Chapter Six
The sky was as blue as Christian’s eyes, the sun warm and the ocean breeze kept it from becoming painfully hot. There was no more vibrant paradise than San Francisco. And he had stories to tell about that city and its teaming life. Now a newspaper reporter, he delved into the task with gusto, thinking he’d found not just the perfect place to live but the perfect job—while its fascination lingered. It was steadier work than he’d had in some years, but he considered that necessary—now that he had a wife.
“Mr. Remington, I’m so glad to have found you!” Miss Gracie Aldinger accosted him on the street while he was on his way to City Hall. “You have to do something about your wife?”
“Ma’am,” he tipped his hat charmingly.
“She’s in the mercantile raising—you’ll excuse my language—
