Pt.15
“Always”
Matt, Frank, Frank Jr. and Festus’…had been riding for well over a day without stopping…even through the night… finally they had to stop… they decided to make camp…night fall would be in less then a hour…
Frank could tell.. Matt was distracted by more then just finding Mary? Sure he was worried about Beth with the baby coming… But it wasn’t that!…? He’d known Matt was too long and could read him all too well… No this was different…? He had watched him when he asked, kitty about the note Festus’ gave her? And the short Glib answer…she gave him… Nah. .Frank knew how to read Kitty almost as well as he could read Matt! And she was Not telling something! But, There had to be a damn good reason… these two don’t keep secrets….these two are too well connected.. “Always”! This was one thing he always admired in them…may physically be Two People?.. but they work with One Mind ,One Heart, One Soul! And he knew he saw pain in her eyes when she was reading that note… and he knows Matt saw it Too!
Festus’ broke off from the group…taking Ruth and riding out …looking to figure what would be their best route to take….he knew Matt relied on his excellent tracking skills…
Frank Jr. with hot coffee in hand came up …Uncle Matt…stretching out his hand.. offering him a cup…
Thanks Frankie… Mind if I set..? No sure sit…Gosh son you have grown… Uncle Matt, We’re gonna find Mary you know? Matt just nodded… She finishes school this year.. isn’t that right? Yeah.. seems so…
But, I’m sure Kitty will have some plan for her to see …oh…France or…. Frankie dropped his head…Oh?
Matt shifted his eyes, to notice Frankie’s disappointment.. In his comment… Snickering under his breath…
Well, I guess your Right…Aunt Kitty probably has a lot of plans for Mary..? Being a young Lady and all?
I guess I wasn’t thinking proper.. You know about Women things.. and such…. Matt couldn’t bring himself to say anything… Just off a ways.. Frank was overhearing the whole conversation… coming in for the big save so to speak…Hey any of that Coffee still Hot..? Frankie jumped.. sure Pop! I get you some…Frank looked at Matt and just smiled… Well.. Son, maybe you should start getting’ us set to bed down for the night.. we’ll be startin’ at first light…. Sure Pop! And he left them alone…
Thanks Frank for the save! Matt, you were squirming there… Yeah , This having Daughter’s thing…? Well…I’m still learning… Kitty’s better with it! Frank just laughed. Boys are just as Bad!
Matt… My Boy has carried a torch for Little Mary…fur…. Waving a hand up.. Reardon?.. don’t know that I wanna have this talk?… laughing again…,Come’on Dillon? They’re grownin’ up…! Yeah I know but…. Hey look we have Good Kids Matt! And I couldn’t think of and Better choice of a Girl ….. For My boy.. then a Girl you and Kitty raised. You two have been my family….Yeah, But I think Kitty has Plans for Mary… Oh, you mean she doesn’t want her little girl to latch onto a Cowboy like her Momma?
Frank,. .First.. light comes early… let’s get some shut-eye? I still say Kitty should have tossed you and choose me…Laughing… Matt just furrowed his brow. Enough of that!
Somewhere in Harrisonville, Missouri
After riding for a long while.. Kitty repeatedly.. kept asking… who are you?.. What do you want? Where are we going? What is all this about? Where is Mary? Finally….now really angry……Why won’t you answer Me!? Then grabbing the reins of the carriage. .in attempts to stop them…DAMN IT! Look at me…. Before Kitty realized what happened….A slap came across her face!… you don’t have to scream at me…. I see we have a temper? She took back the reins… I guess this temper of yours is what got you in this position in the first place..? What Position?…Kitty screamed! Lower your tone with me…the woman said. She spoke with a very monitone manner … she was much younger then Kitty…, Kitty was trying to place if she may know her from her past.. Maybe someone who felt crossed?… someone who had maybe worked for her, that she fired? But no.. nothing familiar… finally… Look , can we just stop this game? Just tell me what you want?.. is it money? What? Mary’s just a child?. .A Young Girl.. she’s never hurt anyone… the young woman let out a Huff… Mary! I couldn’t care less about this Mary! She was just Bait! If I had her.. I knew you’d come…! And I was right ..here you are… Yes here I am..Kitty replied. So, now what?… what is it you want with me? Oh,,.. Nothing much …Nothing much at all…
You have children right?…yes.. But you know that already. .Kitty said sarcastically. Now with a nasty smirk… well, I’m going to do for them…what you, …You nasty Witch Did for me! Hey , Wait one minute? What did I do to you..? Kitty sad now with her back up. Made me an Orphan!.. you took My Father from me! …Now Eyes wide open as they pulled up to a Ranch house… What? What are you talking about? Now Kitty had her by the shoulders… she pulled away…get down.. get inside…
As they went inside the house…the young woman went to a door unlocked it and said you, come out of there…now! Mary came to the door-way….when she saw Kitty she ran to her starting to cry….
Momma!… Mary Sweetheart.. are you alright? Shaking her head…yes. Momma what’s going on here?
Momma who is this woman? Mary honey ..I don’t know …but, don’t you worry…I’m going to take care of this…your going to be ok…I promise! Shhhhh! Oh, Isn’t that just Sweet…your going to take care of everything…? I’ll bet that was she always says and does…isn’t that right Mary? Mary didn’t answer.
Then she yelled …ISN”T THAT RIGHT MARY? Mary began to shake more…Yes… Momma takes good care of me.. And our family… Why do you want to hurt us? Momma and I don’t even know you..
Look at you …what do you know? You spoiled little brat…. Don’t know what it is not to be without..?
Always had a Momma…she always loved you?…. Then Mary sat up…. Yeah sort’a The young woman stopped.. What..? Sort’a? well, My first Mother…was young…she didn’t want me…well couldn’t keep me, Then my Daddy, helped her when he found her… Momma was gonna keep me… Wait you just said she couldn’t?… no I mean this Momma was going to keep me.. But then she knew a woman who lost her Husband and child, and thought she could give me a better chance at a life… Ok and then What? Well, then Momma Maylee, she became ill when I was a teenager ,about 15.. But This Momma was always a part of My life growing up…and Momma Maylee wanted her to take me when she passed . Kitty just listened…hearing the love in the way Mary portrayed how her life played out… But now , Yes , My Parents, My Momma and Daddy Now… I Love them.. And I know They Love Me…And I’m so sorry if you didn’t or don’t have that in your life ,because everyone should… But, I won’t apologize.. For The Love of a Wonderful Family! Kitty wrapped her arms around Mary…trying not to let her tears show….
Did something terrible happen to you ..or your family? Did you lose your family? Mary asked.
The young woman,.. Scowled.. at Kitty…then looked back at Mary….. Yes Mary!
My Mother died when I was a little girl…I was 6 years old. Father put me in Boarding School…
But he did visit? Right… and you did visit him? Some when he had time. But that won’t happen anymore! Did you lose him too?, Mary asked her with sympathy. No, Not Lost.. He was Taken.
Mary, Now looking Shocked… Kitty partially wanting her to go on ,but partially not…
Mary… Your Momma …. MURDERED… My Father!
TBC
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