Never Love a Cowboy
Never Love a Cowboy
“Cookie said.
With Harry’s head nestled within her lap, Jessye tried to take comfort in the man’s words. A cook generally served as the doctor on a trail drive, but he wasn’t really a man of medicine, so she knew she needed to take his diagnosis with a pound of salt.
Although the men had moved the dead jayhawkers out of the way, no one wanted to move Harry, fearing if they did so, they’d worsen his injuries.
“We do need to get him to a doctor,” Cookie added.
Kit glared at the man. “Yes, that muc...h I’d figured out on my own.”
“With branches and rope, we can make a travois, put him on it, and have a horse pull—” Dan said.
“No,” Kit said succinctly, leaving no question that his word was final. “What we are going to do is unload the supplies from the wagon—”
“Then how are we gonna carry the supplies?” Dan asked.
“We’re not,” Kit told him. “We are leaving the supplies and the cattle here. This cattle drive has ended. We are going no farther. We are gathering the men and Harry and going back to Texas—”MoreLess
With Harry’s head nestled within her lap, Jessye tried to take comfort in the man’s words. A cook generally served as the doctor on a trail drive, but he wasn’t really a man of medicine, so she knew she needed to take his diagnosis with a pound of salt.
Although the men had moved the dead jayhawkers out of the way, no one wanted to move Harry, fearing if they did so, they’d worsen his injuries.
“We do need to get him to a doctor,” Cookie added.
Kit glared at the man. “Yes, that muc...h I’d figured out on my own.”
“With branches and rope, we can make a travois, put him on it, and have a horse pull—” Dan said.
“No,” Kit said succinctly, leaving no question that his word was final. “What we are going to do is unload the supplies from the wagon—”
“Then how are we gonna carry the supplies?” Dan asked.
“We’re not,” Kit told him. “We are leaving the supplies and the cattle here. This cattle drive has ended. We are going no farther. We are gathering the men and Harry and going back to Texas—”MoreLess
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