Patriot's Heart by Marzec Penelope;

Author:Marzec, Penelope;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Christian Fiction, inspirational fiction, Clean and Wholesome Novels, Religion and Spirituality
Publisher: Pelican Book Group
Published: 2019-03-18T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

Agnes narrowed her eyes while her hand slid inside her pocket to clasp her knife, but reason warred with her reaction. The weapon would do little good against the two men if they wrested it away from her. Setting her mouth in a grim line, she kept the small blade in its place and moved toward Edwin.

“Jonas, attack!” Margaret’s yell came from behind the bushes on their right.

Startled, Agnes turned at the sound of her sister’s strident order. Their massive pig ran at Obadiah before he had time to aim his whip. Jonas let out a loud squeal before he crashed into the man. Obadiah hit the ground hard with the impact. All two hundred and fifty pounds of the hog stamped upon the man as he lay with his face in the dirt.

His brother laughed, but not for long. With one powerful movement, Edwin lifted his arm and threw a rock at Zeb, hitting him at the base of his skull. He crumbled to the ground, stunned and insensate.

Jonas grunted, picked up the whip with his teeth, and trotted toward the bushes with a happy grin. Margaret came out of hiding and wrapped her arms around the pig’s neck.

“You’re the smartest pig ever!” She led Jonas to Obadiah. “Guard!” she ordered the pig and pointed to Obadiah’s prostrate form.

Jonas nodded, grunted, and sat down beside Obadiah, placing his front feet on the man’s back. Margaret gave him an apple.

With her whole body shaking, Agnes stared at the fallen men. “What are we to do?” She wrung her hands together. She had no doubt they would strike back in a far more deadly fashion as soon as they woke from their stupors.

“Do you have any rope?” Edwin asked.

“I’ve a length of it in the forge.” Agnes picked up the crutches with her trembling hands and handed them to him. He gave her fingers a warm squeeze. Tears welled in her eyes, but she held them back. They were safe. For now.

“I know where the rope is,” Margaret piped up. “I’ll get it.” She gave Edwin the whip. “You can use this, too. Would you teach me to throw a rock like you did?”

“I would be honored to give you instructions in rock throwing if you showed me how to train a pig.” He nodded solemnly.

Margaret laughed as she skipped off toward the forge.

“Now I understand how David felt when he brought down Goliath. Jonas deserves a medal. My hat’s off to you, old boy. I apologize for thinking of you as a delicious baked ham.”

The pig grunted in reply.

Disturbing thoughts filled Agnes with dread. “Those men will stop at nothing.”

Edwin nodded. “I don’t doubt they murdered that poor drunken sot in the shed.”

Agnes bit her lip. Knowing right from wrong had become impossible. “The Zimmers are members of our local militia and the man who was killed was a Loyalist.”

“They cannot take the law into their own hands. They should be stopped before they do any more harm.”

“Due to the current state of affairs, they may never be arrested or even questioned.

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