Into the West
"Following the Message"
It was late morning as Robert Scorpio rode his horse past the open gate that led into the Simmonite Bruderhof. Earlier, he had arrived at the telegraph station located in the town of Berea, and got the address of a man named Ian Combs. He was the person who had sent the message from Kurt to Haskell. Robert thought back on the conversation he had had with the telegraph station manger; his name was Kindell.
Begin flashback to an hour or so earlier
{{{ The town of Berea was small, but even still, Robert Scorpio could tell that the citizens seemed friendly enough. They had all been quite lucky that the ongoing Civil War between the North and South had not yet found its way to their doorsteps, but he could only guess if their luck would hold out.
He dismounted his horse and entered the telegraph station to see if he could find out who had sent the message to him and Felicia in Haskell Oklahoma.
"They (Simmonites) don't use their last names, Mr. Scorpio." the telegraph manager, an older gentleman named Kindell, told Robert.
Kindell was well aware as to who Robert Scorpio was; a painting of Robert standing next to Chief Satan'kai adorned one of the walls of the telegraph station. Kindell was, as it turned out, a member of an organization dedicated to finding peace with the Native Americans. Where as many whites detested Indians, Kindell appreciated them for their historic connection to the North American continent. He told Robert what he knew of Ian Comb, and his Simmonite family.
"It is their custom to only use their first names; but by law, at least here in Berea, I must get an address from anyone sending a message on someone's behalf (Kurt)."
Robert took in what Kindell said.
"This Simmonite family lives at the Simmonite Bruderhof, which is about ten or so miles west of here," Kindell further explained. But then he leaned in closer to Robert...apparently what he was going to say next had to be said with some level of privacy. There were customers in the telegraph station, which also doubled as a hardware store.
"Mr. Scorpio; I must warn you," Kindell said to Robert, while keeping an eye on the other customer, "a man was in here about thirty minutes ago asking about someone named Kurt Scorpio. I assume Kurt is kin to you?"
Robert nodded his head.
"The boy is my nephew," Robert's deep Australian accented voice replied. "Who came looking for him?"
Kindell looked worried.
"A mean looking man, named Corbin Peele" Kindell replied, "who claimed to be working on behalf of the Confederate Army. He claimed Kurt is some kind of deserter."
Robert shook his head side to side.
"Mister Kindell, I helped Kurt and his family flee Port Charles Virginia," Robert explained, "to avoid the War. This must be some sort of mistake. Did you give him the address to Ian Combs house?" Robert asked, he too was worried.
Kindell shook his head side to side.
"No, I didn't; told him I didn't know it." Kindell said. "But there have been rumors around town for a few weeks, or so, that an outsider saved a family of Simmonites from a wild bunch known as the Klydells. Just by asking about, I'm sure he'd hear about the story as well."
Robert took a deep breath. The message from Kurt to him, which Kindell didn't seem to be aware of, mentioned something about his helping a family of Simmonites.
"Thank you for your time," Robert said after a moment, and with a good understanding as to where the Combs residence was. He handed the man a gold coin for his help, and headed toward the exit.
"Good luck, Mr. Scorpio," Kindell said with a smile. "I really hope you can help the situation out there," he added as he pointed at the painting of Robert and Satan'kai.
Robert nodded his head, and left the telegraph station. Moments later, Robert's horse galloped out of Berea at full-speed. Robert could only hope he wasn't too lateā¦.
End flash Back }}}
Now, over an hour or so later, Robert brought his horse to a stop outside the home of Ian Combs...and already...he sensed danger!
Continued...Sam McCall meets Drew Cain; a man with a mysterious past of his own.
This chapter featured
Willie Nelson as Kindell and
Tristan Rogers as Robert Scorpio
