Scotsman Wore Spurs
“Anguish deepened the lines in his face as he began to speak. “Both your father’s father and mine had small farms along a river near what is now Austin.” He gave her a fleeting, half-smile “When they weren’t much older than I thought Gabe Lewis was, they both fought against Santa Anna, then settled on adjoining property that fronted on a creek. Your father and I played together when we were small. My brother was much younger, and your father had no brothers or sisters.”
He gave a short nod. “We ...had good land, some of the best, because of the water. Apparently, it was too good, because another rancher tried to buy out both Jim’s and my father’s land. When that didn’t work, our fathers were conveniently killed while taking cattle to New Orleans. Apaches, it was claimed. But we never believed it. Especially when the bank called in their loans and the farms were promptly sold to the man who’d been trying to buy us out. My mother was already dead, and Jim’s mother died soon after losing the ranch.MoreLess
He gave a short nod. “We ...had good land, some of the best, because of the water. Apparently, it was too good, because another rancher tried to buy out both Jim’s and my father’s land. When that didn’t work, our fathers were conveniently killed while taking cattle to New Orleans. Apaches, it was claimed. But we never believed it. Especially when the bank called in their loans and the farms were promptly sold to the man who’d been trying to buy us out. My mother was already dead, and Jim’s mother died soon after losing the ranch.MoreLess
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