The morning came all to slowly for Luke. Luke hadn't got very much sleep because of the nightmare that he had and from the cold, but mostly from concern for Bo. Luke decided that they should get a move on if they hope to find a town before they ended up staying the night outside in the cold again. Luke slowly moved his arm and shook Bo's shoulder trying to wake him up.
"Bo, c-c'mon, let's get a m-move on." Luke said between chatting teeth. Bo didn't show any signs of waking up, he just shifted his position and continued to sleep. Luke finally decided that it would be better for Bo to sleep, but then again he wouldn't warm up very much if he was asleep. Luke decided to carry Bo, until he woke up. Luke carefully stood up and bent over to pick Bo up.
Once Bo was in Luke's arms, Luke started out from under the large branches that gave them shelter for the night. Luke noticed that it had probably snowed throughout the night, since the snow was now ankle deep. Once again following the creek, Luke and a sleeping Bo, were soon on their way once again.
Back in Hazzard, Daisy was unsure of what to do. The mortgage payment for the farm was due tomorrow, and Daisy didn't know where Jesse kept the money. She knew that if she were to ask her uncle that he would tell her, but she also knew that she shouldn't leave the house since the boys could call. Daisy was so confused and worried that she didn't even sleep that night, nor eat dinner or breakfast.
At the same time in the jail house in town, Jesse was just getting his breakfast, which consisted of one piece of toast, an egg, and a glass of milk.
"Here ya go Jesse, eat up. That's all yer gonna be getting 'til lunch time." Rosco said as he handed the tray of food to Jesse. Jesse took the tray and sat down on the cot. Not having much of an appetite at the moment, Jesse just sat the tray off to the side. Knowing since Daisy hadn't come yet, that meant that Bo and Luke still hadn't called, which worried Jesse even more then the fact that the mortgage payment on the farm was due the next day.
The sun was now high in the sky, which told Luke that it was now mid morning. After having walked for almost three hours, Luke was getting tired. Plus the lack of sleep the night before, and having to carry Bo, was also wearing him down. Bo had woken up once, but went back to sleep a few minutes afterwards, and hadn't woken up since. Luke had begun thinking that they would never find a road or town, when out of the blue, Luke saw a bridge in the distance. Picking up his pace, Luke quickly made his way to the road.
Luke had a bit of trouble climbing up the side of the road, but finally managed to get on the road. Luke's mood was suddenly brought down even more when he noticed that there weren't any tire tracks in the snow. Not letting that stop him though, Luke started walking down the road. After walking for almost an hour, Luke thought he heard the sound of a vehicle coming from somewhere behind them. Turning around, Luke caught sight of a snow plow coming towards them. Luke's hopes were starting to rise as he noticed the driver start slowing the large snow plow down.
"Hey Bo, looks like we're gonna be getting a ride." Luke said as the snow plow stopped a few yards from where they were. The only sound Bo made was a soft moan. A large, heavy set man with a shaggy beard got out of the plow and jogged over to where Luke and Bo were.
"Hey there, you fellas need a lift to town?" The large man asked. The man passed Luke in height by a good foot or so, and would've probably passed Bo's height by a few inches.
"Yes sir, do you think you could take us to the hospital, if it's not to much trouble? My cousin here's real sick and needs help. We've been stuck out here since yesterday."
"Oh no, that's terrible. Sure I can take ya'll to the hospital."
"Thank you so much mister."
"Oh, please just call me Jimmy, mister sounds to formal. And I'm more then happy to help you and yer cousin out. C'mon, I'll help you get him in the truck, then we'll be on our way."
"Alright, oh by the way, my name's Luke Duke, and this is my cousin Bo Duke."
"Nice to meetcha Luke."
"It's nice to meet you to too Jimmy." Luke said. Something deep down inside of Luke told him that he could trust this fellow just like he was a friend of the family. There was just something about Bo and Luke that reminded Jimmy of a dear friend that he had lost contact with quite a few years back. Once they were over to the truck, Jimmy helped Luke get Bo in the cab, while Luke got in next Bo. After closing the door, Jimmy ran around to the driver's side and climbed in.
"There's a couple of heavy blankets behind the seat, you can use them to warm up." Jimmy said as he started to drive down the road again. Luke looked behind the seat and saw the blankets Jimmy was talking about. Luke pulled them out from behind the seat and covered him and Bo up with both of them.
"Much obliged Jimmy."
"Your welcome Luke, just glad to help." The ride was mostly quiet with the exception of an occasional cough from Bo, and the sound of the plow scraping the snow off the road. Jimmy was the first to break the silence.
"So where you two from?"
"Hazzard County, Georgia."
"You're an awful long ways from home. I use to live in Georgia. Had a real good friend there, but I lost contact with him a few years back. I don't even know if he's still alive."
"If you don't mind my asking, what was his name?"
"His name was Jesse, but it's been so long since I've heard from him I don't even remember his last name. He used to live in Hazzard, but I'm not sure if he still does or not."
"I know a Jesse, he lives in Hazzard."
"Oh really?"
"Yeah, he's my uncle."
"Did he ever run shine?"
"Yeah, he used to, that is until me and Bo got caught on a run. I got a picture of him with me. It's in my wallet, if you'd like to see it."
"That's great, go ahead and get it out, then I'll take a gander at it when we stop."
"Alright." Luke said as he got his wallet out of his back pocket. Luke pulled out a small picture that he kept behind his driver's license. Being careful not to disturb Bo, Luke put his wallet back in his pocket. It wasn't to much longer until they reached a stop sign.
"Okay, here's the picture." Luke said handing it over to Jimmy.
"Thank ya Luke." Jimmy scanned the picture over for a couple of minutes. "Well, I'll be darned. So he's still livin' in Hazzard. I'll have to pay him a visit one day. Does he still live on a farm on Old Mill Road?"
"Yeah, that's where me and Bo live too. Our folks died when we were little, so Uncle Jesse took us in along with our other cousin Daisy, that's her next Bo." Luke said pointing out Daisy.
"Ah, I see. That's a shame about ya'lls folks, but I'm sure Jesse's raised you all with lots of love."
"Yeah." Luke said before a large yawn escaped from him.
"Looks like you could use some sleep. Go ahead and go to sleep. I'll let you know when we get there."
"Alright. Thanks again Jimmy."
"No problem Luke." Not even five minutes later, Luke was sound asleep. Luke was awaken by a gentle hand shaking his shoulder.
"Luke, c'mon we're there."
Luke woke up and saw that the seat next to him was empty. Thinking something had happened to Bo, Luke started to worry.
"Where's Bo at?"
"Don't worry, the doctors already took him in. C'mon you should get checked out as well." Jimmy said as he helped Luke out of the truck.
"I'm alright."
"Well I still think it would be a good idea to get a check up, just to be safe."
"Well, alright. If you say so, but I gotta make a phone call first."
"Alright." Jimmy said as he and Luke walked in the hospital. Luke immediately went over to the front desk and asked one of the nurses if he could use the phone. After getting permission, Luke dialed the number to the farm. After the fourth ring there was finally an answer.
'Hello, Duke Farm. Daisy speaking.'
"Daisy, its Luke."
'Luke! Where are you? Is everything alright, we haven't heard from you since you left. We were so worried that something happened.'
"We're still in Ohio, I think. Is Uncle Jesse there?"
'No, Rosco came to the farm yesterday and arrested him for supposedly helping to steal money from Boss Hogg.'
"Why that low down good for nothing swine."
'Luke, we're in a lot of trouble. The mortgage payment is due tomorrow, and I don't know where he keeps the mortgage money.'
"Listen I know where he keeps it. Look on top of the fridge, it should be in one of the tins."
'Alright, thanks Luke. Is Bo there? Cause I wanna talk to him as well.'
"Not right at the moment."
'Not at the moment? Is he alright?'
"I dunno. He's getting checked out as we speak."
'What? You mean you're at the hospital? What happened Luke?'
"I can't tell you over the phone. Listen get the mortgage paid and get Uncle Jesse out, and then get up here as fast as you can. I'll explain everything once ya'll get here."
'Alright, where are you exactly?'
"Hold on let me ask someone."
'Alright.'
"Hey, Jimmy. Can you come here for a second?"
"Sure thing Luke," Jimmy said as he walked over to Luke. "What can I do for ya?"
"Do you know exactly where we are?"
"Sure do. Why does someone need directions?"
"Yeah, my cousin Daisy."
"Alright, here I'll tell her."
"Alright, let me tell her real fast," Luke said as he started talking to Daisy again. "Daisy, I'm gonna let you talk to a friend of Uncle Jesse's. He's gonna give you the directions."
'Alright Luke.' Luke then handed the phone over to Jimmy, who began giving directions to Daisy. While Jimmy was talking to Daisy, Luke walked over to the chairs in the waiting room, and just plopped himself down in one of them. A few minutes passed and Jimmy was done giving directions to Daisy. After asking Luke if he had anything else to tell Daisy, Jimmy hung the phone up after he got a 'no not right now' from Luke.
Daisy immediately got a chair from the kitchen table and positioned it in front of the fridge. Reaching up, Daisy found the tin Luke had been talking about. After getting the money for the payment, Daisy ran outside and got in her jeep, Dixie, and soon was on her way to make the mortgage payment. Even though it wasn't due today, Daisy had to get Jesse out of jail, and head off to Ohio. After making the payment, with a little persuasion, Daisy made her way over to the jail house. Boss was in his office counting money a usual, when Daisy came charging in.
"Daisy Duke! What's the big idea barging in here like that?" Boss yelled.
"Boss, I'm here to get Uncle Jesse out. How much is his bail?"
"His bail is five hundred dollars."
"I got it right here." Daisy said as she took out the spare money she had from the mortgage payment and handed it to Boss. Boss not knowing the mortgage was already paid, thought that the Dukes would be loosing their farm this time tomorrow.
"Alright, Rosco, go get Jesse Duke now."
"Right Boss." Rosco cooed as he headed downstairs to get Jesse out. A couple of minutes passed and Rosco came back up with Jesse right behind him. Daisy ran over to her uncle and gave him a tight hug.
"Oh Uncle Jesse."
"It's okay Daisy." Jesse said as they started walking out of the jail house.
"Did Bo and Luke finally call?"
"Yeah, but I think they're in trouble. Luke wouldn't tell what happened over the phone, but he said that we should go there. I got the directions to the hospital they're at."
"Hospital? C'mon Daisy lets get home and start packing. I guess the mortgage payment will just have to wait this time."
"Don't worry about that Uncle Jesse, I already took care of it."
"That a girl Daisy, thanks a lot. Now let's go take care of them cousins of yers."
"Right Uncle Jesse." With that said, Jesse and Daisy got in Dixie and headed back to the farm to pack for the trip to Ohio.
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