To Pay a Debt

The Teacher's Crooked TrailMay, 1879"Flory, tell me you did not respond to that post!"Anna Whitman is a twenty-four-year-old teacher in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Shehas raised and supported her younger sister, Flory, since the death of their parentsten years ago. While the sisters' lives have never been easy, things are better nowwith Anna's teaching job and Flory's contribution of a few dollars more.Both of their lives are affected though when Anna is accused of breaking themorality clause in her teacher contract.While Anna struggles with life-changing decisions, Flory continues to flitthrough each day with little concern for anyone but herself. She is an incorrigibleflirt and has many suiters. Now one of her impetuous decisions will affect thesisters' lives far beyond anything either of them considered.With her job and her reputation in jeopardy, Anna is forced to make terrifyingdecisions. Will staying be an option? And if they leave, where will they go? Theironly relative lives on a ranch more than a thousand miles away. Not only havethe sisters never been out of the state of Pennsylvania, but they barely knowtheir aunt. Will she even want them to live with her?Follow this young teacher's crooked trail as she tries to do what is right andrestore honor to her family name.