Unforgettable by Rosanne Bittner

Author:Rosanne Bittner
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: e9781682303382
Publisher: Diversion Books
Published: 2016-04-17T16:00:00+00:00

Allyson picked up a day-old copy of the Rocky Mountain News from the night table and sat down in a chair to look at it. She had bought the paper yesterday and had not had time to even glance at it. At last she had a few minutes to herself in her small room, and she was relishing the moment.

She was dead tired. Her day had started at four A.M., preparing bread for breakfast, then cooking for the ten residents of Gloria Reed’s rooming house. Because of her past experience, Ally had looked for similar work to what she had done in Guthrie, and her hunt had turned out better than she expected. Mrs. Reed was recently widowed and had three children. She welcomed Allyson’s experience and gave her a free room in exchange for help. Allyson intended to save her earnings faithfully until she had enough set aside to have something like this of her own again, only this time she was sure she would be even more successful. It was amazing the kind of prices people paid for such things in Denver. The only trouble was, it also took a lot more money to get started in this city than it did in a place like Guthrie.

She closed her eyes for a moment, dreaming about becoming one of the wealthiest women in Denver, all on her own, just like she’d done in Guthrie. She was furious at how she’d been robbed of everything back there. Nolan Ives should have had to pay her something for all she had in her business, but it had been handed to him on a silver platter. No one would listen to her plea that she should get some kind of compensation for her own expenses and for improving the lots. Nolan Ives had every person of power in Guthrie on his side. By the time she had paid Henry Bartel his three hundred dollars plus interest, then paid off what she owed the bank on her business, there was barely enough money left to pay her way to Denver and set at least a little aside until she knew what she wanted to do.

She was back to almost nothing, but at least she had found a safe, reputable place. Mrs. Reed was a kind, generous woman: she was so involved in her grief and her children that Allyson had practically taken over running the boarding house. It was hard work, but she hoped that eventually she could perhaps go into a partnership with Mrs. Reed, who she suspected needed the money. She could buy half the place, rake in half the profits, and maybe eventually open a place that was completely her own.

She liked Denver. This was a city where a person could dream big in spite of the cost of living. She paid close attention to talk at the big dinner table where Mrs. Reed served breakfast and supper to her patrons. It was not a restaurant, but rather just a dining room where only people who stayed at the rooming house were allowed to eat.

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