Brothers in Blood by Dusty Richards

Author:Dusty Richards [Richards, Dusty]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Westerns
ISBN: 9780786031962
Google: wbviAAAAQBAJ
Goodreads: 18554516
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
Published: 2013-11-05T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 17

By dawn, Chet was up, dressed, and in the kitchen drinking coffee with Monica.

“What kinda trouble are you looking for today?” she asked.

“Are there any mice in the house?”

“No, I have a cat who stays around the house and gets them.”

“El Gato gets them all?”

“He’s neutered, so he don’t chase females.”

“I’ve seen him a time or two.”

“What else worries you?” She got up to peer in the oven, then sat back down.

“How are my ranches being run?”

“As good as if you were there. They know what to do and they do it. So you can go on another wild goose chase.”

“Getting that girl back home wasn’t a goose chase.”

“No, but if that family had any sense they could have trailed them to the border and jumped those bastardos themselves.”

“In other words, you think I can be replaced.”

“If I find someone can do that, I’ll send him to you. I’m looking hard, so she doesn’t panic every time you leave.”

“Oh, she doesn’t panic that much.”

“You don’t have to live with her when you’re gone.” She slid his plate in front of him.

He sure couldn’t solve this impasse with her. He’d better eat his eggs, potatoes, biscuits, and gravy, and shut up. And go see if those horses had ever arrived.

Jiminez saddled him a horse and he rode off for town by himself. Jesus needed some rest, so he let him sleep. His other men were coming with the horses. He only needed to check on things in town. Then see if the horses Rose was bringing from California had arrived.

He stopped and drank coffee with Jenn. Valerie asked him about Cole.

“He’s fine. Bringing our horses back. He’ll be here in a few days.”

“Good,” she said, and nodded, smuglike. “We’ve been talking. He’s a pretty swell guy.”

“I think so.”

She winked at him and disappeared toward the kitchen.

“You think she’s got a winner?” Jenn asked when she was out of sight.

“He walks on his boot soles. Been a bachelor a long enough time.”

“I guess she could do worse.”

“Lots worse.”

“I got the word, your nephew ran away again?”

“JD can do what he wants. But, yeah, he left his brother up there on top.”

“What ails him?”

“That I can’t imagine, nor can I nail his foot to the floor.”

“Oh, I know. Young people get so restless. I learned that the hard way.”

“How is Bonnie?”

“She’s still here. But I’m afraid her life is too boring. Same disease as JD has, I think.”

“I was so damn busy holding our ranch together, I never had a chance to be bored.”

“She worries me, like he does you. But I don’t know anything else I can do for her.”

“There are those like Reg who lost a wife and picked up the pieces. JD’s different. But any way I can help, let me know.”

“Mister Byrnes! Mister Byrnes!” A boy raced into the café. “They said you were in town. I have a telegram for you from the Marshal in Tucson.”

“Here, let me read it.” The message covered two sheets, so Chet unfolded them and began reading.

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