He could feel the vibration of a horse approaching through the stable floor. He could recognize his wife’s footsteps by the movement of the boards beneath them. He could read the expressions on the faces of the people he loved.
And he could hold his son.
No doctor could give him back the childhood he had lost.
No court could return the years stolen by fear and deception.
But the future was still his.
As the months passed, Rosalie helped Gideon turn part of the ranch into a place where injured workers and children with hearing difficulties could receive practical assistance. They could not promise miraculous cures, and they never allowed anyone to claim otherwise.
They helped families find honest physicians.
They paid for examinations when poor parents could not afford them.
And Gideon insisted that every child be listened to, even when the child could not explain what was wrong.
