Ch.4
He felt her. He could hear her calling to him… in fear… and in pain. Sully please, please hear me… Sully saw Robert E approaching the café, and he quickly ran over to him.
"Robert E!" he turned glancing at his friend. Then, he turned making eye contact with Grace. "I need ya both to watch Brian and Colleen. They're at the school practin' lines for the play. They said they'd be done in about half an hour. I'll come back and get them when I'm done. I got something I got to take care of now," he spoke quickly his words running together in one long sentence.
Robert E., hearing the urgency in his friend's voice, didn't question Sully further. Grace however began to, "What's goin on? What's wrong?"
"I can't explain now, Grace. I've got to get to the homestead. Just watch the children, please? Robert E, can I borrow a horse?" he exclaimed in a rush.
"Yeah, you bet Sully," his friend replied a look of deep concern in his eyes.
In a flash Sully had mounted a horse and was quickly riding out of town. Hank saw him riding away and quickly shouted, "Hey where's he going?"
He threw down his cigar, mounted his horse and quickly followed the dirt trail out of town. Moments later he caught up to Sully, shouting at him to slow down.
"I don't have time for this. I got ta get to her," he shouted.
Hank persisted riding along beside him.
"What do you want?" he slowed down somewhat but still kept his horse at a steady pace.
"I want to know where you are going in such a hurry that's what," Hank shouted.
"I'm going to the homestead," he angrily replied.
"Why in such a hurry?" Hank demanded.
"I can't explain it. I just know that Michaela's in trouble..," he replied clearly frustrated with Hank's questioning.
"This got anything to do with that fella staying at the saloon?" Hank wondered aloud.
"I don't have any idea Hank. Is that why ya came along?" Sully asked.
"Partly. And partly cause I didn't want you getting to be the hero again and all," he explained.
"Well I'm not slowing down for you, so ya had better catch up." He left Hank in the dust quickly urging his horse to speed up.