

Ms. Lathrop, at left in red, and Ms. Law are shown in a recent photo. Ms. Lathrop worked in market research for the finance and tech industries and Ms. Law worked in communications and strategic planning. They have always lived near each other, and said that they came to the decision to live in Colorado separately before deciding to make this purchase. 'We sold our homes back East and became cowgirls,' Ms. Lathrop said, laughing. They are currently writing a story about the town's onetime train master and niece; Ms. Lathrop is interested in movie production.