Summary

Chapter 7: Oliver and Susan add rooms onto their cabin in preparation for Ollie coming to live with them. Susan travels East to bring Ollie home. She spends the winter in Milton reacquainting herself with her son. Before returning to Leadville, Susan comes to terms with the fact the West is her home now and she clears out her stored belongings in her parents’ home. Bessie and John would like to go West with Susan, but must stay and care for Bessie and Susan’s parents.

Chapter 8: Susan and Ollie arrive in Leadville. Susan accidently kisses Frank thinking he is Oliver since he has on a similar coat and she cannot see his face. Ollie takes immediately to Oliver making Susan jealous for he took awhile to warm up to her. Oliver is having trouble with another mining outfit trying to jump his claim. Frank...