Joshua and Beatrix

  AN EMPIREM IS BORN

 

 

Part One

  

Chapter 1:

 Joshua and Beatrix

1 Preparations

Beatrix and Joshua were preparing for the journey from Beatrix’s parent’s (Joseph and Julie) home in Kuilard in Holland to Joshua’s parent’s home in the West Riding of Yorkshire following their recent wedding, and touring honeymoon in Holland.

Beatrix was having words with him because he had paid in full for new shop premises in Dewsbury town centre. 

 

‘You should not have spent all your money on me Grand papa.’

 

‘Am I not allowed to spend my money on my favourite granddaughter?

I am spending it all on you now, to avoid you paying tax on it, when I have no use for it.

It means that you will have no rent to pay out, as you are building up you client base, I know the Joshua is earning good money to keep you both from his sales; I am just trying to ensure your future.’ 

‘When you look at it like that grand pop, it does make sense, but it is so much money.’

‘I am not stoney broke; at my age we do not need thousands of Guilderen, in order to have a good life and I still have a small income from my investments.’

 

Joshua entered.

’Gran and I have packed a parcel to be sent on by carrier later; So, we will only have one suitcase for the journey. 

 

‘We will take you to Stavoren tomorrow morning and see you safely on board.

‘Beatrix will send a letter to tell you about the journey and the shop, just give us a few days to sort things out, furniture and workers and such things, we will be lodging with my grandparents, there house is like a mansion, you will have to come over to meet them and see the shop.’

Joseph said.

‘We haven’t seen Harold and Martha for quite some time,’

 

‘It would be nice to come over in spring, or may be early autumn to catch the colours, then Beatrix should have everything organized, to be able to have a few days off to take us around.’ Said July. 

 

Beatrix replied, ‘By autumn we should have department managers in place to keep the shop running smoothly.

Harold is going to pick up the keys tomorrow, so that we can get in early on Thursday to have a clean-up, builders always seem to leave dust and bits of wood and stuff around, don't they?

Then we will need to measure up for floor coverings and sales furniture, counters and display stands, and such things and spending, or planning to spend, Grandad Stubley’s money.

 

   

Reviews

[Betty Hermelee]

This is a nice beginning to an "in the works story" I presume; The only thing you might have left out is the-kind of business Joshua and Beatrix are setting up.... very sweet of old pops to pay the bill!
Warmly, B

[peter Charlesworth]

yES IT DEVELOPED AS A MULTI DEPARTMENT STORE

then the firm grew with more of grand pops money and land to build a textile factory
A RUN away girl > then her mum > some smuglerers
Walks over the fells (hills/mountains) (Fell ot FJELL OR VERSIONS ID sCANDANAVIAN FOR MOUNTIAINS m mY CARARACT EYES ARE PLAYING UP TODAY

235 PAGES

thany you BETTY

[Betty Hermelee]

My pleasure,
Warmly, B