Mail Order Bride: Westward Christmas Novel (Montana Mail Order Brides, Book 11) Read Online Free

noise is over and my slumber isn’t disturbed.  Once a month, there is a fighting match, which brings in a large number of onlookers, and things get rather wild.  On those nights, I am usually in the thick of it, helping to keep some kind of order.
    I hope I have answered your questions adequately, Miss Sasha.  Please do not hesitate to send any inquiries that you may have. 
     
    Yours truly,
     
    Ben
     
                  Sasha began choosing which furniture pieces she would have shipped to her new residence in Dawson.  Tessa Samuels, her gracious hostess in the past, had agreed to help Sasha secure a house and it had been found rather quickly.  Marcus’ nurse and sister-in-law, Hannah, and her husband Owl were moving to a larger home on the other side of town since they had had a baby the previous December and they required more room. 
                  Tessa assured her that it was a quaint little house and would serve her well.  It felt exciting to Sasha to buy a house sight unseen.  She was confident in Tessa’s assessment of the new home and was looking forward to seeing it.  That it was small didn’t bother her in the least.  It would be homey and that was exactly what she was looking for.
                  Until she could move into the new house, she would stay at the hotel in town so she would be able to run errands and conduct business related to the new house more easily.  She had informed Ben of all this in her last letter to him.  She had also told him that she would arrive on November 23 rd , the Monday right before Thanksgiving. 
                  Ben had sent back a letter containing a second envelope with a formal invitation from Joe Dwyer to dine with his family.  Ben’s letter elaborated on the affair and who would be attending it.
     
                  Joe tends to go over the top on some things, but it’s just his nature.  Prepare yourself for a feast because that’s what the Dwyers’ cooking staff prepares.  The food is always of excellent quality.  Joe spares no expense when putting on a holiday event.  Our mayor is a competitive person and along with gambling, enjoys parlor games.  While some evenings spent playing such things are absolutely tedious, not so with this group.  As of this letter, the guest list is as follows:
     
    Anyone and everyone because that’s who Joe invites; close friends, employees, business associates, and members of the Lakota tribe. 
     
    It’s a good thing his estate is large, because usually a large number of people show up.  It’s never dull and you can expect to be hoarse by the time the evening is over because you’ll have to shout to carry on a conversation sometimes.  Since you’ll be arriving close to the day, I would like to formally ask if you would permit me to escort you to this entertaining affair.  I shall await your answer with impatience.
     
    Ben closed his letter soon after that and Sasha smiled as she pictured what Thanksgiving must be like at Joe and Lacey’s.  She also imagined that attending with Ben would be wonderful.  Sasha thought it was a good thing she had money at her disposal so that she could do some shopping before she left.  She needed new dresses and other clothing to wear to social functions.
    Suddenly Sasha realized she had a lot to get done if she wanted to leave for Dawson on time.  Using her formidable determination and organizational skills, Sasha began her mission.  There was no way she was going to delay her trip.
     
     

Chapter Three
     
                  Snowflakes drifted along on the chilly wind as Ben waited for the stage coach to come.  He looked up at the slate-gray clouds and hoped that snow hadn’t delayed the coach at all.  So far that year Dawson had been free of snow, but that could change at any time.  There was no way for him to know whether that was the case for Nebraska or Wyoming, through which Sasha would be