Samantha's Cowboy. Marin Thomas
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water?” Luke asked.
“It jest knows.”
“A stick can’t just know,” Luke argued. “There’s gotta be a scientific reason for the twig’s power.”
“Don’t know nothin’ ’bout science. Jest magic.”
The boy gaped. “You have magical powers?”
“Some folks calls me a water witch.”
Luke shrugged. “You do kinda look like a witch. You’re old and you have lots of wrinkles.”
Sam smothered a smile behind her hand. Little Einstein was honest if nothing else.
“Years o’ pickin’ sugar beets and beans in the sun give me a face full o’ lines.”
“But you’re not mean like the witches I read about in books.”
“Enough talk about witches, Luke.” Wade’s comment earned him a glower from Millicent.
“Tell me how the stick finds water.” Luke slid his glasses up his nose.
“The stick don’t. I finds the water.” Millicent closed her eyes and said, “First, I quiet my mind.”
“Don’t your eyes have to be open to see?”
“Shush now, boy. I sees everythin’ in my head.” No one moved, then Millicent whispered, “I’m searchin’ fer an ol’ time well made o’ stone with a windlass fer haulin’ water a bucketful at a time.”
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