4th of July Surprise..Pt.9

                                                                                     PT.9
                                                                           4th of July Surprise

Trevor and Jay were getting restless… waiting for word on weather or not … anyone was on their trail…
Lily/Amelia was suppose to get word to them… Kitty was also getting restless.. Not knowing what was going to happen?…..   Night was now falling  and it had been two days.. and she was hoping that by now
Matt would have figured she was missing, ..or was Jay right and Matt did believe the note?   Oh Kitty, she thought to herself… don’t be a fool.. He’s come looking for you ..even when you told him where you were going….    I’ve just got to find a way out of here…I’ve just got to!  She repeated over and over to herself.
Trevor and Jay were aweful quiet in the next room…   She peeked out the door to see where they were…
They were both leaning back in chairs by the door resting.. with their eyes closed… but she wasn’t sure if they were sleeping or not…. But she had to take a chance… tip toeing across the room to the window…
Opening it very gently…. Climbing up onto the sill  ….swinging herself out the window… falling onto the ground in the dark.. OUCH!     Standing up brushing herself off…Damn, that hurt!   Now, which way?
She grabbed up two handfuls of her skirt… and just took off running…having no idea where she was going……   running up and over a hill so fast.. not being able to see a thing tripping and rolling all the way down to the bottom….AWWWEEE!…OUCHHHHHHH!…….Damn It!….   She sat down pulled back her shirt looked at her leg….There was blood running.. it was a bad gash… Great!.. just what I need now? Ripping a piece of her slip tying it around the cut to stop the bleeding… then getting back on her feet…Ok Kitty she said to herself…I don’t know where you are Girl ,but, I can sure think of a name for it…  Oh, Cowboy.. I sure wish you were here!  

Trevor woke …thinking he heard horses… Hey! Jay wake up…wake up!…Jay almost falling off his chair..
What?.. What? ….  What wrong?   Horses.. Somebody’s coming… they both jumped up.. ran to the window …they could see the shadow of rider’s … Maybe, She finally made it?.. but who’s with her?
As the Horses, came closer… Trevor, looked at Jay …But, she’s got that Marshal with her.. and another cowboy too.!   Jay, Get that woman we may need her for bargaining with…. When Jay opened the door to the back room he yelled …she’s gone!  Trevor turned quickly.. What‘da mean she gone?  
Just what I said … Red’s Gone!     Damn she’s quiet !    Now what are we gonna do? Trevor said.  
Why’d she bring that Marshal here? Jay asked.    Now we’ll have to Kill him!     Where do you think Red. got off to ?…Trevor said stretching his chin.  it’s aweful dark out there… some animal probably  git er’    Well, she should’a stayed put. Jay answered.   Jay looked out the window…and yelled: Amelia, that you?   Yeah…It’s me….  And I have Marshal Dillon with me.  And His Deputy.      Don’t shoot….

When Lily/Amelia ,Matt and Festus  began to dismount their horses…Trevor.. shot out the window.
Matt pushed Lily to the ground.. and returned fire.. several shot went back and forth…Matt her a sound that let him know he had hit one of them.  Then he hollered for the other to throw out his gun.. But he began to fire on Matt ..you won’t take me alive….   Amelia you’re a trader.. I’ll kill you myself!   I had no choice..
Jay he found us out.. from the sheriff in  San Antonio.   He knows everything Jay.. everything! 
I’ll kill the Redhead Marshal!…   Kelly!  You won’t leave here alive if you touch one hair on her head…
Then, Matt yelled out to Kitty,… Kitty are you OK?    But, not getting a response… worried him….
 

Kitty could hear the shots being fired… she figured they now knew she was gone.. so she thought it best to hide.. Till she knew how close they were to finding her?   She was tired and her leg was hurting bad…
Thinking to herself “I know I’ve done this before ,but, I was a lot younger“…rolling her eyes and shrugging her shoulders.   She could hear the howl of an animal.. Perhaps a Wolf.. or Coyote?  It was an extremely hot night.    

Festus’ stay with her… Matt said . I’m gonna around the side… and if she moves or says anything…
Festus’ just gave Lily/Amelia a look… that apparently she didn’t like… so, she just sat on a rock…
I’ll just sit here ok?  She said looking at him making a strange face.    Matt snuck around the side of the house.. He noticed the open window.. And noticed a small piece of material.. stuck on a nail.  It matched the material of Kitty’s dress.   This was a bit of a relief .. He figured she snuck out. But now he was worried..
Because now…where was she?… and was she ok?   He too heard the Howling of the animals.
And he still didn’t know if they had hurt her in any way.    Matt managed to slip in the open window…
And slowly open the door and catch Jay by surprise…. He was trying to bandage a bullet wound ..
Matt or Festus had hit him during the gun fire as well….    When Matt surprised him they both fired..
Hitting one another… Matt’s Wound was just a shoulder wound…. Jay Kelly was Dead. As was Trevor Clark.    Festus came running Calling out to Matt….    Matthew!  Matthew!   Festus I’m alright…
You been hit! …yeah but it not serious.. Matt said. Miz Kitty is she alright?  She’s not here Festus.
She must have got out?     Lily/Amelia was standing in the doorway… resourceful isn’t she?
You just better hope she isn’t hurt.. And that we find her?   Matthew, You think Miz Kitty is out there all alone?  Yeah Festus I do.      But we’ll find her if it takes all night.        We’ll do ur Matthew .
Lily/Amelia blow out a buff of air … your kidding me? Right?    No I’m not .. This was your doing so no matter how long it take … we’re gonna find her!    Terrific!.. she remarked.   


                                                                             TBC