Mistaken
Identity
Sheridan was sitting at the back table at the Long Branch, downing
one shot after another,. When Matt walked in ...spotting him. Walking slowly towards him.. and pulling out
a chair and sitting down ….Look, Sheridan .. you can’t blame yourself for what
happened here,… you had no way of knowing this would happen to Kitty,… and she
would tell you that herself ,.. and will when she has the chance…. Nodding ,…
Jay looked up at Matt,.. ya’ know Marshal ,.. I’ve made a lot of enemies in my
life and always worried about protecting Elizabeth from being a target ,.. for
Revenge on me… for anyone out there … but… Matt quickly raised up his hand in acknowledgement… Sheridan, your preaching
to the choir… You don’t have to tell me what that is Like … Kitty has been the
target …many a times … for ways to get at me because of my Job as Marshal……..
They both shuck their heads, and together said ,.. “And yet they stay with our
sorry souls!” Matt can I buy you a
Drink? Jay asked. Sure Why not… Doc kicked me out! Say ,.. can you tell me what this might
have been about , anyway?... well ,Jay started , as he poured , them both
another drink…. Matt I’m a mean Business man … and a Meaner Gambler… Poker mostly?
And Way I figure it is I cleaned these fella’s out pretty good … and
wasn’t real nice about it! And as I
think about it and if I remember it correctly … They did remark on it.. that
I’d pay big time for it… just didn’t pay um’ no mind at the time … guess I can
put away sum’ whiskey too!? As you can
see ! Matt, I’m real sorry Miss Russell got
caught up in My troubles! I sure hope I
can make it up to you both ?
Night was falling, and Doc was sitting quietly by Kitty’s
bedside , reading ,.. as he watched her sleeping … realizing he had been on the
same page for an hour,.. he couldn’t help but think ,.. what she must have went
thru at the hands of these men out there … it hurt him to think something like
this could happen again…. How many times can one woman suffer this horror in
one lifetime? This Beautiful woman before him ,.. looking so bruised and
battered ,.. and frail,.. was like a daughter to him… and has always be one of
if now the strongest woman he has ever known…. It broke his heart to see her
hurt like this again…. Then while in deep thought ,.. he heard, a slight
moan,.. and then a deep utter, Currrrrly….
Then in a swift motion,... shhhhh… now just you be still. Young lady… before you hurt something here….Trying to
laugh , oh, you mean there’s something that don’t already , hurt …on me? Yeah Honey I know ,.. but that’s what
happens when you go for a swim in shallow water…. Huffing … a swim … ? Curly… How’d I get here? Oh, That Big Lug … you care about so much
brought you in Doc said Chuckling,… and
Festus’ …. Matt? She repeated. Yeah … But I chased him out of here so you
could get some rest….. and those …then she shut her eyes… not able to
finish. In Jail, Doc answered. Curly?
What is it Honey? He asked. Did I
….. Did you what Honey? There was one ,.. I fought with …. He tried
to … and I … I hit him… with .. with something … I don’t know what ….. is he
….now tears began to fill her eyes….. Doc, slid over and sat on the side of the
bed,.. Now Honey … holding her hand,.. I want to tell you something … and I
want you to listen … I don’t want you to worry about what happened out there ,..
I just want you to concentrate on getting well ,.. do you hear me… That is
Doctor’s orders… Do You Understand that
… with tears trickling down her
cheeks … she nodded.
When , Doc , stood … he kissed her atop her head,.. Now I
want you to rest,… More Doctor’s order’s… Hey, Doc, is your patient up for a
visitor?, Matt said standing in the doorway,.. before Doc could object, kitty ,
spoke up,… Absolutely Cowboy!,… in a deep husky voice….. reaching out her hand
….
As he walked towards her she noticed his shoulder in a sling,
and tried to sit up… saying … Oh Cowboy! What on earth,… but the pain in
her side stopped her,… Ouch! She quickly
grabbed her side…. Oh no you don’t young lady … you stay put! … nodding her head,… Ok!... Matt? What happened
…? Kit, it’s nothing Honestly…, just
a scratch! Now raising her brow,…
Curly? He raised both hands , and
looked at Matt and said … you’re on your own Marshal! And left the room… Kit , Ok .. look I was ambush … when I was
transporting the prisoner to Hayes .
it was a Thru and Thru… no big Deal…
how many times has that happened? Huh?
Now with Sad Pouty Eyes,.. Oh Cowboy ,… and then you had to come and
find me? I’m Sorry… com’ere … Lie here with me…. Ahhh Kit … Doc will have a Cow! Let
me worry bout’ Doc! She patted the spot
beside her…. He gently slid beside her as she sid up against him … snuggling up
in his arms… as not to hurt him…. I feel 100% better… this is all the medicine
I need!
Lying there for what seemed like hours,… Maybe was,…
Cowboy?... do you know who those men were? Yeah, Kit,… Just some Men that Jay
Sheridan , Beat at Poker,.. and they didn’t take to kindly to it … wanted pay
back… knew his wife was a Redhead,… and saw you talking to him… so ? You Sure Bout’ That Cowboy?, Now he look at her questioning like…. Kitty is there something
else..? Well it’s just that when I was
alone with the one named Wes,.. he was yelling at me about how you sent him to prison for five years,
and how he blamed you for him losing his woman … so he wanted to take from you
… suddenly she stopped….not wanting to tell him what Wes was going to do to
her… any way … he also said you put his Brother in prison… Well, Kit,.. I don’t know… But I think you
should get some sleep … Stay with me Cowboy,… Sure I will … snuggling ,.. I
Love you Cowboy! I Love you Honey!
TBC
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