Saturday Snippet: The Pretender, the Usurper

The  following is taken from my novel, 

Diantha 

Book 14 in the series, 

The Widows of Wildcat Ridge

            Diantha ignored the opening and closing of the door two more times as, with her back to those in her lobby and praying her trembling fingers did not betray her, she began to sort the mail alphabetically by last name into the pigeonholes of the mail case. 
       As soon as he had been granted the postmaster position, Eugene had commissioned the case and had it specially built in Salt Lake City. In addition to compartments that could hold letters sorted alphabetically as well as stamps other supplies, it was designed with a ledge on which to place the unsorted mail, and a drawer for additional supplies. Two doors opened like a cupboard for full access, but they could also be closed and locked for security. Diantha remembered his excitement when it had arrived on the train in Wildcat Ridge years before. 
             Diantha felt the tension inside her build as she heard the murmurs among those waiting for their mail. Although Mr. Cauley—the pretender, the usurper—did as she asked and said no more, his words spoken to the first group that came for their mail were already being spread. She listened as Mr. Cauley quietly deflected questions addressed to him, but it did not prevent people from speculating.

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