Laundry Lady's Love (Ladies of Sanctuary House Book 1) by Sophie Dawson

Author:Sophie Dawson [Dawson, Sophie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Historical Romance, Women's Fiction, Victorian, 19th Century, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Woman, Love Possibility, Frontier & Pioneer, Western, Hearts Desire, American West, Clean & Wholesome, Christian Stories, Faith Based, Inspirational Reads, Love Inspired, Life-Changes, Second Chances, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Lifetime Love, Romantic Schemes
Publisher: Sophie Dawson Novels
Published: 2017-08-19T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

By the end of the following week, both Libby and Gema had found work. Libby was hired as a clerk at Cutler’s store. Mrs. Cutler, Sara, was expecting her fourth child and having a difficult time. Ben didn’t want her having to tend the children, their new house, and the store when she was feeling so poorly.

Gema found work as a maid at the hotel. It worked well since her command of the English language, while good, didn’t lend itself to having to speak and be understood.

Red rode into town and saw the slim blonde crossing the road. She wasn’t someone he’d seen before. Sitting atop his horse, he watched as she walked beside the café toward Sanctuary House. Turning Ralph, his horse, Red headed to follow her. He wasn’t interested, of course; he had a different purpose for coming to town today. But she was new and sure pretty.

“Mr. Dickerson.” Mark’s call pulled his focus to the boy running across the yard. “Whatcha doing here today? It’s not Wednesday or Sunday.” Those were the days of the week Red came to do his courting. He also picked up his clean laundry and dropped off the dirty on Wednesdays. Today was Saturday, and Red let the hands come to town and spend their earnings.

It was a warm January day, rare in these parts, so several of the children were outside playing.

“Well, buckaroo, I just thought I’d come and surprise you, your brother, and ma. Thought I’d take you all to lunch at the cafe. What do you think of that?” Red dismounted and tied Ralph to the hitching post.

“Hurray. I’ve only eaten there once. I’ll go get Eddie. He’s at the barbershop.”

“Where’s your ma?”

“Doing laundry. Want me to go get her, too?”

Red ruffled Mark’s hair. “How about we go together since they are both in the same place?” It sort of stuck in Red’s craw that Eddie spent so much time with Hank. Well, that could change real soon.

Red and Mark went around the House and up the alley to the back entrance of the barbershop. Opening the door, Red let Mark precede him into the hallway. The boy ran ahead to the front. Seems that was where Eddie liked to spend time.

Red turned into the nearest door and found Laura up to her elbows in sudsy water. “Howdy.”

Laura looked up and blew at a tendril of hair that had escaped the pins. “Hi, what are you doing in town today?”

Red chuckled. “Same thing Mark asked me. I came to take you and the boys to the café for lunch.”

“Oh, well.” Laura looked from Red to her tub and back to Red. “I suppose I can leave this. Um, let me…” Laura lifted her hands from the wash water and grabbed a towel, proceeding to wipe them dry. “I’ll need to go to the House and fix myself up a bit. I’m not fit to be in public like this.”

“You look fine to me.” Red scanned up and down her body.

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