| Entry for December 14, 2006 THE OUTLAW AND THE BRIDE PART 4 | for everyone |
On the return ride home ,Wayne wondered where Carlitia and her brothers were? At home he would tell Zee about the job he had just got at the Baron ranch. Zee was proud of her only son. Perhaps he wouldn't turn out bad like Jesse Sr. Lord only know she hoped he would walk the straight and narrow. Wayne gather up his gear for the return back to the Bar B the next morning.
Wayne's head was full of excitement as he rode back to the ranch. On his arrival at the bunk house he would report to Matt Cody, as preparations were in progress to get ready for the cattle drive. " Hey Wayne, come over here I want to show you our cowboys." The man over at the chuck wagon is our cook, Rooster. The three guys loading the supply wagon are, the big one is Walt, he's been with us forever, next to him is the joker of the bunch, Ralph, and up in the wagon is one of our new hands Colt. We have several more men that should be arriving at anytime. The BIG BOSSMAN has three children two sons who are back East at school and one daughter who is visiting relatives in Kansas. Several hours later the other cowhands arrive and the gang heads out to the range for the round up.
Tough work lies ahead for the men. Most of the cattle stay together but some will stray off from the main herd. New born calfs with be rounded up and will be branded with the Bar B iron. According to Cody the herd is about 30 miles off near the mountain. Once all the cattle are together the men will drive the herd back to the ranch and they will be shipped off to market in Kansas by rail.
Up ahead Cody is ready to set up camp for the night. A scenic view from the site with the river on their right and the mountain in the distance. Rooster begins to assemble his cooking wares and a camp fire is built between a circle of stones. A tripod is placed over the fire and a large black pot is hung from the tripod where Rooster will cook stew for the men with saltines and coffee. The ride on the trail has been hard as the cowboys have covered 8 miles today. Tomorrow they will cover more miles as they will get an early start. After chow, Wayne gets his sleeping gear from his horse and rolls it out on the ground, his head hardly hits the saddle which he is using for a pillow and he's asleep.
Daybreak comes way to early for the men. Cody hollows out " O.K. you sleeping beauties rise and shine its time to work!" Coffee and bacon are waiting for the men at the chow wagon. After chow Cody says " Men listen up today we are going to be riding through some bad territory, Keep your eyes and ear open. Be aware and stay sharp!" " We may encounter some hustlers.
The men have been out riding toward the mountain for about two hours when they see a rider carrying a white flag riding toward them. Cody halts the men and tells them to stay sharp this could be a trap. The rider comes on in where the trail hands are waiting with hands near their guns. Once face to face with Cody the rider announces that his gang has robbed the stage coming from Kansas and have Mr Baron's daughter at their hideout. $1,000 dollars in gold and we will release her, if I'm not back with them in two hours she will be shot, you have two days to get us the money or she dies!!
WILL SOMEONE SAVE CARLITIA !!
COME BACK TOMORROW !!!!
Wayne's head was full of excitement as he rode back to the ranch. On his arrival at the bunk house he would report to Matt Cody, as preparations were in progress to get ready for the cattle drive. " Hey Wayne, come over here I want to show you our cowboys." The man over at the chuck wagon is our cook, Rooster. The three guys loading the supply wagon are, the big one is Walt, he's been with us forever, next to him is the joker of the bunch, Ralph, and up in the wagon is one of our new hands Colt. We have several more men that should be arriving at anytime. The BIG BOSSMAN has three children two sons who are back East at school and one daughter who is visiting relatives in Kansas. Several hours later the other cowhands arrive and the gang heads out to the range for the round up.
Tough work lies ahead for the men. Most of the cattle stay together but some will stray off from the main herd. New born calfs with be rounded up and will be branded with the Bar B iron. According to Cody the herd is about 30 miles off near the mountain. Once all the cattle are together the men will drive the herd back to the ranch and they will be shipped off to market in Kansas by rail.
Up ahead Cody is ready to set up camp for the night. A scenic view from the site with the river on their right and the mountain in the distance. Rooster begins to assemble his cooking wares and a camp fire is built between a circle of stones. A tripod is placed over the fire and a large black pot is hung from the tripod where Rooster will cook stew for the men with saltines and coffee. The ride on the trail has been hard as the cowboys have covered 8 miles today. Tomorrow they will cover more miles as they will get an early start. After chow, Wayne gets his sleeping gear from his horse and rolls it out on the ground, his head hardly hits the saddle which he is using for a pillow and he's asleep.
Daybreak comes way to early for the men. Cody hollows out " O.K. you sleeping beauties rise and shine its time to work!" Coffee and bacon are waiting for the men at the chow wagon. After chow Cody says " Men listen up today we are going to be riding through some bad territory, Keep your eyes and ear open. Be aware and stay sharp!" " We may encounter some hustlers.
The men have been out riding toward the mountain for about two hours when they see a rider carrying a white flag riding toward them. Cody halts the men and tells them to stay sharp this could be a trap. The rider comes on in where the trail hands are waiting with hands near their guns. Once face to face with Cody the rider announces that his gang has robbed the stage coming from Kansas and have Mr Baron's daughter at their hideout. $1,000 dollars in gold and we will release her, if I'm not back with them in two hours she will be shot, you have two days to get us the money or she dies!!
WILL SOMEONE SAVE CARLITIA !!
COME BACK TOMORROW !!!!
::sitting on the edge of my seat::
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