Part 3 (2/2)

drawing in more customers at other places wouldn't hurt

your business a single bit.”

12Melody Carison

”You know, Kate,” said Maggie, ”I've had some thoughts

of my own about how the newspaper could help promote

businesses. And you're always so full of great ideas-maybe

we should get together and discuss them sometime.

”I'd love to,” said Kate with a smile that could've been

used for a toothpaste ad.

For the first time since their original conflict over Jed,

Maggie wondered if she and Kate might actually become

friends one day. ”Great,” she said. ”I'll give you a call soon.

With business so slow right now, it might be the perfect time

to start making some plans for the tourist traffic that will

come with the upcoming ski season.”

”You mean, if we ever get any snow,” said Buckie sul-

lenly.

”It'll come,” Kate rea.s.sured him. ”It always does sooner

or later.”

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Maggie hadn't planned to stop by Jed's shop today as she

knew that Leah had invited him for dinner at the house

tonight. But seeing Kate and hearing how Buckie was

reaping the benefits of that new relations.h.i.+p made Maggie

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