The
Longest Journey
Pt.
2
Matt froze at the stage door, Carl tell me what happened!,
Well Marshal , these two came out of nowhere,.. and I just
gave ‘um the Locked box… Carl , get to the part about Kitty! Oh, yeah, they were gonna just
leave but then , Miss Kitty,.. well,
Miss Kitty hollered to me .. to see what was going on…see it was real
dusty so I had her close the shades.. but, when they heard her.. well, they pulled her out! Then , the one
fella’ thought he recognized her? He
said he been in Dodge and he knew she was from the Long Branch. Then he told the other fella’ she was your
Woman! They both laughed… then forced
her onto the horse wit’um Marshal they
had a gun to my head! He said he was
gonna have …
Never mind Carl! I’m real sorry
Marshal …. Festus’ get my horse will ya?
I git r Mathew,. .be here directly! Carl?, where exactly were you when this
happened? Just crossing the Missouri boarder..
Matt through a small bag together, Festus’ I need you too… I
be com’in wit you Matthew! No Festus’ I need you here. Not sure how long I’ll be? Before long he was off and riding as hard as
he could…..
Will you Please slow down ?
Kitty yelled at the man who’s horse she was riding on. And Take your hands off me! Now Looky here lil’ Miss, you in
no position to give orders,.. she was struggling to free herself from his
grip… You know we won’t get far..,
I’ll only slow you down.. you can leave
me here.. someone will find me..? and you can
go on… But we ain’t had ur fun yet ..
? What?
She said looking at them , trying to size them up. You know I’ll be missed?... I’m expected in Dodge on the Noon stage? Yeah, that Big Marshal will be ‘a Missing ya
Huh? Now laughing at her. No, !
He’s been away…he don’t even know I’m coming in.., but when he finds
out…he’ll , still laughing, He’ll come
to get you? Yes, and it won’t be good
for you both! Well now then this is
just right… you be the bait! What? She
said again. You be the bait, and when
he comes looking fur ya… we got’um! Then you’ll be a bit sad...cause, he’ll be
DEAD! And then , well, we ain’t figured
what we do with you just yet?
They finally stopped for a rest, pulling her off the horse,
and tying her to a tree. As he was
tying her up, he kept sliding his hands down her neck and touching her ... over
her blouse… GET YOUR HANDS OFF ME!
Now, Now Honey Me and Pike here , we not so bad,… and
you know just how to take good care of us fella’s you run that there
Saloon… I SAID DON”T TOUCH ME!
She was struggling to free herself from the ropes. As he tried to kiss her , she turned her
face away…Settle down now.. this won’t be so hard on ya if you be nice!... Be
Nice? Your animals! quickly he slapped
her backhanded. Now I guess we just gonna have to learn ya !
Matt was riding hard, he knew they didn’t have to much head
start on him, maybe a day or so? He
came across a few folks in wagons, they were part of a wagon train headed for
California. They had stopped to make camp, they told him that they saw two men
and a woman riding… but didn’t know she was in any trouble? Matt explained to the wagon master what had
happened... Marshal , if there’s
anything we can do?.. just ask. Matt
left to head on ….
Stopping in the nearest town, he found a sheriff, and explained the
situation.. and switched horses.. to give Buck a break. Also changing his clothes, as to hide
himself from plain view.
One of the men with Kitty,
was coming down with some sort of illness, but didn’t want to stop they
were supposed to meet up with a few other’s . Kitty didn’t sleep much , not trusting either
one of them. Hey, Your friend there
.., what wrong with him? She was
trying to feel them out a bit.
Ahhh shucks, he just a little poorly!
He brought her over some beans and rolls.. you hungry ? here it ain’t fancy but? Course I am , but I can’t eat tied up like this
you know? Well, I guess I kin let
you loose fur a bit… but don’t you go doin’ nothing sneaky..ya hear? I hear you!
She said with a smirk.
It was dark, she ate slowly to buy some time, keeping her
eyes on them the whole time. Your
friend Pike? He looks pretty sick! He’s a bit fevered. But don’t you go
worrying you self about him none. Oh
believe me I’m not worried. But he
needs some rest…and… and what you some kind’a Doctor too? No, but I’ve worked with one... and I know a really sick man when I see
one! Kitty was hoping to buy some
more time and slow them down some… she did, she had him convinced that his
friend couldn’t ride in his condition.
Mumbling to herself … Oh Cowboy
I wish you knew what was going on? And
come find me! She was getting more
and more tired…
After about a day of sitting at this make-shift camp , Matt
wasn’t far from their trail…
It was just before daybreak, when both men had fallen off to
sleep, and Kitty heard a ruffling in the trees. Not sure who it could be , she watch
carefully she could hear a horse , but
not see it just yet, but , she could also hear what sounded like footstep
ruffling through the trees.
It was Hot and she was exhausted, But, she thought she saw a shadow, then
watched….Coming through the bushes and trees she saw a rather large Man. Then, realized , this could be help!
TBC
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