The Jarginson Family Saga part 3

CHAPTER FOUR-- ABOARD THE ORPHAN TRAIN
    “Supper time!” Cara laughed.
    “Okay, we better go then!” Lizzie said. The girls happily left the room and hurried to the dining room.
That night, Cara, Candice, Delia and Daisy helped the other 4 girls get their quilts and things onto the beds and they all settled in for a good nights sleep. In the middle of the night, Annie woke and saw that Nellie wasn’t in the bed that they were sharing. Then she looked over at Lizzie and Sadie’s bed and saw that they weren’t there, either. Scared, Annie thought that they had left her alone in the orphanage and returned home. She tried not to cry, but a single sob escaped from her.
Suddenly, a hand touched her shoulder and she jumped. She looked up and saw a girl standing there. In the dark, she didn’t recognize Cara Nelson.
    “Annie, are you all right?” She asked.
    “Wh-- who are y--you?” Annie stammered.
    “It’s me, Cara. Are you okay?” Cara asked.
    “Where are my sisters?” Annie asked.
    “Nellie had to go to the restroom, but your older sisters are right across the room. You saw the other empty bed, because Delia and Daisy had to go to the rest room, too. Now, you go on to sleep, all right, Annie?” Cara said.
    “Okay. Will you wake me up for breakfast, please, Cara?” Annie asked.
    “Of course, I will, Annie.” Cara said.
    “Thank you. I think I will be able to sleep okay now.” Annie said.
    “Okay, I’m going back to my bed now, if that is okay with you.” Cara said. Annie smiled yes and Cara returned to her bed and they all went back to sleep.
    The next morning, the eight girls went to breakfast, and Cara, Candice, Delia and Daisy met James and Archie.
Then the week flew by and soon it was the day before the orphans would head out west. Annie and Nellie were a bit nervous, but Lizzie and Sadie kept them calm. The next morning, everyone was told to find their brothers or sisters and they got everyone into the train cars. The boys had two cars, and the girls had two. At the first stop, four girls and three boys were picked. That left, thirty-seven boys and thirty-six girls.
After 5 more stops, A couple were talking to Delia and Daisy. They were adopted and when the orphans boarded the train again, there were only 20 girls, and 18 boys. At the next stop, some people stopped to talk to Archie.
    “What is your name, little one?” The man asked.
    “Archie Jarginson. I am six years old.” Archie said.
The couple asked some more questions, and they told him that they were Jonas and Rose Barry.
Eventually, they decided that they would take Archie in as a foster child.
Lizzie, Sadie, James, Nellie, and Annie said tearful good-byes to Archie and waved sadly as they rode away in the wagon.
The rest of the orphans boarded the train again. After a few more stops, the only ones left were, Lizzie, Sadie, Nellie, Annie, Cara, Candice, 4 other girls, James, and 2 other boys.
    “Miss Hilda?” Annie asked when the nurse came into the girl's car.
    “Yes, Annie?” Hilda asked.   
    “Are we ever going to get a home?” Annie asked.
    “Of course, dear. We have 4 more stops before returning to the orphanage.” Miss Hilda said.
And she was right. At the next stop, James and Annie were taken together, Nellie by her self, and 2 of the other girls.
This left only Lizzie, Sadie, Cara, Candice, and the other 2 girls named, Amy Johnson, 6 and Ameila Jackson,15.
At the next stop, Cara and Candice were taken. Lizzie and Sadie sadly hugged them good bye. Then at the last stop, the rest of them were picked.
    [Okay, now this story is going to be based on Lizzie’s foster family.]
    Lizzie tearfully hugged Sadie good-bye.
    “Please, Lizzie, you’ll come visit, won’t ya?” Sadie asked sadly.
    “If possible, yes, Sadie, dear.” Lizzie said.
    “Well, Miss Lizzie, we actually live quite a ways from here. It would most likely be hard to see each other too often.” Mr. Keno, Sadie’s to be foster father said.
    “I see. Well, good bye, Sadie dear.” Lizzie said, choking back a sob. Then Mr. Beasley helped Lizzie into the wagon beside Mrs. Beasley. The ride to the Beasley farm was about 15 minutes.