“You may take two of the horses to get you home. We will get them all sorted soon as we get the new house completed and you come back to work.”
“Yessir, Mr. Carpenter,” Rose replied, then turned and winked at Lydia. Once out of earshot Rose said, “We’ll see about that job later. I have some ideas about starting a business of my own, a restaurant.”
Lydia smiled and said, “What a wonderful idea, Rose, and what an opportune time!”
The Road Home
Finally alone, Lydia counted the coins still left in her purse. The fifty dollars Max had given her seemed like a fortune back in Chicago, but she was not accustomed to handling money. It had dwindled down much faster than she thought possible. With only eleven silver dollars and a few smaller coins left, she was afraid to spend any on another nig
