Where There's a Will by Brenda Sinclair

Author:Brenda Sinclair
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: escaping the law, rancher and ranch life, independent young lady, female horse wrangler, solving a crime, disguised as a boy, frontier small town
ISBN: 9781926474236
Publisher: Brenda Mae Sinclair
Published: 2020-04-12T04:00:00+00:00

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Willow accompanied Leonard, Sawyer, Daniel and Adam to the Circle H Ranch later that morning. She huddled on the back seat of the rented conveyance as they rode up the long driveway leading to the main house, fearful of what she might discover when they reached their destination.

Daniel warned them that their sudden appearance on the ranch might be met with anything from disagreeable words to gunfire, and he and Sawyer sat on the carriage seat beside Leonard with several loaded firearms at their feet as a precaution. Adam rode in back with Willow, holding her hand and mumbling assurances that all would be well. If only she believed him. Nothing in her life had stayed the same since her father’s passing, but she still held out hope that her home would remain unchanged.

Soon the carriage pulled to a halt in front of the main house. Thankfully, their wood and stone home with the welcoming arch and twin hitching rails appeared the same as it ever had, and Willow hoped the inside remained clean and tidy. But her mama’s previously well-groomed flowerbeds were in a deplorable condition, overgrown with grass and filled with dead and rotting perennials.

She climbed down from the carriage with Adam’s assistance, taking a deep breath in preparation for what she might discover next. Their old dog, Joe, limped into view from around the corner of the house, wagging his tail when he spotted Leonard. The elderly canine barked and headed for his owner, collapsing on the ground at his side. Leonard dug the remains of a biscuit out of his pocket and the dog wolfed it down.

“That dog is starving,” Adam muttered.

“Joe barely has the energy to move, and why is he limping?” Willow added. “What is going on here?”

“We need to locate the foreman, if Clarence Pearson even kept him on.” Leonard headed toward the main horse barn with everyone following in his wake, but the dog remained where he was. “Red Sherman has worked for the Harrison family for years. If he was fired…”

Willow shook her head. “Red is such a nice man. I’ll never forgive that despicable man if he… there he is!” she shouted, pointing to the far corral.

All heads turned.

“Red!” Leonard called, waving.

A broad smile appeared on the foreman’s face and he hobbled toward them in his familiar bow-legged gait. “Well, look who’s back!”

Red and Leonard shook hands. “Son, you’re a sight for these old eyes. Worried I’d never see you again.”

“Thank you. I doubted I’d be back more times than I can count.” Leonard slapped the man on the back. “You’re still here. And thank goodness you are.”

Red removed his battered Stetson and slapped his leg with it. “That Pearson feller tried to run me off so many times, I’ve lost track. But I refused to leave, knowing every animal on the property needed me.”

“What do you mean?” Adam chimed in and stuck out his hand. “By the way, I’m Adam McLennon from Milestone, Montana.”

“Red Sherman. Nice to meet you.

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