Montana Cowboy Family by Linda Ford

Author:Linda Ford
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-09-08T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Logan rode toward home. Sadie hadn’t invited him to join them for supper. He told himself that was okay. After all, she had laundry to finish, perhaps ironing to do. She had the children to care for. Saturday-night baths.

He would have helped her if she had asked.

How had the day gone from bad to good to bad again? When he’d returned from Wolf Hollow and told Sadie his disappointing news, he felt the two of them were finally united in what they wanted for the children—safety and security. The feeling had grown by huge leaps when they had gathered around the swing. It had wavered a bit when Beth raced off, but when Sadie returned and looked like she might melt into his arms he thought the day couldn’t get any better if it had rained pennies from heaven.

Then she’d stiffened and it seemed she might run to the house just as Beth had done.

Beth’s words banged around inside his head. Too soon. Was he guilty of expecting too much too soon?

Which raised a question he could not answer. What did he expect?

He was almost home and sat on the knoll overlooking the ranch, studying the place. Home. Family. The words ran round inside his head like panicked calves. He shook off the confusion and galloped the last few yards to the barn.

Conner glanced up at his approach. “Someone trying to catch you?”

Logan swung down from his horse. “Nope. Just anxious to be home.”

“Little hard to believe that when you find every excuse to be away. You spending all your time with that little schoolteacher?”

Logan unsaddled Brewster as he considered his answer. “I’m not gone all the time. Besides, I’m only trying to get the schoolhouse finished as quickly as possible.” He waited a second, then added hastily, “And find Mr. Weiss so the children can be reunited with their father.”

Conner leaned against the nearest post, watching.

Logan knew his brother had something to say and would say it in his own good time. He began to brush his horse down.

Conner sighed. “Doesn’t it seem like the man would be looking for his kids, not the other way around?”

Logan straightened and stretched his neck muscles. “Unless the man is injured, being held hostage, or any number of things.”

“Like dead?”

“Yeah, that’s one possibility.” He told Conner what he’d found out at Wolf Hollow.

“If the man is dead, what happens to the children? Won’t the authorities find relatives? Or put them in an orphanage?”

“You think that would be better than leaving them with Sadie?” He hadn’t meant to sound so defensive, but Conner had pointed his finger on the very thought that had been plaguing Logan. If he found out for certain Mr. Weiss was dead, what then? Sadie would never forgive him if he had any part in taking the children away. And he couldn’t blame her.

“Nope. But don’t suppose my opinion counts a whole lot.”

“Well, Jesse is the sheriff and he’s practically family. Wouldn’t we be able to

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