Godfrey: Trouble From Toronto

By Adrien Leduc

Spring 1927. Godfrey and Antoinette are officially an item. That doesn't stop the suave and debonair Eddie Ryerson though. Back from Toronto for a visit, Eddie has his eye on the young women of Wainwright – and Antoinette is in his sights. Meanwhile, Antonia is having a real dilemma getting her choice of treasurer elected for the Wainwright chapter of the Catholic Women's League and Isaac loses a dear friend.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Adrien Leduc
• Release date: Oct 24, 2013
• ISBN: 9781310945410

Adrien Leduc

Originally from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Adrien Leduc makes his home in Victoria, British Columbia with his wife Ashley and beloved Cuban chihuahua Beyonce. A graduate of Carleton University (BA '10), Adrien is an avid fan of Canadian history and hopes to write many more books in his lifetime.

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GODFREY: BOOK FIVE

Adrien Leduc

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DEDICATION

To my father, N. U. Love you dad.

SYNOPSIS

Spring 1927. Godfrey and Antoinette are officially an item. That doesn't stop the suave and debonair Eddie Ryerson though. Back from Toronto for a visit, Eddie has his eye on the young women of Wainwright – and Antoinette is in his sights. Meanwhile, Antonia is having a real dilemma getting her choice of treasurer elected for the Wainwright chapter of the Catholic Women's League and Isaac loses a dear friend.

CAST

Antonia Messier: grown daughter of Herménégilde Messier and Rosanna Rose Tetreault of St. Hyacinthe, QC. Wife of Isaac Leduc

Isaac Leduc: son of Leandre Leduc and Julie Pilon of St. Timothee, QC. Eldest Leduc brother of the three who moved to Alberta. Husband of Antonia Messier.

Leopold Leduc: son of Leandre Leduc and Julie Pilon of St. Timothee, QC. Middle Leduc brother of the three who moved to Alberta. Unattached.

Godfrey Leduc: son of Leandre Leduc and Julie Pilon of St Timothee, QC. Youngest of the three Leduc brothers who moved to Alberta. Boyfriend to Antoinette Lapalme.

Henri Lapalme: son of Joseph Lapalme and Euphemie Sinotte-Loiselle of St. Dominique, QC. Older brother to Antoinette Lapalme. Husband of Diana Lapalme.

Diana Lapalme (née: Benoit): sister of Angelique Pare (nee Benoit). Wife of Henri Lapalme.

Antoinette Lapalme: daughter of Joseph Leduc and Euphémie Sinotte-Loiselle of St. Dominique, QC. Younger sister of Henri Lapalme.

ISAAC LEDUC

Saturday morning. Isaac and Antonia are seated at the kitchen table.

He didn't want to talk about it. Not for one more minute.

Isaac...

The eldest of the three Leduc brothers shook his head. I don't want to talk about it, Antonia.

They ate their breakfast in silence after that, Isaac chewing loudly on his granola and reading from the paper while Antonia did her best not to broach the subject of Rouge.

Are we still going to the dance tonight? she asked gently, after a time, as she sipped her tea.

Isaac nodded without looking up from his paper.

And are we meeting Godfrey and Antoinette there?

Isaac made a sound.

It's going to be fun. We'll have a nice time, eh Isaac?

Annoyed, Isaac looked at her. She wasn't really asking about the dance – she was still trying to get out of him how he felt about Rouge. Antonia. I told you -

But I'm not talking about the horse, Isaac!

No, you're not...not exactly...but you're still pestering me.

Isaac...

Antonia, I'm serious. I don't want another word about that damn horse.

Couldn't the woman take a hint?

Issac, you've been in a foul mood all morning!

Now look here, Antonia. It's -

No, Isaac. The young woman rose abruptly from her chair, snatched up her plate, and stormed from the dining room.

Damn it. It wasn't bad enough he'd had to shoot his poor lame horse a few hours earlier, now his wife was mad at him.

He sighed and set down his paper.

It was those gofers that had caused all this trouble. Bloody hole Rouge stepped into last night...snapped the bone in her leg clean in half.

Those gofers should be the ones to pay. Those gofers killed Rouge. Not him.

Rising from the table, Isaac took up his rifle from its spot by the back door – the same rifle he'd used to end Rouge's life at the crack of dawn. He headed outside and shut the door behind him, gazing out at the sun-drenched field. How many gofers could he shoot in an hour?

DIANA LAPALME

Saturday evening. Henri and Diana's living room.

Diana was happy for Antoinette. Happy she’d found someone who made her happy.

She looked at them – Antoinette and Godfrey – seated on the couch side by side, hands clasped together.

You really should get going, you two, she said fretfully. At this rate, the dance will be over by the time you get there.

Antoinette smiled and shook her head. We’ll make it, Dee.

Antoinette was always doing that – assuring everyone. Nothing could go wrong. Nothing could ever go wrong. While some looked down on Antoinette’s innocence, Diana quite adored it. Most of the time anyways...

Well, just so long as you know the Theatre fills up fast.

She’s right, said Godfrey. We barely got a table last year.

Diana nodded. There you go.

We’ll leave in five minutes, said Antoinette, "but we don’t want to be too early...after all, aren’t new couples supposed to be fashionably late? How else is Wainwright supposed to know we’re officially an item?"

Diana couldn't help but smile. I didn’t know new love had to be flaunted.

Godfrey grinned and looked to see how Antoinette would respond.

Her cheeks had turned