Captive Trail (2011)
“Morgan. I didn’t expect you for another week.” Ned shook the tall, sandy-haired man’s hand and looked him over. “I was going to go to the fort,” Morgan said, “but it was quicker to come straight here. The things you told us in your letter—well, my mother and sister and I all felt it was conclusive. I didn’t see any reason to wait longer.”
“Did you even get my second letter?”
“I guess not. Have things changed? She’s still here, isn’t she?”
“Yes, but she’s not here at the ranch—she’s about fifty ...miles away. In fact, I just came from there.”
“I see.”
He looked disappointed, and Ned didn’t blame him. But he didn’t feel like turning around and riding back to the mission.
“It’s only an hour until sundown,” Ned said. “Stay here with us tonight. I don’t drive the stagecoach again for a couple of days. In the morning, I’ll take you to the mission to see her.”
“Thank you,” Morgan said. “I brought an extra horse for Billie. The boys turned them out in one of the corrals.”MoreLess
“Did you even get my second letter?”
“I guess not. Have things changed? She’s still here, isn’t she?”
“Yes, but she’s not here at the ranch—she’s about fifty ...miles away. In fact, I just came from there.”
“I see.”
He looked disappointed, and Ned didn’t blame him. But he didn’t feel like turning around and riding back to the mission.
“It’s only an hour until sundown,” Ned said. “Stay here with us tonight. I don’t drive the stagecoach again for a couple of days. In the morning, I’ll take you to the mission to see her.”
“Thank you,” Morgan said. “I brought an extra horse for Billie. The boys turned them out in one of the corrals.”MoreLess
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