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    Lonely Hearts, a Western
    Lonely Hearts, a Western
    Lonely Hearts, a Western
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    Lonely Hearts, a Western

    By Burr Cook

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    This is a fast moving fictional western, novelette, and romance. The location moves from Buffalo, New York to a Montana cattle ranch. A lonely widow, Charlotte, answers an ad in a lonely hearts magazine and gets involved with Abe, a hard drinking cowboy. The adventure turns to comedy when Charlotte attempts to involve Abe in her church activity.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBurr Cook
    Release dateFeb 6, 2015
    ISBN9781311577245
    Lonely Hearts, a Western
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    Burr Cook

    Burr lives in Syracuse, New York, has 4 children, several grandchildren and says that Great grandchildren are arriving at an alarming rate. Burr is a history buff and works hard on his family's genealogy and has a web site at www.burrcook.com which is partially biographical. He may be contacted through this site. He has traveled extensively throughout the US, Europe and Asia by air, rail and highway. Burr has enjoyed a 50 year career in information technology, has owned a worldwide seminar business and a company called “Cyburrsource” providing the public with internet connections. He is now semi retired and enjoys a life as a freelance writer of action/adventure/romance stories primarily in a historical western setting.

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      Lonely Hearts, a Western - Burr Cook

      Lonely Hearts, a Western

      Copyright 2015 Burr Cook

      Second Edition

      Published by Burr Cook at Smashwords

      Smashwords Edition License Notes:

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your enjoyment only, then please return to Smashwords.com or your favorite retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Table of Contents

      Chapter 1 East

      Chapter 2 West

      Chapter 3 Buffalo

      Chapter 4 The Flying-j Ranch

      Chapter 5 Off to a Rough Start

      Chapter 6 Church

      Chapter 7 Prairie Fire

      About The Author

      Books by Burr Cook

      Chapter 1 East

      Charlotte Barrie lived in a large home in Buffalo, New York. Her neighbors considered her to be wealthy by their standards. She could have moved to a better part of the city but she didn’t. Her father and husband had been in the shipping business on Lake Erie, on the Erie Canal and by rail. They had owned large warehouses where they stored all sorts of commodities and took advantage of price fluctuations. They had both died in a boat accident on Lake Erie. It was not known exactly where or how it happened; they just failed to come back from a rare trip. Her mother also died young after a long illness of unknown origin. Her wealth was stored in banks and she seldom used more than just interest. She continued to live in the home that she had once shared with her husband.

      Charlotte was not particularly attractive nor was she homely at age 39. She dressed modestly but was always well groomed with her long brown curls flowing down her back. It was never revealed if they were natural or artificial. She employed a housekeeper who came every day except Sunday. The maid kept the big house clean and in good order but Charlotte did her own cooking and always ate well.

      On Sundays she attended a nearby Presbyterian Church; mainly for the purpose of socializing with the neighborhood ladies and after the service they gathered in the church basement where there was a kitchen and a large dining area. They made coffee and tea and shared desserts supplied by a committee. After leaving the church they would meet in various homes where they digested all of the news of happenings around the city. Charlotte enjoyed the interaction with the church ladies but was never quite satisfied that this was all there is to life. Something was missing. She thought of traveling but kept putting it off.

      Christmas came on a Sunday this year and Charlotte went to church like all Sunday mornings. She was disappointed that not many of her friends stayed for tea at the church on Christmas. There was one lady that she didn’t know well who was hanging around so Charlotte introduced herself. She learned that the woman’s name was Alta Bowman and that she was new to Buffalo. When they were the only two people left in the building Alta invited Charlotte to come to her home and she accepted with pleasure. She dreaded being home alone on Christmas.

      Alta lived in a small house that was in need of a lot of repair. She obviously wasn’t rich by any means. In fact her furniture was ready for the trash heap. Once coffee was made and both women were relaxed Charlotte said I hope you don’t think me a busy body or someone who wants to intrude into your affairs, but may I say something a little personal?

      Anything said in friendship is not intrusive, Charlotte.

      I’m glad you feel that way so here it is. My mother passed away several years ago and after settling her estate and her house was sold I stored her furniture in my attic and some in the basement. My friends advised me to advertise it for sale. They said it would bring a good price but I just couldn’t bring myself to sell my mother’s things.

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