Hearts Aglow
“Arjan offered a prayer, then opened the morning’s conversation by inquiring after Jacob Wythe.
“Seems you’re a ways from home, Son. What brought you down here?”
Jake grinned and his expression grew mischievous. “Well, sir, I knew the purdiest gals in all the world lived here in this area.”
Arjan laughed. “That they do, but ain’t it gettin’ kind of late in the summer for you to be gone from the ranch?”
The young man’s expression quickly sobered, causing Deborah to take note. She’d never thought ...that something might be wrong. She’d just presumed that Jake had traveled south to secure cattle or do some other piece of business for his family.
“Fact is, my pa sold out. The drought killed off half the herd. There just wasn’t water to go around. Grass ain’t growin’ and the cost of feed was gettin’ so high, Pa said he’d had enough.”
Deborah felt horrible for him. His mother and father had been born in Texas, and the ranch had been in the family since 1840.MoreLess
“Seems you’re a ways from home, Son. What brought you down here?”
Jake grinned and his expression grew mischievous. “Well, sir, I knew the purdiest gals in all the world lived here in this area.”
Arjan laughed. “That they do, but ain’t it gettin’ kind of late in the summer for you to be gone from the ranch?”
The young man’s expression quickly sobered, causing Deborah to take note. She’d never thought ...that something might be wrong. She’d just presumed that Jake had traveled south to secure cattle or do some other piece of business for his family.
“Fact is, my pa sold out. The drought killed off half the herd. There just wasn’t water to go around. Grass ain’t growin’ and the cost of feed was gettin’ so high, Pa said he’d had enough.”
Deborah felt horrible for him. His mother and father had been born in Texas, and the ranch had been in the family since 1840.MoreLess
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