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“I have the perfect thing!” Andie turned to Jane. “Liz was brilliant at chatting up the guests at Tides. She’d be perfect for the position.”
“Position?” Liz asked.
“We need someone part-time at the inn,” Andie said, glancing at Jane. “Unless you found someone?”
“I haven’t.” Jane smiled. “Liz would be brilliant. The job is yours if you want it.”
“Oh.” Liz looked stunned. “Well, I certainly do like talking to people. And it seems like fun work. We’d need to work out hours and salary, but I’m definitely interested.”
Jane looked overjoyed.
“Well, this is nice. Seems like things are working out for everyone.” Sally sipped a glass of punch. “What about your Civil War guy, Andie?”
All eyes turned to Andie, and her cheeks heated. “I sort of gave up on that.”
“Gave up?” Sally’s incredulous expression indicated she’d never given up on anything in her life.
“What’s this about a Civil War guy?” Sheila asked.
Andie told the other party guests about her quest. “I’ve looked through all the archives, been to the town hall, even the Civil War museum in Arundel. I managed to trace his family through a few generations, but all mention of the Koslachowski family seems to just disappear in the early 1900s.”
Bunny’s fork clattered to her plate, and all eyes jerked in her direction. “Wait. Did you say Koslachowski?”
“Yes, the Civil War discharge papers were for Robert Koslachowski.” Andie looked hopeful. “Do you know the family?”
“Know them? I am them. That was my family name.”
“But I don’t understand. I couldn’t find any mention of it in recent times.”
“That’s because my grandfather had it changed.” Bunny sighed and put her plate down on the table. “It was just too hard to pronounce, so he changed it to Koslo. That’s my maiden name. It caused a rift in the family, actually. My uncle had a falling out with my father and grandfather over it. Then Gramps’s house burned down, and we thought we’d lost everything. Where did you say this box came from?”
“It was found in the attic of a house that was foreclosed on. The house was on Maple Street.”
“I don’t know if any of my relatives owned a house there. The two families haven’t spoken since the rift between my father and his brother. I don’t even know my cousins.” Bunny’s expression turned hopeful too. “Was there anything else in the house?”
“There was some china and silver.”
“That might have been from my family.” Bunny was downright excited now. “I thought it was all lost in the fire, but I guess my uncle must have had some family things all these years.”
“I can keep the items set aside for you,” Andie offered. “None of it has been sold yet, since I just got it in.”
“I would be so grateful if you did that. Truth be told, I was getting a little envious of Liz having all these wonderful family heirlooms around.” Bunny gestured at several items around the room.
“Hopefully now you can have some of your own,” Andie said.
“Wow, that worked out good,” Emma said.
“Looks like you’re moving to a great town with great neighbors, Sis.” Shelly sounded almost envious.
“She sure is.” Sally put her arm around Liz’s shoulders. “Welcome to Lobster Bay. I think you’re really going to like it here.”
