Chapter 4: Meeting Rose) Excuse me, sir. Where can I buy tickets for the stage? Right over there, miss. Thank-you, sir. Two tickets to Rock Creek,please. Here you are, miss. Safe journey. And the she and her sister climbed aboard and left. And the next morning they were in Rock Creek. Where can I find the Marshal's office? Right down there,miss. Thank-you very much. Come, Daisy. And then she walked up the street to the Marshal's office. That's Buck,Daisy. I hope he'll like us. I hope so; too, Rose. Excuse me, are you Buck Cross? Yes, I am. How can I help you? My name is Rose McSwain and this is my sister Daisy. I'm so glad to finally meet you, Rose. Ike told me everything about you. Please, make yourself at home. You must have had a long trip. Yes, I did. Has anything happened to your parents, Rose? Mama died when Daisy was born and Papa was killed by the man trying to take our land. And before he died he told me to find Ike. Then I found Emma and she told me that Ike was gone. And she told me about you. And you decided you wanted to meet me because I was family to Ike. How did you guess that, Buck? You're a lot like Ike. I knew that from the minute you came in here. You look like him. How old are you,Rose? I'm fourteen and my sister Daisy is six. You both have a home with me for as long as you want to stay. Where do you live,Buck? I live in what used to be the pony express station. Do you live alone? Rachel lives right next to us in a little frame house. She came to help us out after Emma married Sam. And Kid and Lou live in the bunkhouse along with her siblings Jeremiah and Teresa. Theresa's only a year or two younger than you. Are they part of your adopted family Emma spoke of?Yes, they are. Kid is like a brother and Lou is like a sister. And so are Jeremiah and Teresa. They came to live with Lou after she got married to Kid. Will they like me and Daisy, Buck? They will love both of you Rose.