2 comments/ 4910 views/ 0 favorites Longwood Third Hunt By: emap Posting this complete since the previous series took so long to be accepted. If'n you got short attention span apologies on the length. ;) ** Am bouncing with cooing Balik on hip. Our house is done and we are fitting to move in. Bonita is bouncing along with though Sashi in basket. The dress I bought is sundress and big hit with town. Course has downside, no feed Balik with it on, no open enough at top to pull down. Make Dan laugh when go to feed Balik with on. Balik is also getting more active, still no crawl but work on and warrant be soon that manage. Sashi is showing signs of being active though still just reach, little kick. Is right proper and so nice to see. Bonita is happy with Sashi, says will be tall as her, Chad is two flat hands under Dan so reckon she in the right on Sashi. Course also not so nice since the man just little taller left two days ago. They finish house and need get back for another job. He seemed to want to stay but has contract, warrant he may come to stay soon as contract up. No blame, is nice to have someone my size. Then we are going in to the house and look about eyes wide at the splendor. First room is sitting room, for meeting folks if they stop by the house. Got a nice long chair for many, Dan call sofa. Aside that some regular chair, all dark stain. Even have a little rug on floor with little table atop to set drink of whatever sort. Like as not water since we no have drink in house with three injun stay. Through door we have hallway and stairs up, got a second floor. Course also door afore stairs on right, this is office according to Dan. Have a desk in there to hold papers and a gun rack behind, where my Winchester shall go. Have hook on wall in here where belts shall go so we always have around. Even my belt, I shall wear until go to be whore at night. Other side have a door, this is dining room, bounce more at this. Never had me a dining room afore and nice to have. Table is big and dark, with mess of chairs around. Got a china set with the red china inside. Also have weird little cabinet that open out to hold a big platter, in case we load plate in kitchen and bring out. Past this we have kitchen and all beam at this. Have me own kitchen and is lovely, even have pantry. Big old stove right there, with a nice big table, set little low for short me though Bonita can use easy. We checked when arrive and have indoor pump for water, along with sink for dishes, even an icebox. Right floored me when found out, though make sense, Amanda and Chun get ice machine. Even get soon, they order with share on bounties we collect. Even got fifty dollar out of bank that was robbed out of first gang we found. Went and got some ten Apache volunteers to work machine and deliver ice, got us all hug for this. Seem Apache getting big bored with naught to do but sit around, hunt, and eat. Did have couple marshal come to town and collect couple Apache. Have gang to run down and wanted assist along with trackers. Book store arrive any day now and gun store being built along with bank. Got as Cucaracha suggested, bars all over so little like have cell for banker. "Janet come on out front." Look at Bonita and get shrug so shrug and go on out front, we had been admiring kitchen. "Since married you and not have house I not done this yet." Dan reaches down and picks up so am held like babe. Big smile since is fun and Dan do on occasion. Then he carry me in our house and well this is great. We go in hallway and past stairs to door on left. This door open at least so we go in and get dropped on bed. Giggling since fun and then look about and smile. Room has two dresser for our cloth and what other we want in here. Got two table next to head of bed, to hold lanterns, that are sitting there. Everything is dark aside the blanket, Dan call comforter. This is a nice red though no call to have red Dan pick it out. Underneath we have the blue silk sheets that I had ordered when we first got to town. "Dan why two lanterns?" "Case one of us decide to read in bed, can not bother the other with light. Also in case I get up and want light." Giggle since there is two window in room. "Make sense would suppose. Though Dan not mind well, always leave me to get up and see to things first." Chad and Bonita pass in hallway with Bonita giggling, Chad do same to her. They not come in here and not go upstairs so plum confused. Not been in house afore today so hop up and follow with Dan behind. There is second bedroom on first floor, also notice door has sign, say deputy on so giggle and look in, same as our bedroom aside the comforter color. Bonita wishes to have blue comforter so they got the blue. Sheets under same blue silk as we got so little blend but not bad. The comforter is a lighter blue so different than sheets. "Our door has a sign on as well, says sheriff. Course have two sign on ours, sheriff then little under has Cherokee Janet." Look up at Dan and giggle. "Wonder if will stay there if we leave." Dan snorts then shrugs. "No idea, not that care no plan on leaving." Nod and smile up at my wonderful handsome husband. "Reckon we got all we want right here. Also close enough can get bounty handed over in a fashion." Dan snorts then occurs no Balik so look at Bonita. "Where is Balik?" "Left Balik and Sashi in kitchen on floor. Extra blanket in basket so set both on and leave, Balik no mind he has new thing to look." Nod and smile. "Never have kitchen so find wish to be right with Balik. Reckon we can do supper together to celebrate new house and our own kitchen?" Bonita nods and beams with me, Chad and Dan snort. "Our wives are weird." Dan says so swat him, Chad is agreeing so Bonita swat him. "Course I'm not so happy with all of the heaters, reckon I'll do most of the wood chopping." Well so now I am plum confused so look up at Dan and poke, he look and snorts. "Chad is talking about the little stoves, got one in the office, the sitting room, and the dining room. Also got one in the bedrooms, gets cold here in winter so was figured to be proper. Don't need sheriff and deputy being sick more than can avoid." Dan point so look and there is little stove tucked to one side away from wall a short distance. Move closer to see better and honest, looks just like the round stove we found in that house last hunt. Course lot smaller, this one not meant to cook with, just there to fill with wood and heat up room. Bonita open and we look in to see is rather small, not see how can fit chopped wood in. "No chopping involved on those, we get bags of wood shavings and chips. Simple to do, put some in there then take a chip and put a little lantern oil on, toss in, then light with match. Close it up and burn for a nice long spell." Bonita look at me so look back then we both look at Dan. "You have had these?" Dan shakes his head. "Not me, the marshal office had them in so asked after and got a demonstration, even got to load it since he had not yet, wasn't that cold at time but fixing to be. Said can put a metal cup atop and keep coffee hot but no leave for long or burn hand." Bonita snorts. "Can put coffee pot atop and leave so long as no fool knocks it over." Chad sighs and tosses up his hands. "I not see the glass and you never mention. Asides that was afore Balik decide to come out." Remind on one thing so look over at Dan. "Reminds on one thing, where is Balik to sleep?" Dan points up with a smile. "Has own bedroom, Sashi as well. Sound travel fairly well in here so reckon best to kiss during your moans but no worry on not hearing either need feeding." Not like this so much, in saloon no matter much since either whoring with the rest or all asleep when Dan comes to me as husband, here though. "Tribe is same as this so no problem." Bonita says with shrug, not look so happy either but what we have. "Wish they made so sound no travel so good, in babe case good but otherwise." Bonita nods and shrugs. "Not reckon men care and they ones build." Nod and look out window at snow and outhouse, added one right behind the house. "Reckon about lunch time, do we got something to make or go visit the neighbors?" Bonita snorts and grins. "Neighbors, need to pick up meat as well. Reckon on doing up a roast first time in our house or steaks?" Look over at Dan and grin. "Snake stew." Dan rolls his eyes and collects me to him. "Reckon a roast works, can use what is left for sandwich tomorrow. Come on let's go visit the neighbors." Giggling a bit while we go and collect Balik and Sashi, also get basket for Balik. Sit a spell to eat and Balik no sit on own yet so need basket. Asides that be hard to hold him to a hip along with eat. So we mosey on across the street and in to the eatery to find rather full. Little shocking but they have good vittles and many come to town. Also have new people living here for the bank, and book store. Heck have new people anyway, people have decided to just move here. Nice in a way though also not since not that many jobs for them. Well had two that will work with Chun and Amanda at their eatery. Amanda finally figured it out, pies, hand and regular along with ice cream and cakes. Some candies but not much to not compete with Andrew. Couple small farms as well so good in have more of what they grow, which is taters and corn. No newspaper man as of yet, have advertised just not had one come to town. Rest though is a little worrying, Andrew may hire on a man to mind gun store. Just if they no find job or farm Dan and me may have to shoot down or get judge. Fen comes over with smile and takes us to our table. Turn red since do enjoy Dan in here behind the little wall. Seem the whole town know every time we do. In this case I find myself wishing the town took an injun stance on rolls. Not my business and not know it happen. Which is not true but the warrior never discuss rolls in front of us gals, which the round eye men do. We get seated and a thought comes, suppose we have judge. Well so I can ask Dan since he knows everything and asks our mayor anyway. Mr. Johnson was elected, not a man stood up against so was little choice, not that there was anyone else to elect. Good man and gives him something else to do aside sit in dentistry and wait for a customer. "Dan, can we hire a judge?" Dan sighs and shakes his head. "Sorry no Janet, need to have a town hall first and not enough of a populace for that." Just stare at Dan, he taken to talking big words I no know. "Means not enough folk living here." Get that and don't get that so may as well ask. "Just a building Dan, nothing against just putting one up not even need a town for it." Dan looks at me a moment then chuckles. "Well no is a government building and there are rules on it. Doc and I looked it up since we are getting new people and not enough jobs for them. Hired Bipin, he can stay in our house since deputy but elected to stay in his teepee. Reckon will get food out of here or saloon anyway." Nod since figured same, he make his own vittles or share with tribe when do dance. "So what else can we do?" Dan sighs and shrugs. "Reckon can hire one more deputy, just have three and sheriff. Unless bounty come along and need to take Bipin we would leave two in town." Bonita looks up. "We get next bounty hunt." Dan looks at me so nod and he snorts. "Reckon that is fair, unless they ask for us special though Chad does know how." Chad and I nod, been teaching him for long spell, he even can do hunt though not so often does. "There is one thing, if have another lost Apache Chad and Bonita come along." Dan frowns at that. "Shoot, can't be leaving Bipin alone with no pistol and needing to collect them." Pause here since Fen come back with our meals. Nice since he always know what we want, helps we just order the assorted plate. Got something new today, little rolled up thing that look like a really big rolled tobacco. So hold it up and look up at Fen to get grin. "That is egg roll, company we order rice from getting better assortment. Rice flour being what we needed to do that so now we have egg roll. Is filled with rice and little meat quite tasty." Smile up at Fen. "Still would like go San Francisco with Chun." Fen snorts and shakes his head, Chun and I shared the conversation so got laugh and told no go. Also leaves us to eat so we fall to on the vittles and is all good. Find the egg roll is good like said and can dip in sweet and sour sauce. We just see to on the vittles a short spell. "Not real sure who to hire on as another deputy. The new people are nice enough but we don't know them and hiring one on as deputy means he isn't trusted for a bit." Reckon Dan has the right of it, though there is one person we can ask. "Andrew, if make clear he stay in town always then he will hire on and hire a man or two for the store and gun store. Elan and Claire can mind those with the new." Dan nods and smiles. "That would work, though I reckon we don't have to take Chad and Bonita to find lost Apache." "The Apache like Bonita better." Bonita snorts. "They know I won't just up and shoot them. Many are not sure on you though there is a problem, we have two babes." Have to allow as that is a problem. "Sarah said she would come along so can mind if find a need to shoot. Though reckon I not so happy on taking them along on a hunt. Can take wagon and better for the babe but move slow and bouncy so never sleep and scream." "Why not set up the wrap that the Apache women do to head for the store with babe?" Look up at Dan and shake head. "Great when not chasing after someone, asides if Apache just up and go for far train we pass through farm and the farmer may decide to shoot sergeant along or no. Usual wrap have babe in front so can feed if have need." "We can stay and mind Longwood on those like did when Sashi was getting fit to come on out." Chad says and Bonita nods. "Not as fun but reckon is in the right of it. You are the tracker and one the captain wants to chase after." Nod and sigh. "Reckon so, and honest Bonita think we should fit you with a badge. You can shoot and reckon allowed pistol. Not like am getting paid aside from Sally when whore. Can sit in office while Chad minds the train with Bipin to handle the slip of paper for drop off pistol." Bonita shrugs then we look at Dan. "Reckon that is in the right, not mind anyone oppose neither. Chad can take you over to the office and affix a badge to the vest you can pick up from Dolly." Bonita nods and smiles then looks at me. "Reckon you can recall what the look of a roast is?" Just look at Bonita until she is giggling then join in. Not the one that get confused neither, Bonita been learning with though she know plenty of injun vittles. Bartholomew had steaks sitting out, great big ones that Bonita thought was roast. Rather on the close side honest but not right so we all have good laugh. Balik decide is hungry so pull him out and get to work my dress up. Dan is watching and chuckling along, needed to pull belt off and half stand. About the time am sitting again Sashi decide the same so Bonita pulling her out. Easier time for her, wearing proper women wear so button up shirt. Dan is nice enough to feed me while I feed Balik, Chad does same after kick him. Once we all finish with the feeding and wearing everything right, we pay Fen and exit. Chad and Bonita head for the saloon, Dolly still not have place but on way. Sally finally took pity and order building for her. Dolly been too busy doing up clothes, aside my new leather she been doing up pants for men and plenty of dresses. Then we are going in to Barthlomew's shop and get to stop in awe. He has a cow strung up and cutting away. Well not exactly a cow, plenty gone already but was a cow and he move fast. Like me with a coney I reckon also brings up a thought. "Bartholomew would you hire on a helper?" He snorts and beckons me over. "Grab up the long knife laying there you can help, know you can." Set Balik down then go on over and pull up the long knife. "Did not mean me, we got new people and not all have a job." He looks over at me and shrugs. "Could use hand when cutting up a cow otherwise though this is easy work. Here now, see that big hunk of meat, cut that out and watch the ribs, cutting them out and shorten so have more for Isaac to do with his sauce." See the meat he mean and the ribs right behind. Work the knife in and bring it down keeping close to rib. Short spell later have cut out the meat and getting beamed at. "Janet you know you should come in and do this not me." Snort and shake my head. "Long practice with coney, deer, and pig. Honest you know cow not me." "What brings you in today?" "We are after a roast so Bonita can do our first home supper together, make sandwich tomorrow. I'll bring you one." Earns me a smile. "Sounds good, may as well take the one you just cut off, unless you want one with bone." Look at the roast and while good meat little small. "Reckon if have another to take with we will." Earns me a snort then we are rotating around cow to get at other side. "Got you one right here, fresh meat and looks good. Honest was half thinking give to Isaac and do up like the ribs." Just look at the meat a short spell and nod. 'Reckon be a better use than roast and sandwich tomorrow. Shall take a bone in roast and even keep on helping. Reckon you should hire on a man, can leave him to mind the store while you cut." Bartholomew snorts then shrugs so we get right on to cutting. Takes a while, we change knife a time or three but we get down to the bits there ain't no call for here. Just look at what is left a spell then start cutting the meat off small. 'What are you doing?" "Well I reckon can use the bits here for stew. I know you sell the smaller cuts so folk can do the same. Not see why you no sell stew meat cut small." Dan snorts and Bartholomew sighs then helps. "Reckon you are in the right on this, course I got some cutting to do still, ribs are mostly whole. Need cut out the center bone as well." Nod then notice the cow tongue sitting off on the side. "You no leave tongue for predator?" "Isaac asked for it, says it makes for a good stock if you boil the tongue for a good long while. Swore he would toss out after for whatever wants to have." "Well so long as the predators can have, and he has shown stock though never that one." Bartholomew snorts. "Not so happy to hear on that either though he explain, uses for the sauce and since winter can store for a good long while what he not use." Nod then a question boils on up in my noggin. "What he use for the sauce afore?" "Well ask the same, said he would make stock using the ankle bone and bit of meat. I knew of that stock so no surprise though the tongue was a new. He swear taste better in the sauce so well I'm trying to forget, he said do up ribs tomorrow." "Reckon nobody making supper tomorrow at our house." Couple of snorts to that. We finished up the cutting so get to picking out a roast for us. As it happen we get two roast, one with bone and one without. Rump roast is good for sandwich if you slow cook so we shall do that and have good sandwich tomorrow. Also a little late when we finish so Bonita waiting with frown since will have vittles late. Leave our husbands to mind our babes and dash into kitchen to ponder what to make. We got taters so can do those, but how to do them. Bonita open up drawer and pull out tool, we laugh at look since just like a twisty river. Does give idea, mashed taters were a pretty good eat so we get roast going and get pot with tater cut up ready. Cook fast so no do yet, then we get to work on making biscuits. Once those are done we get on pan then get to wait. Oven only have room for one thing at time. Get taters going after spell then get to go feed our babes. Also got to warm enough so took off coat. Dan did up the heater in dining room so warm enough in there just pull off dress. Longwood Third Hunt Dan look with smile so know he want roll right away. Would like give roll since not with child, bleeding time just ended yesterday. Know that right now is just roll so am able to whore, did yesterday even since stop in morning. Not as good as husband roll though so really wish to get Dan above, right now would be nice. Balik and Sashi fed we go back in kitchen to finish off supper for our husbands. Takes a spell but finally we finish everything up and go back out with bowls and a cutting platter for the roast. Dan and Chad are smiling when we put them down. Dan gets the platter and a knife to cut up the roast. While he does that Bonita and I head for the china cabinet and pull out what we need. "Supper looks really good." Beam at Dan and Bonita has practically gotten in Chad's lap after he say something to her. "Dan, do you reckon you could give a roll after dinner? I want to be good wife, and for once just not whore." Dan just look for a short spell. "Do you think you can manage?" Nod and smile. "Yesterday I had enough after one roll. Will still whore, is only pay but do think if you want can be a good wife for only you." Dan pull me over and give kiss that has toes curled. "Reckon we can do that, now mind once we finish with roll need to mind the saloon. Bipin is doing that now, just better if we are there with him." Put hand on Dan face and smile. "Sounds fine, so now have our first supper." Dan snorts and he go back to cutting out slices. Meat is put on the plates and passed around then we get the mashed taters and gravy. Biscuits with butter on table and honey since Dan is all about sweet. Reckon why like him so though do wonder how put up with me. Supper is really quite good, the roast is done just right according to Dan, biscuits and taters with corn. Chad really likes the gravy so am all beams, my son likes what I made alone. Bonita swat him for the comment but has grin. Once we finish really good supper, first time make round eye vittles without Amanda and Isaac, we split up. Bonita is taking Balik and Sashi to sheriff office to mind, Chad is going to saloon. Dan is taking me to our bedroom for a nice roll. Still not wear anything, babes are too young to care and Chad only look at Bonita. Course bedroom cold so dash under covers and revel in the really cold silk sheets. Only like so because cold silk sheets of first home. Dan get naked then gets under cover with me and we cuddle together shivering a mite. "You are happy with everything?" Look up at Dan and am all beam. "Dan only thing wrong right now is no handsome husband roll. Honest am happy and love everything, first house, had first supper and was good. House come with heater in each room, will need to remember to mind where is." Dan snorts and nods. "I will as well, we don't have a set side of bed to end up on." Giggle at that. "Can if want suppose though odd." Dan snorts. "Not odd, some fellas can only lie on one side. Some only lie on back, and some only want gal on one side." Well have to allow as that being true, still odd but not my husband. "Know not you, still have wrong, no first husband roll in first house." Dan snorts then comes down and kiss me. Am enjoying kiss then hand between legs and they spread to give access. Whimper a little when Dan really starts handle me, feel good and so want my husband. Not that Dan listen, just keep right on kiss and handle, can feel stars come closer as he go on with. Then Dan move a little so over fuller and feel equipment press into leg. Unable to handle though, Dan press along all of so no reach, then his hand find breast. Practically scream when stars jump right on top of. Am trembling and moaning into kiss with Dan then he move more and is coming to me as husband. Whimper a mite since he is sliding inside. Dan get all the way then lie atop kissing, his hand come up and handle breasts. Moan a time or two then move under Dan, really wanting his finish and stars. Then Dan moving and all is right in land. Have husband churning up equipment, in our first house, first bed, and maybe this time can have first daughter. Roll continue on just right and stars fall on. So am moaning under Dan when Dan groan and am being flooded with husband. Move little harder to get all of Dan where he belong. Know deep down was fast roll just not find the gumption to care. Then Dan moving around so end up cuddling him and feeling right. "Sorry was over so fast, you parading around without a dress got to me." Look up at Dan and beam. "No mind Dan, am filled with husband and maybe this time have daughter." Dan snorts then pull little closer and we just lie there. Honest think I fell asleep so right the land is. Banging is what wakes, on our front door which I remember after opening bedroom door. Dan is getting dressed so just head for the front door, whoever that is still banging away. Think Dan yell something though no hear so just go right up to door and open a smidgen to see out. Can't help the giggle that come out, have Sarah and sergeant standing there. Sarah has hold of sergeant belt and he look a little red so open door to let in. "Cold in house, reckon the dining room still warm so go on in there and be right with you." Sarah is grinning as I show to the dining room them head for bedroom. Course then recall left dress in dining room or kitchen so turn around and go back. Checking in dining room and luck find is in dining room so slip dress on and turn to them. Sergeant seem to have turned red as turnip and stare at ground, Sarah has grin still. "Sorry to bother you just need you two and Bipin said you still in here." Nod and pull out seat then wave to the ones by them. "Reckon this is not something sergeant did." Sarah snorts then takes the offered chair, we both look when Dan appear dressed with frown. "What happened?" Shrug and point to chair. "Just getting to." Dan sighs and comes over to sit in chair next to me. "What happened is we got a soldier and Apache taking long hunt and not supplied." Frown at this, know they always carry jerky for a couple days. "How long are they gone?" Sarah poke sergeant getting to look up then he sit with sigh. "Two days, normal we send out search party after three." Dan waves his hand. "So in the morning is three days?" Both nod. "We only organize one day three, day four would go and look. Just the soldier is a son of one of our sergeants so Sarah got involved." Look at Dan and get nod so smile. "Well reckon we shall organize one tonight and go. You two take part in, rouse cookie and get him preparing biscuits. Pack flour and eggs, we get our side as well so have plenty." Sergeant and Sarah nod and get smile out of Sarah. "Are you going to help cook?" Nod and smile. "Am going to help, now pack light we go quick like since missing hunt means anything from lost horses to need burial. Most of the things require assistance so sooner find sooner can help." Sarah nods and sighs. "Said same but she is positive her boy is still out there. Know is not lost horses, they would return to fort." Frown since that is best option, most of rest end in burial. "Well tell her not to worry we shall find. If not know find out way they went on the hunt." Sergeant nods. "Can find out on the morrow, he is stationed in second fort. Being the fort sergeant everybody jumps to do what I say aside captain." "Well go on back, shall see if can get Andrew to open up." Pause and look at Dan. "Sorry Dan that your line." Dan snorts. "Reckon you best see to the supplies since you be cooking. I'll go mind the saloon. Do you two like the fritters?" "He has told me about them and reckon I'd rather have biscuits." Snort and poke Dan. "See Dan you want sweet too much." Dan sighs and shakes his head. "Sometimes I wonder how I put up with you." "I wonder same." Sarah snorts and leans closer. "Give him beer, always get called pretty." Shake my head. "Dan is all about sweet, to me and vittles. I seem to be opposite." Dan put arm around and pull close. "You smile at me, kiss, and are always eager for a roll. Naught else to want out of a gal aside cooks and you always could, even doing what I like now so having you as a wife is not hardship." Sigh and lean against my husband. "Dan to be honest, the only way to make you better is you no go after bounty, dangerous work. Course then you sit at home and worry so not better than going along." "Not about to let you do it alone, would rather you sat at home. Course if that happens probably not find the bounty anyway." Snort and shake head. "Did teach you to track." Dan chuckles and stands up. "Not make sense to track since you so good. Reckon is an injun thing, are we taking help?" Everyone look at me so sigh and shrug. "Could I suppose, may want an extra horse and pole anyway. Get same out of take along horse as pack mule." "Reckon we can do with just us, unless chief has us take some." Dan says then head for the office to get belts. Hop up and go get coat out of kitchen and no like the dishes there but can do in morning. Bring to mind one thing so go back to dining room with smile. "Would you like have morning vittles with us?" Sarah smiles at that. "Yes, do you know what you will make?" "Reckon I'll go hunt a coney and cook up quick for biscuits and gravy." Squeak and dash into kitchen to check and find have roast cooking. "Have sandwich meat going though reckon we will miss out on first sandwich meat of house." Dan snorts then put hat on me. "No problem, we covered the only good first." Sarah and sergeant snort. "That be the truth." Sergeant says and Sarah sighs then nods. "First time in the new house is always best, though little jealous, you have a kitchen." Wink at Sarah. "If you make him retire we can hire on as a deputy and this for sheriff and deputy." Sarah snorts then shakes her head. "I like him being a soldier, asides when you take him along not suppose to do anything dangerous." "When get back neither of us walk straight for a spell." Sergeant says making Sarah squeak. "He share and not sure we can do every night." Shrug and wink. "That's to meet Dan need, reckon I can get by on every other." Dan swat on head then we head out, I get to see Andrew and hope they awake along with not busy. Go over to door and lock so bang on door. After a spell see a light in the back, mean woke up so not good but do have good need. Little shock when Claire come to door and look at me, she sigh then open door. "Janet what is wrong?" "Have a long hunt not suppose to be, going out in morning so need supplies. Soldier go along is son of different soldier so we stage search early to cavalry but understand." Claire nods and step back to let in. "What all do you need?" "Need get flour, egg, oil, sugar, coffee, honey, and syrup." Claire gapes a moment. "How many are going?" "Four, me, Dan, sergeant, and Sarah, his wife." "Alright, reckon that will be about two pounds of flour, full rack of eggs." Claire pause and look at me. "Small can of honey, small jar of syrup, pound of sugar, may as well go with a full pound of coffee. Oil though, oh that is a dandy, we don't have anything medium size, either small or big." Ponder that a moment, need oil for most everything then smile. "If'n you got a big half full will take that." Claire nods then frowns. "You said Sarah was coming, so she is getting supplies?" Nod then shrug. "I say get biscuits and flour. Not sure what all they can get." Claire nods and smiles. "Tell you what, two small and if Sarah does not get oil you can come back for two more. Comes out to two dollars, you want to pay now or owe?" Feel at pockets and come up some coin so pull out and have dollar coins along a mess of pennies. "Pay now and may as well give me least five pennies worth of licorice." Claire nods and grins then heads into the back. Some yelling and banging then Andrew stumbles out to see me and sighs. He then goes to the candy section and looks about then finds the paper and starts doling out licorice. Reckon now as good a time as any to ask on so go over and poke to make sure on aware. "Andrew would you consider signing on as deputy?" Andrew look at me short spell then sighs. "Just woke up Janet now is so not a good time. Reckon Claire would say no, you tend to take deputies away on adventures." Snort and giggle. "For now Bonita and Chad stay to mind the babes. Reckon get turned around on us eventual though they do get next bounty. Reason ask is cause we have Bipin but no pistol on him. Want to get the new people job but can't hire as deputy, so we hire you and you hire one or two of them to mind the stores. Promise you no go anywhere, just need you to meet the train so armed deputy is collecting pistols. This is so Chad and Bonita can go on lost Apache hunt when babes not babes." Claire had come over and is smiling. "That is a right fine idea, been teaching Elan how to get what we got in the back. We do worry about the new folk so this would get them money." Andrew sighs then swat me on head, and Claire. "Not sure I like being a deputy though aside argument in saloon some is safe enough." "You can have Bipin handle and just stand back with pistol out. Honest Bipin have throw knife so can take down most bandits afore they can pull out pistol. Easy to watch over the train since he be right there." "Chad is staying here for right now, they have babes remember. You can sit in the office." I shake my head. "Bonita is deputy, reckon no get paid like me, she sit in office with babes. Oh my, Balik is rolling over now, getting active and exciting, get to see this time." Claire beams and gives out hug. "Know how important that is, gave you a box to carry it all back home with. All of it right there aside the licorice, and no coin yet." Squeak and pull coin out again. "Would think duly appointed deputy be able to acquire supplies with no pay." Claire snorts and shakes her head as hand coin over. Andrew get poke so get back to getting out the licorice. Glad is still the not sweet, another shipment and not sweet so happy with company, I grab up box. Andrew drop licorice on top and take to door. "What about the badge and such?" Look up and clean forgot that. "Well if up afore we leave ask Dan, otherwise ask Chad, he do for Bonita." Andrew nods then sighs. "Need to take one of my guns out and use that." Pat him on the arm. "Like as not never need shoot. Do load, if need pull not menacing if no bullet." Andrew snorts and see me out then shut door. I head home with box and stick in pantry which has vents for circulation. Bonita share on that, she pay better attention to people building house. I only like the one though did lay with about half. Box stowed with licorice on, still have some in coat, I head for saloon. Find Dan easily enough, he is sitting on stool next to Bipin. Sally has frown on her lips, reckon cause am not wearing whore clothes. Go over and stand next to Dan, only two deputy stool and both are sitting in. Dan pulls me up into lap and get held so like this and smile up at him. "Got what we need along with five cents licorice. Had to wake but did ask Andrew and Claire decide he is deputy." Dan snorts. "Figured she would, you gals are always worrying about others." Look up at Dan and grab nose. "You was worrying right along." Bipin snorts. "Nobody worry about us injun." Reach over and swat him. "Going after hunt that go long in morning, reckon has to be something happen and reckon better chance of injun staying to help than anything else. We no need worry the round eyes do." Bipin chuckles and nods. "Reckon that is the right, also know about the long hunt, we worry to since warrior that go is first time alone with soldier." "Your tribe?" Get a shaken head. "Far chief tribe, Elan train with help from others." Nod and sigh. "Make Elan look bad." Bipin shakes his head. "Elan only just started, most of his training was on how to relate to soldier. Most of us reckon the soldier fall off horse and hurt so he stay with to try and keep alive." Dan sighs. "So in other words you think soldier need protection from soldier?" We both nod and grin. "Call it injun thing, most of you round eye are plum lost two step out of town. If you pay attention all farm that visit town can see town when step out door." Dan sighs and swats us both on head. "That is wrong on a few levels, though right on the farm." "Took Dan two week to understand trail." Bipin snorts. "Elan tell story of soldier get on horse backward." Dan sighs and swats us both again. "Cavalry is not a good indication of ability, usually the sons that are not so good get sent off to cavalry or soldier." Bipin look at me, I look up at Dan and ask the obvious thing. "Cavalry is what protect the settlers, why send the not good to do that?" Dan shrugs. "Got me, my brothers were both killed due to trying to save others that were not doing good things." Sigh and snuggle up to Dan. "Honest, if knew your brothers would have told them to leave the dumb to die." Dan snorts and nods. "I think same but not how we were raised." "True, says in your bible to help others. Wish was more than just bibles and meat for injun. They are getting bored and bored warrior bad." Dan snorts. "May as well teach them baseball." "Baseball?" Bipin and I ask together. "Fun game, take a stick and hit a ball, then run around bases. Get back to the starting base and you have a point." "How do we learn this?" Dan snorts. "Andrew ordered the rules for me when we got the hug for finding job for injun. Not sure why you Apache are not doing games already." Bipin snorts. "All we know are kid games, once get to of age you stop doing kid games and help tribe." Dan looks at me so nod. "True Dan, perhaps why wish to cook. Gals role is to keep her fella happy, cook and do cloth. Only certain thing are specifically given to one gal. Usual is moccasin, not all can do since hard to get skin out right." Bipin nods and points at me. "Janet is better than tribe moccasin gal, though she is good enough, no hole aside one for leg." "She no young either, summers are getting to." Bipin nods and shrugs. "So far no gal as good either so just keep wait." Dan sighs and puts up hand. "Wait for what?" "Gal to be of age." Bipin and I say together so grin. "Hang on, of age is five?" Bipin snorts and shake head. "Janet was early on though agree, sure hands. Gal is of age when have bleeding time, get ceremony and can choose mate if wish." Dan look startled so put hand up. "No ceremony for me, Janet is name given by mom, never chose own name. Little sparrow what tribe called but would go away after ceremony when pick own name. Do like being Janet so no matter." Bipin nods. "If knew would end up as did would have picked round eye name." Getting toward not good say on things so decide to change. "Bipin what did you get called afore you came of age." Bipin sighs and turn red. "Rabbit, was fast so decide good to call." Snort and giggle. "Mind was the ears, big ears." Dan snorts and Bipin toss up hands. "No fair, why call little sparrow?" "Was always small, though could do coney easy once learn so tribe figure good name." Bipin nods and smiles. "No grow, though hands still sure." Dan snorts so swat both. "Dan why let call you Dan instead Daniel?" Bipin gawks for moment then snorts. "Cause you did not speak that good at the time. Figure better to have an easy name to say." Bipin snort again. "After roll Janet?' Dan nods then swats Bipin. "Janet doesn't decide everything." "Get close sometimes." Well have to allow as that being right some. Dan usually let me decide how to do a shoot out. Then notice we got an argument stirring so move to get up. Dan holds on to me and sends Bipin. Look up at Dan at that, Bipin only have knife and most of the visitors no respect injun. Longwood Third Hunt "I'm seeing how he handles it." No like but Dan chief, and sheriff so he get final say on everything. Bipin go and talk to the men, point back at us a time or two. Talk little longer then nod and shake hands afore sit down to play poker again. Bipin come back with smile and Dan chuckles so nice ride then he is sit again so can ask. "What was that about?' "There was accusation of cheating, the winner said the loser cheat. So loser take offense even though was joke. So went over and told both that if they no behave Cherokee Janet will have slaughter." Dan snorts and chuckles louder so lean back and look up at. "Dan the newspaper never say that do that." Dan snorts and nods. "Oh but they do, the gang that we caught, according to newspaper you killed all of them. A few say you just rode up said something and started shooting. Sent letter to novel company, detailed the whole hunt and ask them to say you are Cherokee injun. Not know if will but did try like said." Bipin wave hand. "Saw in newspaper while on train to get up to the train for here, went into detail talking about how you shot six then run around train to get the last two. Had witnesses for this part, say you got shot and killed the shooter then took the head off the one was chasing." "I no take head off." Dan sighs. "You got a little close, when they picked him up his head fall back and neck lay cut open. Almost could see bone would reckon." Sigh and shake head, not true only cut neck so die faster. Saloon quiet rest of night, reckon many heard Bipin talk about me having slaughter. Only part interesting is when go check on Balik and feed him. End of night get taken home by Dan, Bonita handle getting Balik and Sashi home. Both asleep so we take them up to their rooms. Reckon best to know where the room is in case he wake up hungry. Once get Balik in crib and get tired of staring at my beautiful son I join Dan in our bedroom. This time the heater is turn on so not cold so tease Dan a little by take dress off slow. Dan watch with grin then I am getting under covers and get pull over to Dan. Get a nice kiss then Dan lay back to go sleep. Well would like a nice roll out of husband again so swat him. Dan swat back so swat again, Dan sighs then reaches over and tickles. Squeak then am giggling as Dan keep tickling for a spell. "Gotta go to sleep Janet, you are making morning vittles for guests." Sigh and swat Dan. "Coney is easy to find and fast to cook on stove. Want roll with husband." "I'm tired and little worried about the long hunt. Soldiers are not as bad as you like to say and there was the Apache." Sigh and nod. "Am worry too, there no real reason for both to stay gone. If horse run off they walk, hard to be more than two day walk. Reckon could be pack of wolves if they charge then two rifle not enough, if both on horse, horse panic and get thrown." "You don't think that." Shake head. "That many wolves come this close would hear howls. No say to Sarah, let them have hope but reckon both dead and like as not was man. No see why farmer shoot at Apache and soldier but naught else." Dan sighs and pulls close. "We can find out tomorrow, perhaps day after." "Depend on how far they go afore whatever happen. If shoot deer and not fall then you chase for long spell." Dan sighs and pulls close for kiss then settle down for shut eye. Wake and still dark out so reckon can get away with morning roll afore hunt. Move up kiss Dan, he no move so poke. Still no move so put hand to and he swat hand away. Well if that don't beat all, so swat Dan. Get groan out so reckon lost cause if so against being handled afore a roll. Roll out of bed and shiver a mite then consider. If we go on hunt reckon leather be good. Course not a real hunt so perhaps should stay in dress. Then recall the long hunt that not supposed and reckon wearing leather best. Be ready for worst instead of not move same in dress. Not worn dress to ride either so may not work well for that, most gals have wagon to ride so no matter if skirt expand for horse. Pull drawer open and get out leather, with new shirt. Bullet no go straight into shoulder, Mohawk hit at angle so bullet bounce off bone there. Easier recover from but tear long hole in shirt and Dolly decide new work better. Had a new set anyway and like what did, the hole for breeze are moved around. Still scandalous to wear and honest, expose more of a gal than even whore wear does. Also have better breeze so in summer be fine to wear. Hope at least and do know not as warm as old leather. Wear big coat now so no matter on breeze, coat cover up most of me. Reckon the best part is simply this one is sized for breasts instead of having space for. Door open and step out to get belt and Winchester though pause when other door open. Bonita step out and come over shivering some since no wear anything. "Reckon you have idea on vittles so come to ask. Can get to work on while you hunt." Nod and smile, this good. "Fixing to shoot a coney then make in biscuits and gravy. Need extra on account ask sergeant and Sarah to come have with." Bonita nod and smile. "First guests in first house." Giggle then we both bounce a little, so exciting then thought come. "Will need put on plates and use platter." Bonita nods and shrugs. "May as well, also need careful so no break china." Nod and we both bounce some more, extra exciting first guests and first time use the platter. "Have a hankering for egg, think go with?" "Reckon that would, say two biscuit each plate and a mess of egg, scramble or the fried?" "Scramble sound better, go on and hunt shall check on roast and work on biscuits." Give hug to Bonita then head for office. Grab out belt and get on then grab up hat. That on grab Winchester and make sure loaded then head for kitchen. Bonita went back to get dress afore seeing to on the vittles. Find the dining room and kitchen both warm enough, though kitchen has heater. Pondering on the why of having a heater in with a big stove see me out door. Cold out though not the big cold of right afore finish last hunt. Figure on this way being best I head out that way and just keep walking. Quiet walk always good for hunt, and allow for a little mind on matters, namely the why of doing something to a soldier and Apache on hunt. On the one hand, wanting rid of injun is a known thing, many figure better to just rid land of us. Just the ones want that are back east and no real danger to injun, unless can push that proposal afore congress proper. Since that is not a likely reason there must be another. Suppose could be Apache want to go on warpath so come up and take both along. That is a good reason for long hunt that shouldn't. Take the soldier so the warrior with come along to make sure he no die. Only problem with that one is simply why come along and take one warrior. More believable to have one walk in to reservation and see if can convince warrior to come along on warpath. Reckon most of the young warrior would do that, not look good on getting blooded any other way. Not happen and mind on the matter, band of warrior going on warpath not happen neither. Puts this gal right back on no answer, farmer shoot both plum no way. Farmer not shoot soldier, may shoot warrior if wander on to land, though in cold time farmer no notice. If chasing after shot deer both would be together so no chance of farmer shoot if does. Then have movement in bush so hunker down and put hand to snow. No grass stick up around here though brushing at snow work just as well. Do twice then have coney pop out of bush. Just look a spell and no little coney so bring up Winchester. Click of Winchester loading in bullet get coney to freeze then aim on proper and shoot. Side of coney head burst out then coney fall over, no feel anything would reckon. Singing gratitude head on over and hunter cut the coney. Find is a smaller coney but enough meat for vittles, reckon may have enough left for tomorrow as well. Head on back to house still no closer to figuring on the why of the long hunt. Reaching the door to the kitchen decide best to not worry on and just find. Once found can work on the why of though reckon if lucky can simply ask. Bonita no in kitchen when get in, she upstairs seeing to Sashi judging by noise. Set coney on table and grab out knife to cut with, then reckon Bonita may want to take part. First cutting up meat of first house, aside that after get skin off is simple work. Wondering if Bonita wish new moccasins head upstairs to Balik. He can lay in kitchen with us if alert and like as not hungry anyway so best to see to on the feeding. Find Balik on the pondering aware and crying stage or not so pick him right on up. Not reaching for breast yet so fit to my hip and make sure got a blanket to lie on then go find Bonita. She is feeding Sashi now and singing but does smile when appear to ask on helping cut up first meat. Both troop on down the stairs. Not that we give the meat a seeing to, Balik decide to feed now so feed him and sing with Bonita. Also toss blanket on floor out of way but in warm area, reckon perhaps why the heater in here. Chad pop his head in door so Bonita give kiss and we bid him mind the door for our guests. Feeding done we set our babes on the blanket. "Bonita do you wish moccasins?" "Reckon the ones have are good enough. Could make for a young if find a second small." Nod and shrug. "Ours not in need of them for long spell, Apache do their own. Reckon the round eye young no wear, they all have shoe." Get to work on getting skin off, reckon no need for moccasins for young but shall make anyway, perhaps Andrew find buyer, then gasp since thought come. "Bonita you think many buy moccasin at store?" "Reckon they may, though would need make nicer look." Nod and smile, that is easy enough to do, simple matter of taking longer to prepare. "Dolly may know how make shoe, if make like shoe round eye would like." Bonita nods and snorts. "Also give warrior something to do, hunt coney and perhaps help on make." Both frown since big drain on coney. "Perhaps not, though if make like shoe would need less coney skin." I brighten right on up. "Cow skin, less fur but more skin and we go through about one a week in town." Bonita nod so we both bounce a bit while finish getting skin off. Dan finally get up and pop head in so go swat for not giving morning roll. Also give kiss and send him to mind the door with Chad. Both sit in dining room since not done the heater in sitting room. So leave Bonita to cut up meat and make Dan show how to do heater. Is easy as Dan said, and we have small bottle of lamp oil tuck in corner. Also get a little smoke off to start so Dan explain why no worry. There are vents to let out the smoke. Part of fix on the house is make sure nothing nests in the vents outside. Also share idea on make moccasin out of cow skin so warriors have something to do. Dan likes especially part about getting shoe design from Dolly. Back into kitchen I go to find Bonita got all the meat cut up small and cooking. I go make biscuits and get them in oven. Our sandwich roast came out since hot oven now and not good for sandwich, need cook slow. Will go back in when finish with door open on oven for short spell to cool off. Right about when fixing to go make gravy and egg since we are bored, there is knock on door. Door is open immediate like so go check to find dining room empty, both went in sitting room. So go in sitting room and get hug from Sarah and is warmer. Swat Dan and have fix heater in dining room then go finish off making vittles. Collect platter and plates then go back in kitchen. Bonita and I load out the plates for each of us then take in dining room. Platter loaded down so we go careful like and get to the cabinet to hold. We then go and set plates afore everybody then see to on the silverware and napkin. That done we sit and do vittle prayer and see to on the vittles. "Got a pound of flour, mess of eggs, bit of honey, some oil, and salt." Sarah says after spell of eating vittles and make me groan. "Forgot to get salt, got two small thing of oil, small honey and syrup so can make pancake." Sarah snorts. "We are missing out on pancakes, about always have pancake in morning." Sergeant nods so shrug. "Not made for my husband afore. Did learn how when made pancakes in saloon but was for everyone, be nice to make just for Dan. Course Dan want too much syrup on his." Dan tosses up his hands. "The syrup came out faster than figured so had more than wanted." Snort and giggle since is fun to poke at his sweet. "Chad, Andrew is deputy now, so he can hire one or two of the new people to help mind the stores. May ask Dan for badge and all otherwise reckon you get to do." Chad nods and smiles. "Can leave him to mind saloon with Bipin so spend evening in sheriff office with Bonita." Dan snorts. "You mean above Bonita and honest I reckon best to not have another babe yet." Bonita look at me so swat Dan. "Dan, babe come when Great Spirit decide come, all we get to do is enjoy our husband. Only way to not have another babe is no more roll. You make them no roll you no roll, no can stop for me, need is still there." Dan nods and sighs. "Wish worked for babe again." Sarah says so we all look at her, then well best ask. "Where is your babe now?" Sarah look up and smile. "Had a son and he saw fit to go sign up like his pa. He all sorts of proud, is part of division based in Virginia wasn't it?" Sergeant shakes his head. "Ach no, his division went south to relieve the one there, they are down there keeping the peace for another six months." "So he has rifle like Cucaracha?" Sergeant shakes his head and grins. "Me boy is cavalry, he has Winchester. Generals decide best to use cavalry for the peace keeping, so they can move about fast. Oh and Cucaracha is going after Cochise, they figure since they no catch they send him out to make nice and see if can get peace." Snort and shake my head. "Reckon is good gave him moccasins and explain how to act. Take a spell afore anyone talk to him, Mexicans, bounty, and cavalry after injun there, is wonder they no shoot everyone not Apache." Bonita waves her hand. "We reckon to have Apache make moccasin out of cow skin, just do like shoe so warrior will take part and no big drain on coney. Can make nice to round eye and still have marking of Apache." The round eye and Chad are gawking at us then sergeant snorts. "That is a right proper idea, gives them more money and more to do. Need to tell captain about, and reckon chief though the rest they can handle. Reckon if naught else captain can send out letters for shoe design." Sergeant pauses and looks about. "What do they do with the cow skin now?" "Soft leather and use as blanket, on bed when cold and on floor rest of time." Dan snorts. "Better to have heater in bedroom." Sigh and swat Dan. "Have one in teepee, small fire. When cold light fire and sit around, men only sit out when smoke though not normal for that. Usual pipe only use for dance or when reach agreement with other tribe." We finish vittles and help Bonita collect dishes. Feel right sorry for leaving her to do but she no mind and sends on way. Reckon will get to do all another time, and then when they have bounty. Pull box of provisions as Dan call out front to find two horses here, Sarah and sergeant came with horses already loaded. Get to walk with Dan as far as store, need get salt since Sarah not bring much. Chances are we won't need more than but more salt is always good, can use at home. Has me smiling as go in store, have a home and not just a room in a bordello or saloon. Elan is there so wave and he wave back but otherwise no move, just look. "Elan, need to get some salt." He just look still so swat him. "Sorry, leather is form fitting and better look." Snort and grin. "Dolly is good at, now salt." Elan sighs and nods then heads in back, Claire come out with Andrew so go over to them. "Heavens Janet, almost want to ask if you are whoring." Claire says, Andrew is just look so am giggling. "If can get him aware again Dan is fetching our horse. Can get badge from Dan and Chad can teach what do." Claire nods then stomp on Andrew foot. Andrew groans then hops around for short spell so am laughing. Claire finally get him to stop and ushers out door to find Dan. Claire come back when Elan does holding bag of salt so get look at from Claire. "Sarah did not bring salt?" Nod and shrug. "She bring and reckon enough for what fixing to do on hunt but best to have extra. Any we no use can keep at house so not need buy more for a spell longer than figure." Dan stick head in door as Claire nod. "Janet get some chocolate, Sarah like and figure on you need since no whoring for the hunt." wave to Dan and reckon he has right mind on chocolate. Claire goes over and gets out chocolate, I reckon two penny enough but not many for two so up to five. Reckon this a good number of the bars so get that and five penny for the salt. Checking pockets find I am short two penny so need owe on that. No like but reckon Dan will pay off soon as we back anyhow. So head back over to house to find Dan there with our horses and extra horse. No stick and canvas for injure drag though reckon can get from fort. Also notice odd thing about bedroll, is bigger than the usual bedroll. Dan did say we have silk sheet bedroll but this is more than figure on being in the bedroll so best ask on that. "Dan bedroll bigger." Dan snorts and nods. "Dolly listened to you and me, I asked for padding to not feel rocks as bad with silk sheet. Had her laughing pretty darn good but got it all done up in a week, would have been faster but had to wait for silk." Nod and smile, reckon padding good for when under my husband. "Sound perfectly fine, get Andrew a badge?" Dan nods. "Left him with Chad going over what he does and learning the revolver. Reckon got a use for those targets again." Snort and giggle but we get our supplies packed away on the horse then get on horses. Pinto look back at me after hop up so rub on head to get snort. Giggling I find licorice and hand over then we get under way. Need stop at first fort so sergeant can share on the moccasin, so break up a bar of chocolate to share with Sarah. Dan make face and have extra piece so give to him. Also apologize about not being sweet enough so Sarah is giggling. Sergeant come back so we get under way and get wave from chief along with pray for a good result of hunt. Not much else happen along way asides the rest of tribes voicing same on the result. Last tribe afore the second fort though we get something. Elan come running over wearing coat we bought for him. Dan looks at me so shrug and hop off pinto to talk to him. "Am coming with, is my responsibility." Sigh and nod then look up at Dan. "Elan come so need to redo pack when stop for night." Dan nods then shakes his head. "Elan needs gal, remember you only for me on hunt." Nod then turn to Elan, he smile then nod and run off. "Sergeant can get another horse at fort?" Sergeant nods. "Reckon you will share with his gal until get there." Pinto snort and toss head and can tell is chuckling so swat. "You shush, you one have two on." The rest of horses snort. Elan come back with frowning gal, reckon she no want to come but do need. Be cruel to make Elan come along and no get rolls when rest of fellas get. She smile when see me though, I smile back, she not that tall. Taller than me but not by all that much so pinto can ride two easy, like as not we both lighter than Dan on same measure. Have problem getting her on pinto, she no know how to do. Elan save, he come over and push her up so I can help her get in right spot. Also riding in front so hard to see which not so good but we get another horse soon. We get under way again then she turn around to speak.