Ranch Life is Great by Malone Misty

Author:Malone, Misty [Malone, Misty]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Blushing Books
Published: 2016-08-14T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

It was extremely difficult, but Elsie managed to stay off her foot for the next couple of days. On the following day, right after breakfast as Cade was carrying her into the sitting room for the morning, Sheriff Fitch made another appearance. Cade sent Wyatt out to get the men started on the day's work, while he invited the sheriff into the sitting room to hear the latest news.

As soon as Sheriff Fitch was seated and Cade was seated next to his wife, he looked over the sheriff. "Good news or bad?"

"I'll let you decide. Deputy Tillman went to the surrounding towns, looking for the telegraph office that sent the telegram to cancel the order to go to the Wintock Mercantile. He had some luck. The operator at the telegraph office in Springdale said he sent the telegram. The man that sent it said he was Harold Stone."

"Could he describe the man?" Cade asked.

"That's where our luck ran out. He said he really couldn’t remember. He didn't remember ever seeing him before, but the man said he had just taken over Wintock's Mercantile in Sherman, so he didn't question it. He had heard about Henry and Velma, so he didn't question someone new running the store. He said he seemed to remember the man being tall, but that was all he could recall about him."

"Ralph is definitely tall," Elsie said.

"He certainly is," Sheriff Fitch agreed, "as are a good number of other people. I agree that certainly makes me question Ralph a little more, but it's not enough to serve as any kind of evidence in and of itself."

Cade nodded in agreement. "Did you talk to Ralph?"

"I did. I told him I had stopped over to talk to him and he was gone. I said his son said he was visiting a friend in a nearby town. He immediately said it must have been the day he visited George Preston in Ironton. I asked about George Preston, who he is, how he met him, and where he lives. He said he was a friend in Philadelphia, who moved out here just a few years ago. He said he lived on the far end of Ironton, a couple doors down from the livery. He asked why I was asking all these questions. I didn't want to put them on alert yet, in case it wasn't him, so I told him I had a friend named Leo Preston, who was also from Philadelphia, but I lost track of him, and I wondered if they could be related."

"Did he believe you?"

"I think so. He told me more about George's family, and said he was a friendly sort of man. He said he was sure George wouldn't mind my stopping in and asking about Leo. He asked why I stopped in that day last week, and I told him I just wanted to check and see if he's feeling better and to tell them if they needed anything, to feel free to ask. He thanked me, and I left.

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