Chapter 152

Saying goodbye to her students for the summer was difficult, but by the middle of June, Hope had gotten into a new routine and was keeping herself busy volunteering at the library and working with some of the other ladies from church on charitable programs. She also spent a good deal of time doing campaign work for Mr. Canton, who had decided to run for school board president, not on the same platform as Nicholas would've, but on the premise that students needed more books and other supplies than what Mr. Stewart was willing to provide. Mr. Stewart argued that the budget was tight, and he'd had to be selective while Mr. Canton argued that any community that could build such a grand courthouse had enough funds to provide books for their students. While the election itself was a long way off, Hope thought Mr. Canton had a good chance at winning.