1 comments/ 4173 views/ 0 favorites LongWood Fourth Hunt Day 05-06 By: emap Wake on this day tired, the Pinkerton men set up watch for an attack at night. Each time they change watch or move about I would wake and point pistol at. Dan only groan when I move to get up so I reckon he is just as tired. Still it is time to be up, though reckon no hunt on this day, best to not scare the soldiers. Once am dressed head for the fire and get it going then check on what we have left over. Got a fair amount of chili remain, along with mess of egg, bacon, even have a couple onion left. Ponder for moment on then decide combine all to make tortilla wrap. Not that I do yet, most still sleep asides one Pinkerton man who come over to sit by the fire with. "Apologies on disturbing your sleep, we find it best to not rely on wake at a noise." "Work well for Dan and me." He snorts and nods. "Reckon so, part of our training, always have a man aware unless there is no way. On occasion only one agent is assigned to something, though not often." "Always wear suit?" "Always in a suit unless we are blending in as part of investigation." "This is what happen afore there is bounty paper?" He nods and smiles. "Yes, bounty are filed for known law breakers, usual get named by those who know him. Not all however so those need to be investigated. Fairly often a name is supplied by a sheriff or rail worker who meets the fella. Sometimes a Pinkerton investigation is called for and we need to blend to get name and where they are or will be." Gwen comes and sits by the fire, gets joined by Martin just a little after. "No hunt today?" Shake head. "Reckon better to not spook them with a shot, asides town right there." Gwen looks and nods. "Reckon that is in the right, town after can get on the train to Longwood." "So what are we doing for vittles?" Look at Martin, Gwen look at Martin then we both giggle. "Reckon Gwen help make tortilla then cook egg and onion with bacon and the chili left." Gwen ponder on for a moment then nods. "Sounds like right fine vittles there." Rest of camp start get up now so reckon best to get move on for vittles. Gwen get to handle cook egg while Martin hand over onion and bacon. Cut that up right quick and drop in egg pan then get to work on make tortilla. Heating up third tortilla when soldier camp light up with fire, reckon on them not being shut eye whole time. Send Apache to keep look on approach to camp, just in case. Working on ninth tortilla when Gwen add in chili remain to egg. Then we start hand out plates, perhaps we wrong term, Gwen make Martin pass out plate. Gwen fill tortilla and wrap up then give plate to Martin to hand out, he go to Apache first. Finally finish make enough tortilla, at least reckon so. Take plate of three tortilla wrap to Dan and hand to him as sit. Dan look at plate then me as grab out a tortilla. "I knew it, you are trying to fatten me like Mr. Johnson." Snort and giggle. "No Dan, reckon on share third tortilla." Gwen is giggling. "Like as not do up another closed wrap sack with what is left." Nod then eye town and sigh. "Reckon on stop in town, need get meat." "New horse for me." Look up at Dan and sigh then lean against. "Better lose horse than husband." Husband puts his arm around. "Reckon the same though is drain on pinto to carry us both." Pinto snort so look up at Dan and grin. "Pinto no agree." Dan snorts and chuckles, no talk just go back to vittles. Dan chow down most of third tortilla then I help Gwen make more close wrap tortilla and put in sack. Once done with that we pack up camp then join on horse and head for the soldier camp. They are pack up as we are so no think much on since did say all free to ride on. Notice they leave horse for dead so all is right in land as we get closer. At least until we get passable close to them while they move to leave, two shoot. Have Winchester in hand so bring up right quick and shoot one. Then Dan is dropping off pinto. "Janet go after them, shoot any that shoot at you." Look at Dan for moment then Martin goes past while shoot. "Careful Dan, may have left some life here." Dan nods then ushers me on so urge pinto in to chase. At least Martin no far ahead, catch up with him right quick. Also shoot one more as catch up to Martin. He is shoot as well then we pass the first dead off fleeing shoot. Pinkerton man catch, same one was in war so unsure on if should but no say against, soldier are proud like warrior. More come back to shoot at us, a few even slow down to get better shoot. I shoot one right away, second is shot by Pinkerton man who is say something. No hear since am singing luck song as reload and shoot last of the slow down shoot men. Martin shoot another now so there are two still riding behind wagon. Wagon is going fast, reckon on snap axle if hit bump. Two soldier behind do odd thing then, they speed up and go around. Well know what they mean, leave wagon and try get away, no let get away so urge pinto to faster. Pinto toss head then lower and we go sprint now, pinto fast horse since leave Martin and Pinkerton man behind. Catch up to wagon and move around with Martin yelling something, would reckon at me though no hear. Still sing and am intent on catching soldier who wish still rob and kill. Catch up front of wagon and find gal that crouch over soldier almost take knife to. Nod at her and wave hand so she slow the wagon down and I keep go. No let the soldier get away, we have bounty and if they mean to continue am supposed to shoot down all. Start catch up so shoot away, down one then am reload while two shoot back. Bullet whistle past then am reload so bring up rifle rest of way and shoot. This one fall away then reload to find most drop rifle. Good though still have one with rifle so shoot him then we are getting in to the town. The soldier who drop rifle slow down so I do same then catch up to them. Still have Winchester out so they is nervous, do understand why so smile at them. "If promise no more rob and kill then collect rifle, wait for wagon. Have enough dead to fill bounty." "Where are we to go?" Shrug at the man who ask. "Anywhere want. War over, most no hold against you for fighting south." "If'n got a volunteer need a deputy here and the lot of you are conscripted to help collect the dead." Look over at sheriff and smile since know him. "Howdy Tom." "Howdy Janet, rest of your posse coming?" Nod and wave back over trail. "Left most in their camp to collect dead did last night. Marshal and Pinkerton man are following along, reckon on stay with wagon. May be some wounded in wagon so your doc has business." Tom nods and smiles. "Right proper guest you are Janet. Here now, two of you go collect the loose horses. The rest round up your rifles and get the dead off the trail." The soldiers nod and split up, then there is shouting coming out of the saloon. "Janet you go take care of that, I'm taking you under my supervision for time being." Nod and head for the saloon while put Winchester back in holster. Shall need to clean but have the argument to deal with. Course as I get up to saloon the argument bursts out the door in to the street. Pull both pistols and whistle loud so they turn to look then cock both. "Stop or be shot." The taller one on the left snorts getting me to look closer. "Dave?" Dave is fair man, larger nose and big mustache. Shoulders no wide though, he is fair and not much else. "Howdy Janet." "What happen?" "He's been cheating." The man on right says though Dave is shaking his head. "Dave are you dealing faro?" He snorts and shakes his head. "Playing poker, no faro here." Sigh and drop off pinto who step to side then move up behind while walk toward the two. "Dave no cheat at poker. Reckon on can't so he only cheat when deal faro." Getting closer I look up at man on right and point both pistol at him. "Pete told you no more cheat or shoot." His eyes get wide. "My name isn't Pete, I'm David." Shake head. "You is Pete and have told you afore. If you cheat again shall shoot and reckon you been cheat." Dave moves in front of David. "Here now Janet, he wasn't cheating that I saw. Also not Pete, not sure I've met a Pete around here." "Dave step aside, told Pete he cheat shall shoot and reckon he cheat." Dave shakes his head and stays between us. "Janet honest this is not Pete and he was not cheating. Come on inside I'll get you a water, or would you like a milk?" Sigh and put pistols back in holster then David skedaddles for the saloon. "Never met, also no trust on you no cheat. Reckon best do so he forget cheat." Dave stares at me a short spell then snorts. "Shall have to remember that." Dave take pinto over to post and tie him there then we go inside. The bar half empty when we come in so get to pick where sit. Decide on the law stools at the end and put Dave in one with. Leaves the rest a little lost on since Dave has only been a gambler so far around here. Then the barkeep comes over and looks at us both for moment. "Didn't know Tom had gotten a deputy." Shake head. "Deputy from Longwood after bounty, Tom decide shall handle town while he take care of dead left behind. May have gotten deputy out of remain of soldier that was bounty. I would like milk if'n have." "I'll take a beer." Barkeep nods and heads to get those filled then Dave turns to me. "Have you talked to Charlie?" Nod and smile. "Gave Charlie good teach on how have reputation. Dan share on sheriff town. Are you go with Charlie?" Dave nods and smiles. "Do you know where you will be?" Question earns me a shrug. "New county being formed so they haven't picked a capital town yet. Letter said they are thinking Dodge City, fairly good sized town and no law there." Frown at that. "Best get more than you and Charlie for. Hard put law in. Reckon on shoot plenty start." Dave nods and shrugs. "First letter was asking on if I would be interested and who else should be asked. I gave them four names and we can deputize more if'n we want." Nod and sigh. "You want." Dave nods. "Do but no telling how bad it will be." Barkeep comes over with glass of milk and beer so reckon can ask him. "Dave here is going county marshal or deputy, perhaps Dodge City, you know of?" "Heard the whole area is lawless but naught else." Dave nods and hands over some coins. "What I was told. Reckon Janet here has a liking for me, she is all concerned." Roll eyes then swat on head. "No liking, bid get faro table then no come back. Popular and seem make Sally money least." "Faro is a good game for the house." "We look add street light Longwood, more deputy, add gambling hall and theater." Dave nods and smiles. "Right fine plan, see if you can add a bowling hall." "Bowling?" "Here I'll show you how it works." Dave pulls a mess of penny out and put on bar. "Usual have nine pin set up like so." He moves penny around to make diamond shape. "You then take a ball and roll it at the pin to make them fall down. Depending on which you hit you get a score. Now it varies but some places you get a team of three, all three get to throw a ball. They each get a number for that turn. Can have big tournaments of teams play or smaller matches." "Similar to game learn as kid with tribe." Dave sighs and swats on head. "Not same." Shake head then swat him on head. "Say similar." Dave move to swat on head again then Tom come in and clear throat. "Don't want to be doing that, no matter how good you are Janet is better." Dave look at me, then we both look at Tom and laugh. "Dave was talk on bowling, similar game learn as kid with tribe." Tom snorts. "I'll take that to mean you are looking to add that to Longwood." Shrug then we move about for Tom to have stool, Dave get regular one next to law stools then leans over the little wall between. "Janet was sharing on adding street lights, gambling hall and a theater." Tom looks at me with big eyes so nod. "Add deputy as well, no gun in town so gambler call safe town. Since safe town many wish move to and reckon no stay safe unless we add deputy." Tom nods and snorts. "Honest I'm jealous, you get all those Apache right there." "Still no deputy?" "The fellas are talking it over, they are not sure if any want to stay here." Nod and frown. "Send letter up to reservation, warrior bored, reckon you would get one or two come down here. Need give pistol unless outlaw pistol here." Tom snorts and shakes his head. "We are not doing that good here. Asides is fairly safe though things always seem to happen in twos." "Know how that is." Dave reaches over and poke. "Janet how should I act as a marshal or deputy?" Look over at Tom to get snort. "Janet is a bad one to ask, she seems to shoot first." Sigh and swat Tom. "No shoot first, pull pistol then see if comply. No comply, shoot." "What does Dan do?" Look over at Dave and smile. "Dan give order or simply offer way to no shoot. Usual am right there so Dan look on as keep injun from kill all. Seem what newspaper like to say on." Tom and Dave are chuckling now then Martin come in, followed by Dan. Hop off stool and dash to Dan. Get wrap in his arms then pulled up for kiss afore set back on floor. Head over to where Tom and Dave are sitting to get smile out of both. "Howdy Dan." Dan snorts and reaches for Tom's hand. "Howdy Tom, hope Janet was no problem." Sigh and stomp on Dan foot though Tom and Dave are chuckling. "Janet came and ended an argument. Gave me a neat little trick to do if need be." Dan frowns and pulls my head back to look up at him. "I play like other man is man know and promise to shoot if cheat and accuse of cheat so wish shoot." Dan rolls his eyes. "Janet sometimes you are the oddest sort." "Fella no like me say Dave no cheat so need do something." Dan is silent a short spell then snorts. "That is a good one. Course how do you know Dave doesn't cheat?" "Dave no cheat in Longwood." "Janet nobody will cheat against you." "Mysterious Dave isn't known to cheat anyway." Twist to look at Martin, Dan does same and Dave chuckles. "I've been up to Kansas City, played against the marshals there." Look at Dave and ask the one thing no get. "Mysterious?" Martin snorts. "He doesn't talk that much and has a poker face." Dan nudges me. "Come on, we got an eatery here so we will stop and eat then keep going to get home on the train." Nod and smile up at Dan. "Sounds good, Dave you want come with?" Dave shakes his head. "I'm riding to the next town then up to yours. Charlie and I are wanted in about a week so I'm not stopping again, only stopped to eat and get a little poker." Nod and point finger. "If big trouble send telegram." Dave looks up at Dan to get nod. "We can take a few days to come help. Reckon one slaughter and you will have a peaceful town." Dan pulls me with out the door while Martin talk to Tom. Would reckon is talking to him on the bounty. We collect pinto and head for the eatery. Said eatery is no far least so fast walk and tie pinto up over trough. He put head down to get drink afore even finish with quick tie. Then we are going in to eatery and find is little like one at Longwood. No wall set up to keep one table hidden little bit, also no Chinese vittles. Aside that though is same building, plenty of table set up with chair and little wall in between most. A gal just a bit older than me or Dan comes up to us, then guides us to a couple empty chairs with the rest. Course there are only four chairs a table so we sit with the Pinkerton men. Get handed a menu to look over and she stay right there so I look it over. End up do twice since there are so many good things. "Dan, can we take the cook?" Dan snorts and shakes his head. "No, they are happy here. Reckon we can see about getting another eatery in Longwood. Most of Sally's monies are coming from the whores and the gambling." Look up at smiling gal and smile back. "I'll have the fried steak." Dan orders a regular steak and the gal takes off for the kitchen. Can hear some complaining in the back. Seem we are after most folk come in to eat here so we all laugh a bit. "Janet would you believe I got a white horse." Just look at Dan a spell then sigh. "Dan no helping on, do know is said angel of death has white horse." Pinkerton man next to me snorts. "Many are saying it's a pinto now." Sigh and put elbow in to him though seem everybody is chuckle. "Been thinking I should get a black hat and long black coat." Much laughter now, though I just kick Dan. "No funny Dan. Just gal try make way in land." Gal come back with plates for most of us so they fall to on vittles. Smell good know this and look, seem taste good even though no plate for me. Dan no get either, course we just order so must be reason. Have an extra plate as well, over with Gwen so must be for Martin. Martin come in finally when Dan and me get plate. Smell of vittle has me paying attention to that as I fall to on it. Taste is good and so much, wonder a bit on if Dan ask for me to have extra vittle. When I run low on vittle along with room for vittle I pay attention to what go on and realize Tom sitting at table to side, with one of the soldiers. "Janet you were good to my town, got doc some work, may have a new farm go up, and found me a deputy." "Good, Dan no let stay to help." Tom snorts and chuckles with Dan. "Honest I half think you as a sheriff and no deputies is enough." Sigh and toss up hands. "Honest all wish is stay in Longwood and good wife to Dan." Dan sighs and squeezes hand. "Reckon we can not go after bounty a spell, say after Balik starts to walk." Nod and smile. "Would like Dan, hard stop want kill man and we do often." Dan nods. "Sure seems like it sometimes. Reckon I'll have you do up paintings for our house." Big smile at Dan now. "Dan, can go look at buffalo?" Everybody silent for a short spell. "You want to shoot a buffalo?" Shake head. "Want paint buffalo. Reckon most no see buffalo, paint one be right." "Alright, be a spell afore we can. Need get the new business being built and get the deputies." "Apache?" Dan nods. "We got enough gun toting deputies, need get benches set on the streets in to town so they can meet riders. Apache get a knife or three then get to watch over the town itself." Tom is nodding along to Dan say. "Folk will like your town. Reckon you best set up a limit on family move in or you will need all those Apache as deputy." "Not so sure, Apache right there mean folk back east won't like, still seen as scary injun. Reckon those west will stay there. Mind we will be a popular stop for many but move to won't be that many." Tom snorts and looks at me. "Scary injun is sitting in here with us, though reckon to the greenhorns Apache are the ones in the newspaper." Dan snorts and smiles at me. "Janet is in the newspaper, chasing down murderers and robbers. Reckon we shall get a move on, train reaches next town in the morning." Tom nods and looks jealous. "Honest I wish I had not decided on here to sheriff, the train is not regular. Aside that though is a right proper town." I pat him on the knee. "Got deputy now, make meet train." Tom and the deputy snort. "I'm meeting the train with him often as I can, I'm not that old." Dan looks about and we are all done with vittles so we are leaving now. Pinto happy enough to see me, also give licorice. Dan get to go farther over for his horse, a stately white horse. Even towers over pinto a little, not that pinto seem care. Dan ushers us out of town then calls for the almost gallop and pinto seem intent on stay first. Rather amusing and also silly pinto so swat on head and bid no do. Get head toss and stay first, not that Dan mind he slow to speak to Apache. Just ride along with Martin and Gwen for a spell then Atmaja move up. LongWood Fourth Hunt Day 05-06 "Janet would you mind if'n I stayed as daytime whore in your room?" Look over at her plum confused, she seem happy with the Apache. "You still no like?" Atmaja smiles at me. "Do like, Dan is asking if he want to deputy. Since he would be in town all day Dan suggest I do same." "You would have enough for him?" "Would, being whore is easy and he no daily." Snort and giggle. "No see wrong with, allow listen to book say. Mind when time right for babe, reckon he care you have his babe." "How will I know when that is?" "Thirteen day after bleeding time stop. Always stop whore then and only Dan for four days." "You also have Dan every day." Nod and smile. "Yes." "Since I won't everyday do I stop at thirteen days?" "Best ask Mr. Gladstone. He expert on, all know is when have plenty roll get with child." Atmaja nods and we don't talk for a spell. Just ride on letting the day progress, at some point Atmaja go back with her man and Dan move up. Look at Dan but he no seem want to speak on thing so go back to minding what we pass. Shadow start get long so look at Dan, he notice after pinto snort and toss head, he spy out a good camp. "We're riding on through the night. Train is going to be at the next town in the morning and I'd rather not ride all the way back." Nod and go back to minding what we pass when thought come. "Charlie told about marshal from Wyatt, but Dave is go." Dan nods and looks over at me. "Wyatt is a duly appointed deputy already. Remember when he came through he was on the way to the town from a drive. Reckon on he was told by the new county or his brother Virgil." "Why Virgil know?" Dan snorts. "Virgil has been a sheriff for a spell now." "How you know?" "I know because it comes in the mail. Get reports on who is sheriff, deputy, or marshal all over just in case one passes through on a hunt." Nod and let that be for a spell when something else occurs to me. "Why would a sheriff be told about a new county looking for marshal?" "After a spell any lawmen will be asked if they want to go someplace new. Usual is to a new town or county forming that wants some law. They want a lawmen who has been doing for a spell so they know what to do. Tough sheriff will be asked to go a place that had a sheriff and all afraid to take up the badge after he was shot down." "So sheriff just as dangerous as robber?" Dan is silent for a spell then nods and shrugs. "In a way, not normal to be shot down. Honest most sheriff retire and run a saloon or store." "Reckon saloon be best, could still whore." Dan snorts then Gwen come up to hand out the closed wrap tortilla. Take one and smile at Gwen then fall to on the vittles. Dan does same and we just ride on for a good long spell. Next town is even come in view a little when I think I best speak on one thing. "Dan, will speak once at theater." Dan looks over at me and snorts. "Honest I figured you would refuse. Once is better than none." "Dave say should get bowling alley." "Bowling?" Look over at Dan and giggle. "Is bit like game learned with tribe. No same so will do, reckon on different rule at each one so we learn when get one." "Alright but what is it?" "As Dave explain get ball, roll at pin. Get point for pin you knock over, say there are team of three, each get ball, roll at pin." "Hall I play at in Kansas City has teams of four." We look at Martin then Dan look at me. "No same as game know." Dan snorts and shrugs. "We can hold Gus at Longwood and get a letter written. Reckon on send out a telegram as well." "Dan make sure say honest game, we no let law breaker in to town." Martin snorts. "You have a faro table." Dan start laugh so am laugh with. Faro is suppose to be cheat at though no one explain how cheat. Don may know just no say to me and all who do play joke about how he cheats. When am asked to deal for Don the players comment on how they won't be cheated now. No understand this, game itself is simple at least. Course also am injun so seem all expect me cheat. Sometimes hear comment about injun giver, as in give something then take back. Never do this, no injun should we do trade and walk away happy or at least satisfied. Round eye make fun of stupid injun trading island for glass beads, joke on round eye, land no own so any payment for land is only good for injun. Have explain, left the round eye confused. Not a good mind on his head, he decide that since am injun should shut trap and give him roll. Dan arrest for this, for his safety since was all set to break the fella. Next thing know Dan is nudging. "Janet are you there?" Look over at Dan then notice town close. "Did I get some shut eye?" Dan nods. "You did, stay with us we are almost there and can stop in the saloon." "Send telegraph Dan, get Sally and Mr. Johnson to meet train." "After we have vittles, mind on it, you said Gus turned the train around then had vittles." "No always Gus." Dan snorts. "Will be Gus, wasn't Gus the last time. Why don't you talk to him?" "He no speak." Dan just look so toss hands up. "Ask how ride was get fine." "You are not much better." Shoot some eye daggers. "Dan say more than fine." Dan look at me then urge horse farther over. Gwen speed up to between Dan and me with grin so reckon she heard. Almost in town now and Gwen look over at me. "Dan tell you not while carry a babe?" Just look at Gwen moment then shake head. "While carry Balik was no real call for naught but whore." "Martin said that to me." Sigh and toss up hands while we do reach town. "With tribe there was no like that. With babe or no all gals helped much could." Gwen snorts and shakes her head. "Come on Janet, you are mad at Dan and the best remedy of that is saying bad things he's done." "This help?" Gwen nods and grins. "Plenty of gals around where we are staying so I get with them and we talk about the bad things our husband did. We have fun and laugh." Reach saloon so tie off horse, give all licorice, run low but go home now so no real concern. Go in saloon and most empty aside a few sleep in chair or collapse to floor. Same barkeep as last time who does cross on chest when notice us. Gwen sit next to when we go up to the bar, Dan and Martin sit together next to Gwen. Barkeep come over and just look a short spell. "Are you hunting again?" Shake head and smile. "Just finished, chased down bunch of south soldier robbing and killing. Have milk?" Cocks head side to ponder then shake it. "Don't get much and run through it over the morning. Get plenty of gals and kids come in then. You both want water?" I nod then Gwen shake head. "Make up seven glasses of water, got more injun than just Janet." Barkeep nods and heads for the pump. "So Janet what is the worst thing Dan has done?" Look at Gwen and ponder for a spell, take so long get glass of water afore come to me. "Well Dan came to as husband at outhouse." Barkeep is filling glasses of whiskey right near and almost drop bottle cause he laugh. "Oh my, that is bad." Gwen say then cover mouth on account she is laugh. "Was it good at least?" She ask once stop laugh. "Dan always good roll. Smell bad but good roll aside." Barkeep is laugh hard along with most all awake, Dan even is laugh though red faced. "What else has he done?" Barkeep ask this time. "Well that so far only no so good." Gwen nudges me. "Come on Janet share some more on things Dan does that you are not happy with." "Well first time get Dan to go bounty camp night he no do right. Step on twig keep go so dislodge rock, this hit other rock and make big racket. Wake bounty up yelling out how he got pistol and like. Least got to walk behind and put pistol to back." Gwen snort, look at Martin then sigh. "Glad we don't have to do that, just yell out marshal." Martin rolls his eyes but no say anything. "There has to be more, you have done so many bounties." Look at barkeep and sigh. "Honest no like remember most on account slaughter." Gwen nudges me. "Don't share the slaughter, tell us about the fool things you have seen." Bat cave is first that come so share that and have all laugh, seem woke many of the pass out fellas. "Aside that is greenhorn bounties. Have fun with those, scare of bear and wolf come camp so all nervous. We string in tree then have roll and sleep. Usual say to them no make noise or bring bear, sometime say wolf instead." Plenty of chuckling around to that, more fella than figure are in saloon now. "That worked?" Nod and smile. "Yes, usual take week or so get back. Whole time we string in tree and leave trembling until morning. Reckon on sleep some account they no sleep while ride." "Janet didn't help, kept talking about vengeful spirits of the land being all around." Toss up my hands. "Dan there are vengeful spirits. No usual to chase down greenhorn round eye. Still have vengeful spirits." "So you told him about these spirits to keep him scared?" Nod and grin. "Was fun, no give roll most greenhorn so need something keep mind off." Dan snorts. "You still asked often, course you also kept saying the spirits were near and wanted a sacrifice." The fellas are laughing now and crowding around to hear. "Janet here sit on the bar so they can hear you better." Gwen nods when look at so hop up on stool then turn around to sit on bar. "This no funny, stupid. Ride up on gang that has gone in rock quarry. So go above, two gang set up watch above that is easy take care of." Oddly enough the fellas are chuckling. "How many gangs have you found in a quarry?" "Five so far." Dan shakes his head. "We have found six in a quarry." "Dan that no gang." "Janet we got two bounties out of them." "That make gang?" Everybody is nodding and chuckling. "What happened?" Look at Dan to get nod so sigh. "We were after different bounty so just riding along. No know gang was in quarry, just stop where did cause was time to camp. Vittles were ready so sit around fire filling bowls when fella appear out of ground. He shoot so pull pistol and shoot back, he fall back in quarry. Find out when go look since was odd, fella appear and shoot then no there. Get to edge of quarry and rest shoot, luck thing grabbed up rifle so shoot back." "How many where there?" Ponder on moment. "Small gang, only six dead. Least was only day shy of town." Dan snorts and shakes his head. "Could not verify them there, had to go two towns over to do that. Sheriff there took care of that for half the bounty money." "How much was the bounty?" "Fifty and seventy five. Agreed to only take sixty of the bounty since sheriff got them there and verified. Riding about with the dead and Janet is not much fun, she can't sleep worth spit." Fellas are chuckling. "Why not?" Dan look at me so am telling. "Spirit of dead do become vengeful spirit some, only way to avoid is bury when find. No allow bury and reckon Great Spirit no take round eye. Mean take around on horse for long ways." "Why wouldn't he take us white folk?" "Cause you no follow. Not sure wish follow, round eye follow their god when feel like." Plenty snort to that. "Reckon she has a point, best share with preacher." Plenty of chuckle to go around here. Dan lean over to nudge when hear train whistle for slow. Train always whistle little extra when fixing to stop so make for good alarm if you no hear earlier. "Janet go on and talk to Gus." Nod and hop down then head for train, easy find no stop quite yet. Engineer no notice yet on account still stop. Seem for stop he stay in front section of train so no see. Get some snorts and whistle out of train then big long sigh of vent pressure. Then I head for front to speak to Gus if that is him up there. Folk are getting off and I find a bit of curious in me so hop up. Head in to the section where Gus at when he is on train. Is not so interest, have fire pit open so fair light and see a round bit of metal on wall. Couple levers sticking out of floor and two men, this is different usual only have one. One is Gus can see already, though both are look at something. "Gus who is this?" Gus stand up right quick and look at then sigh and slump little. "Janet you scared me, been hearing about train getting robbed by fella climb up in here with and making stop." Grin and put hands up like hold pistols. "Stealing train, get home to Balik." Gus snorts and shakes his head. "Not like that, make the engineer stop the train then have plenty of folk climb on and rob whole train." Frown big at that. "So you have guard?" Gus shakes his head. "This is Stewart, I'm teaching him how to do this. This train is felt to be safe from that, on account got you and a reservation of Apache on the route. What are you doing way over here?" "Had a bounty, mess of south soldier doing rob and kilt folks. You get pistol?" Gus does cross on chest then shakes his head. "Gave me a rifle in case notice a fella riding to catch and climb on." Reckon that is good so may as well learn on the train with Stewart. "Well on account waiting for train go back show me how work." Gus snorts. "Stewart can do that, let me see if he does know the right." Stewart roll eyes and I giggle. Stewart then teaches me about the train. Got two meter on train, one to show temperature on water and one for the pressure. One of the lever is for brake, to slow down train with, Gus had fun explaining what brake mean. Other lever is for desired speed, which no do that. Instead of set lever to speed of train like sound, lever set pressure allowed, more lever move more pressure so go faster. All interesting then get to help move train to turn around. This more interesting than train on account turn around is by way of a circle that turn. We go down track, stop and let some of the crew off to crank the circle. Have help of a horse on this then we go over circle down a length of track, once far enough we stop and wait for circle to crank again. Train go in reverse now to go down a different track again. Once circle crank around one more time, train go back on track it came down to get here. Gus is speak on how train used to have two front so can go backwards faster. This was afore they figure how to do the circle, he call those engineering marvels. Have to agree, get circle of land to spin like that must be hard work. Gus is chuckling about that, the circle is metal and covered in dirt to keep from rust. Then we go have vittles and I get to tell Dan all about it. Train home is perfectly fine no call on me talk more so just read the novel Dan bought for me. Novel he bought on a fella named Wild Bill, rather interesting though he do sheriff. So in way he just like Dan. Course he also claim to kill injun so no sure like him. Seem a nice enough fella in the novel at least. Finally we are back at Longwood and I'm dashing out to see Balik, Sally and Mr. Johnson are there as well. "Janet why did we have to meet the train?" Look over at Mr. Johnson and wink. "Need give something do." Sally snorts and is giggling, Mr. Johnson snorts and grins. "Has to be something else." Nod and switch breast with Balik. "Seem town is seen as safe. No stay unless make powerful tough break law." Dan comes over finally and puts his arms around me. "We figured on putting up street lights, may need pave the streets afore that. Also going to hire more Apache, got one out of the three ride along with. Reckon couple more be enough for now, to afford we reckon adding a gambling hall and theater be in order." Sally ponder moment then nod. "I like it, have more than can gamble in saloon often and no more room for tables." Mr. Johnson is smile over this. "Theater would make us more of a proper town so would have more families move here." "Bowling hall, Dave was teach on afore we ride to catch train." Sally snorts. "He finally came back to play some faro, whole two games then left with Charlie." Nod and sigh. "Dave and Charlie go be county marshal at suppose Dodge City, all know is area lawless so reckon they no have easy." "Reckon I got a few letters to write on this. Sally do you want to do up the gambling hall?" Sally look at Mr. Johnson then shrugs. "Advertise that we are looking for people to do gambling hall and theater. Like as not get a prospective owner. If'n not reckon we can find the monies to get the building, after that is simple to have enough for salary." "Bowling hall." Mr. Johnson look at me and nod. "Bowling hall as well, reckon we can do with another eatery. Street lights though, that will require trading letters a time or two." We watch Mr. Johnson walk for Dentistry moment then Dan nudge me. "Janet, go talk to David. You know what sort of knives our deputies would want." Balik fall sleep so nice but one thing. "Dan you mean make up brace of special throw knife?" Sally and Dan are gape at me now so kick Dan. "Not really what I was thinking of but if they can throw a knife." "Dan all injun taught, tomahawk only give to warrior, afore make warrior we no stay in teepee. Knife to all so can do what wish and have weapon." Dan sigh then take Balik and hand new knife. Mind on need get knife adjust for hand I walk for the stable, David have place behind. Luck find, David is set up the fire to work metal now. "David need favor." He look over at and smile. "Let me guess, need to thin the handle for you hand." Look at knife then nod. "Yes, good scary knife. Also we get more Apache deputy and wish outfit with brace of throw knife." "Do you want handle on them or a true throw knife?" Ponder moment then shrug. "No sure, do you have true throw knife?" David shakes his head then put up hand and dash to retrieve a mess of paper. "I got a drawing of a design in here somewhere." He say while go through paper afore pulling one out. "Here we go, this is a true throwing knife. No other use for these." Get to look at drawing and David is right. No handle to these, is simply a bit of rounded metal then blade. Said blade is long and rather thick, two blade on so reckon work fine if need to kill a fella. "These perfectly fine, reckon can make a brace for me thinner?" "Reckon can do all thinner, these are only good about thirty feet. That far is questionable according to what I have read. Know sheriff is close work but may as well outfit for across town throw like you want." "Thank you David, Dan no say how much pay." David snort and wave his hand. "No worries, I'm not sure how much these will cost, need to do up a test model, once I have that I can start quoting price." Nod then stomach rumble, earn me a snort. "Go on and have some vittles, I'm doing up horseshoes for the next day or two then I can get to work on the knives." Head on out of stable then head for saloon and find Dan wait for at the intersection. Go right on up to Dan to get pick up and kiss. Right wonderful kiss my husband lay on me and find desire to give him roll. Dan though put back on ground and take hand to lead for gun store. Not that we go to gun store, we go past to the eatery they was still build when we left. Building is quite nice, dark molding as Dan call with white walls. Big windows in front let see in and see Chun standing at big counter. Big door behind Chun, would reckon is where the icebox is to store the ice cream. Then we go in to get big smile from Chun. I head for Chun to look at what in counter and find ice cream. "Ice cream?" Chun snorts and nods. "Needed to make sure we could and have sold some already. Not popular at moment but another month and it will stop being cold." "What else make?" Chun snort and point where Dan wait. "Go sit with Dan, we have menus." Oh this is exciting so go join Dan then have a fella show us to a table. He then hand over two menu and stand right there. Look over menu and honest all sound sweet. There are sundae that Amanda has made afore, hand pie, ice cream on a cone and then regular pie. Even have cake so know Dan like this eatery just all sound sweet and no like. LongWood Fourth Hunt Day 05-06 "All sweet?" Dan and fella stand there snort, he reach over and turn page on menu, top has injun menu. "Everything on those pages is not sweet. It is the same as the other pages but different recipe are used for these." Look up at him, then Dan who is chuckling so kick and look over menu. "Reckon try smorgasbord and chocolate crème hand pie." "That sounds good so I'll have the same, and give us a slice of cake." Fella is nodding and writing down. "Alright, your orders will be right out." We watch him go then look around, plenty of tables and dark tables with molding then white wall, floor is regular old wood color. "Do you reckon they do well Dan?" Dan snorts. "Opened yesterday, whole town went in at one point or another. Sally was telling me about it, Apache whores enjoyed the injun section and everyone else liked the regular. Reckon half the whores got the regular." "Dan no like sweet on account no have afore and just different than what know." "I'm not complaining Janet, you make good vittles and the cake was good. Reckon need to teach you about birthdays, you did say you wanted me to teach Balik my way." Snort and giggle. "Dan do try and do nice for you on your birthday. Always give roll and make sure get nice vittles." "You give me at least one roll every day." Sigh and toss up hands. "Enjoy you so, aside that had strong need." Dan chuckles a little. "What did David say?" "Oh he have design for true throw knife so he make brace for me and Apache deputies. Make horseshoe for day or two then can work on knife. Only know price after make one." Dan nod and smile. "Mr. Johnson got the letters on the train. Decided to ask the street light company to send an expert out to look at the town and give his opinion on need pave or not. Luckily Andrew gets advertisements from all of the companies so he knew which one to ask." Chun come over carry tray with two big sundae on. These get set down afore Dan and me then Chun sit and point at sundae when look at her. So grab up spoon, funny look spoon long handle to, and take bite of sundae then smile. Is good vittle, have good flavor ice cream with chocolate sauce and caramel atop. "This good Chun." Chun smiles at me. "Glad you think so, honest we are thinking we will need to toss out about half the ice cream. Not popular at moment since it's cold." "Reckon can come in for one of these instead of sandwich." Dan snort and chuckle. "You know Janet for a gal who doesn't like sweet you keep getting it." Chun is giggle now so kick Dan then giggle. Amanda appear now carry tray that have the hand pie and cake atop. Inayat follows her and both sit with us so look at them. Dan takes up the cake and fits some to the fork then holds out for me. Give Dan look then lean forward and try cake. Is good cake, not so sweet though have odd after taste bit like orange. "Cake good, odd after taste." Amanda snort. "Rum cake, not cheap to get rum but doesn't take much to put on the cake." "Rum?" "Rum is sailor whiskey, they drink that instead while out at sea." Not so happy to know that, whiskey no sit right with me when wake up after. "Relax Janet, the cake won't get you drunk. We put half a glass with sugar mixed in on the cake, you get less than a swallow out of a slice." "We want to know how your hunt went." Look at Chun then look at Dan, he nod then shrug. Sigh and we share the tale, mostly Dan share I like eating the vittles. Plenty of chocolate so get the nice feeling like when eat the bar chocolate. Really wish Dan atop but this is enough for now. The hand pie is quite good as well, not sweet inside and then a little sweet on crust but good combination. Finally we finish tale and vittles, so leave Chun and Amanda to deal with plates. Check in sheriff to find Andrew play chess with no one else in here. Look at Dan to get shrug so we both look at Andrew. "I'm playing with Theodore, neither of us can leave the office so we have a runner. Pay him five cents a day to run back and forth." Look up at Dan and he snort. "Do take your time, no wearing the poor lad out." "Oh no we are not doing that, he went to Theodore some minutes ago. We talk to him and another week he can run between and play us both." "No can put sign on door?" Andrew grins. "Can do that, but then we would not be helping the lad out. His pa works for Amanda so money is tight." Well that is a nice thing, Dan seem agree on account he pull me out of office. We then head for saloon and I find myself wish give we live roll with husband now. "Dan, let's go have roll." Dan snorts. "Heading for the saloon for just that." Sigh and shake my head. "Atmaja is day whore in room." We stop and Dan turn to look at. "I thought she liked our new deputy." "Does, she stay whore so is in town with him. At night can mind pay for Sally." "Does she know Apache? When I offered and mentioned how she would need to find work in town they talked but I didn't understand." "Reckon does, Apache is easy learn. Not as good Cherokee but easy learn." Dan sighs and shakes his head. "You really should stop thinking that way." "Dan like Apache, play poker with chief lot, always make fun. No get past what learn with tribe." "Most people think it is greener on the other side." "Dan ask Apache which is better." Dan just look spell then snorts and we move toward saloon. "Reckon we can do just that." Giggle bit as we go in saloon and see Ekta head for kitchen. Surprise on this, no more Amanda to clean so we follow in kitchen. Ekta is crouching over pail and cleaning like would have to begin with when first got here. Surprise in kitchen then notice Isaac watching so snort and waggle finger at. "They don't mind me watching." Ekta just shrug when look at her so toss up hands. "Ekta which is better, Cherokee or Apache?" Ekta snort and giggle. "Apache better, we let Janet have it her way." Dan look at me, hold straight face until Ekta is giggle then join in. "So your tribes hated each other and now you make fun?" Ekta nod with me. "Yes Dan, old way go away. New way is nicer in most way." Ekta nods and point at. "What Janet said, new way allow for gal with gal and is nice. Be whore here mean can still provide tribe with babe and have gal." "Couldn't you have done that already?" We both shake our head. "With bond you only with bond. Any else and you can have back turned on if no get no burial. No usual do two gal together, no with fella." "Two gals bond is not usually done, we need babes out of gals." Point at Ekta. "Tales of gals pine for other gal, still bond with fella then when fella kilt get with gal pine for. Only time work." Dan is frown now then shrug. "Well I guess this way is better. Come on Janet let's get to that roll." Big smile as we leave kitchen then cross street. Chad gave us snort as we pass him, reckon he no happy stuck in saloon. Then we in our house and head straight for our room. Dan is get out of cloth, I go slower since Chad been nag on a little. "Dan is Chad no happy deputy?" Dan stops getting undressed and looks at me. "He hasn't said. Reckon he like sitting in the office better, not that I blame him. Gambling with drink right there can turn in to a fight at moments notice." "Why Andrew no in saloon?" "I did that, told Chad he is in charge while we are gone. Didn't mean that to mean he's minding the saloon though. I'll talk to him, if it bothers him so to be a deputy we can help them both to get a farm or something." Nod and sigh, no happy with is son and wish him close. Also of age so no hold where he no want be. Then am out of leather and dive for bed. Is cold in room, Dan do same so smack on account he should do up the burner. Dan snort then is tickle on so am laughing right quick, squirming around on bed since no else can do. Then hand come to and moan instead cause feel good. Relax and lay there under Dan as his hand churn up my equipment something proper. Then Dan come down to kiss and pull closer, so want my husband where belong, no mention pressed up close. Really want husband pressed close like wearing leather. Dan has different idea, just kiss and handle. My equipment getting churned up, get kiss, then other hand move to breast and am lost. Stars just jumped right on top and naught else to do but moan and move. Husband is smile while kiss through stars and lose gumption on move for a spell, long enough spell that Dan can move atop and come to as husband. Welcome husband where belong with moan and find a little gumption. Reckon am moving first under Dan then Dan move and all is right in land. Forget worry on Chad no like deputy. Naught else possible but move under husband as his equipment churn mine up something proper. Best part Dan is all eager to move hard and fast. Right proper we live roll now and am reveling in. Stars come on and moan up at Dan as he smile down at. Hips move just as fast so we are making a little extra noise and all right in land. Then Dan is shove harder and groan, moan as am filled with warmth of husband. Know am stop whore soon to try for babe from Dan. Still no matter, am being emptied in to then Dan is roll over and we are snuggle together. No else want out of day, hunt over, got roll and home. Naught else to need this day, rest will come along when does to be dealt with then.