Nora furrowed her brow, “I wonder what that could be?”
He glanced toward her to see if she was satisfied and changed the subject, “ How about we drive over to Claremore tonight? Let’s eat at the Hamlet House tonight. Does that sound good to you?”
“ Yes, I love their fried chicken and their desserts are to die for.”
“ Let’s do it.”
The next afternoon Jeremy hopped into the old picku p with John and they turned on Highway 20 and headed west.
“ Has Nora ever taken you to the old home place where she was born?” John asked.
“ Yes, Sir, we drove out there once but we didn’t get out or anything.”
“ I would like to show you again, if you don’t mind,” John stated as he pulled in the driveway. “I called the owner this morning and he gave me permission to show you around.”
John waved to a man down by the farm house as he got out of the truck. “Has Nora ever told you about when she used to go to her thinking rock, as she called it.
“ As a matter of fact, yes, she has.” Jeremy answered affirmatively. “I put that patio and bench in the backyard so she could go outside and sit. I know that bench couldn’t replace her rock but I hoped it would satisfy that need.”
“ Let’s walk through this little grove of trees and over here on the edge of this cliff; there is a rock where she sat.”
When they reached the cliff , a flat sandstone rock perched right on the edge with a thirty foot drop on the far side. The flat top of the rock looked to be twelve feet long and five feet wide. On the top of the cliff the oak and hickory trees grew right up to the edge of the cliff and the other rocks that were embedded in the edge of the cliff. Below in the valley was a large meadow where dairy cows leisurely munched on the grass or lay in the shade of the trees which had been left to grow along the creek that snaked along through the pasture.
“ No wonder, she came here. This is so peaceful and quiet. A place to be with nature,” Jeremy said thoughtfully.
“ My family has lived here for five generations. I was the last in line except for Danny. I held on as long as I could, but my health gave out on me. Laura and Nora worked the dairy when I couldn’t but I knew that they were not strong enough, Danny was still a small boy.” John shook his head in regret.
Looking up at Jeremy, “ I apologize to bring you out here for my ramblings.”
Shaking his head, Jeremy said, “ No, Mr. Ray, don’t feel bad. I appreciate knowing more about Nora’s family. She hasn’t said much about the dairy to me.”
“ No, I guess she wouldn’t,” John nodded his head, understanding the pain she endured in the last few months that she worked the dairy.
“ On the brighter side,” John smiled, changing the subject, “This rock is what I wanted to show you. I know my inquisitive little Nora will ask you questions about our trip out here. Now, what I want to talk to you about is ‘what are your plans concerning my daughter’?”
“ That was sneaky,” Jeremy grinned. “However, after I went to bed last night I was thinking about this little drive with you, and I thought maybe this was your real intention.”
“ Well, Sir, my plans and my desire are almost polar opposites.” Jeremy rubbed his hands over his face, “My desire is to marry her tomorrow. My plans are to complete law school. My father has his heart set on my going to Harvard. He is funding my school so if I am accepted there, I will be leaving for Harvard and Nora will be going to OU medical school. I think she will have no
John sat on the porch contemplating how good Jeremy and Nora seemed to get along. He wondered what their future might be. Sadly, he doubted that he would be around for much of it.
After leaving, Nora asked Jeremy, “ What was it my dad was saying to you?”
Jeremy knew that he needed to tread carefully, “ He asked me to go on a drive tomorrow, he wants to show me something. That’s all.”
“ Hmm,” Nora furrowed her brow, “I wonder what that could be?”
He glanced toward her to see if she was satisfied and changed the subject, “ How about we drive over to Claremore tonight? Let’s eat at the Hamlet House tonight. Does that sound good to you?”
“ Yes, I love their fried chicken and their desserts are to die for.”
“ Let’s do it.”
The next afternoon Jeremy hopped into the old picku p with John and they turned on Highway 20 and headed west.
“ Has Nora ever taken you to the old home place where she was born?” John asked.
“ Yes, Sir, we drove out there once but we didn’t get out or anything.”
“ I would like to show you again, if you don’t mind,” John stated as he pulled in the driveway. “I called the owner this morning and he gave me permission to show you around.”
John waved to a man down by the farm house as he got out of the truck. “Has Nora ever told you about when she used to go to her thinking rock, as she called it.
“ As a matter of fact, yes, she has.” Jeremy answered affirmatively. “I put that patio and bench in the backyard so she could go outside and sit. I know that bench couldn’t replace her rock but I hoped it would satisfy that need.”
“ Let’s walk through this little grove of trees and over here on the edge of this cliff; there is a rock where she sat.”
When they reached the cliff , a flat sandstone rock perched right on the edge with a thirty foot drop on the far side. The flat top of the rock looked to be twelve feet long and five feet wide. On the top of the cliff the oak and hickory trees grew right up to the edge of the cliff and the other rocks that were embedded in the edge of the cliff. Below in the valley was a large meadow where dairy cows leisurely munched on the grass or lay in the shade of the trees which had been left to grow along the creek that snaked along through the pasture.
“ No wonder, she came here. This is so peaceful and quiet. A place to be with nature,” Jeremy said thoughtfully.
“ My family has lived here for five generations. I was the last in line except for Danny. I held on as long as I could, but my health gave out on me. Laura and Nora worked the dairy when I couldn’t but I knew that they were not strong enough, Danny was still a small boy.” John shook his head in regret.
Looking up at Jeremy, “ I apologize to bring you out here for my ramblings.”
Shaking his head, Jeremy said, “ No, Mr. Ray, don’t feel bad. I appreciate knowing more about Nora’s family. She hasn’t said much about the dairy to me.”
“ No, I guess she wouldn’t,” John nodded his head, understanding the pain she endured in the last few months that she worked the dairy.
“ On the brighter side,” John smiled, changing the subject, “This rock is what I wanted to show you. I know my inquisitive little Nora will ask you questions about our trip out here. Now, what I want to talk to you about is ‘what are your plans concerning my daughter’?”
“ That was sneaky,” Jeremy grinned. “However, after I went to bed last night I was thinking about this little drive with you, and I thought maybe this was your real intention.”
“ Well, Sir, my plans and my desire are almost polar opposites.” Jeremy rubbed his hands over his face, “My desire is to marry her tomorrow. My plans are to complete law school. My father has his heart set on my going to Harvard. He is funding my school so if I am accepted there, I will be leaving for Harvard and Nora will be going to OU medical school. I think she will have no
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