Mr. thorton stayed only long enough to show her the
basics, and he was off. Jane had the feeling he
wanted to show her as little as possible so she would
fail at this assignment and he could use that to
convince the State that hiring women was a poor
choice. Obviosly the man had no respect for women and
evidently failed to remember that the U.S. Lighthouse
service had a long proud history, that included many
women.
Jane threw her pack on the table near the
window and started back up the path to get the rest
of her gear. Pete wagged his tail and followed her
back up the long steep path to the parking area. As
she neared her truck she could see the back of the
Jeep leave the area with Thorton in it. Looking out
at the blue waters of lake Supierour Jane sensed this
was going to be a very relaxing summer. The air here
was crisp, the sceanery was beyond beautiful and the
work was something she was looking forward to. She
had spent too many years in the city, running the rat
race and forever getting the feeling the rats were
winning! She had not put her hands into soil to plant
anything in over five years! The condo she had lived
in with her husband was one that had a maintainence
corporation. Therefore she was never called upon to
fix anything as her father had taught her when they
lived on the farm. Yes this was going too be a summer
to get back to the person that had been locked away
inside her for so many years. Looking again at the
deep blue water frosted with whitecaps she felt a
peace settle within her that was a long time coming.
To be continued......
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