An Old Friend And New Enemies
Part 2
"Do you usually run into people like this?" Kate asked. "More than
once?"
"No," Hayes chuckled. "But it's real nice meetin' ya agin'. I'm
goin' to bed. It's gittin' late. See ya in the mornin', Ma'am."
Hayes smiled and nodded at Kate then walked down the dusty road.
He didn't get very far seeing how stubborn Kate was about letting him
go without having a friendly chat.
"Hey!" Kate exclaimed as she ran after him and grabbed his arm
turning him around. "It's never too late to talk to an old friend.
Come on." She tried to walk him to the bar but was not successful.
"Kate," Hayes sighed. "I jist got back from this place. Kin we go
some place else?"
"Ok, come on." Kate smiled as she walked him to a patio outside to
sit down.
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"Ben, I'm tellin' ya this fellah ain't normal." Tommy whined. "He
killed two of my men like run'way chickens! With me, you, Jappy an'
the other two of my men left he's gonna git us."
"Look," Ben sighed as he shook his head. "He only got two of yer
men. Jist means we gotta lay low fer a while so shuddup an' stop yer
whinin'! Jappy'll help us. Do ya have an idea where this swabbie is?"
"You'll prob'ly see im' in town." Tommy said.
"Good!" Ben exclaimed. "Saddle up yer men ya got left an' git im'
before Jappy gits in a tissy."
"But-"
"No buts!" Ben's voice boomed. "Git yer ass out there an' git im'!"
Tommy disliked the idea of taking the rest of his men out to get
Hayes Cooper but Ben would tan his hide if he didn't get Hayes to stay
out of Jappy's way. He considered himself lucky though because Jappy
would kill him right on the spot if he even spoke. Ben and Jappy were
too close to getting the Yellow Rose, which was a 25lbs golden rose
that sat in the town show case, that they were not going to let some
out of towner stop them.Tommy was riding along the dirt roads of
Devil's Saw watching for Hayes Cooper deep in thought of how he and
his men were going to lure Hayes to Ben and Jappy. Tommy observed that
Ddevil's Saw was not a lonely place. People hand in hand with their
children, husbands, wives and friends, People on horseback and animals
being herded off to the sides of the roads. It was always pretty
noisy hearing bar fights coming from the bar and the pounding of metals
from the blacksmith shop. Tommy just had to wonder how he intended on
getting the yellow rose and he shook his head in disgust trying to
figure out why he let Jappy talk him into this mess. Just then Tommy
caught sight of his new enemy, Hayes Cooper talking to a blonde woman.
'Playin' the field with the blonde ladies, eh?" Tommy thought. He
signaled to his men help him run out and shoot Hayes. Not to kill him.
Just hurt him. Tommy's men distracted Hayes while Tommy drew his gun
but sadly he was too late. When he finished tying up his horse he
saw that his men had already been on their knees begging for their
lives and Hayes' gun was pointing right at Tommy.
"I was wonderin' where ya'll was." Hayes said proudly talking to the
three men sitting on Kate's deck all tied up and muzzled. "I wuz'
beginnin' to think ya'll fergot about me."
Kate looked over at Hayes in confusion. "More enemies?"
"Actually I'm lookin' fer Ben an' Jappy but I git the strangest
feelin' these men are my keys to em'." Hayes said.
"Ben and Jappy?" Kate muttered to herself curiously. "Someone told me
they heard they were after the Yellow Rose."
"Hmm? Sounds Familiar." Hayes sighed and frowned. "What's that?"
"It's a 25lbs gold rose here in the show case." Kate said. "It's
worth more than our money can buy."
Hayes ripped the hankerchief away from one man's mouth and demanded
answers but he had trouble getting them.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"I need a drink of water." Alex said as she walked behind the bar.
"Hold on a sec."
"Sure thing counsellor." Trivette replied. "So, ya have any cases
coming up?"
"What cases?" Alex asked with a frown as she walked back out around
with a glass of water. "Jimmy, did you forget already? I can't go back
to work until three months after the baby is born. Hel-looo! Earth to
Jimmy!?"
"Oh, sorry." Trivette muttered as he looked at the five month
pregnant Alex. It's just that it seems like yesterday you were doing our
paperwork. I can't wait until you get back so we can dump it all off
on you."
"Oh Thanks. I'll love you forever for that." Alex said sarcasticly
as Gage and Sydney chuckled. "Ok, let's get back the story before
Walker gets here or else we'll have to read it all over again for him."
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Well, I guess I'll hafta put you fellahs over at the county jail."
Hayes said looking at the three men then at Kate. With that he bent
down and pulled them up by the scruffs of their necks as they yelped
in pain ten walked them to his horse tying their hands to the rope
that hung from his saddle. Hayes jumped on his horse nodding at Kate
then rode down the lane with his new enemies dragging by his horses
side cursing as they tried to stay on their feet.
The county jail was not a friendly place when the sherrif was there
eating his canned beans and rasin bread when the prisoners saw him.
The prisoners only ate once a day and they looked like walking sticks
in long underwear. Tommy and his men would definantly hate it here and
Hayes was sure of it.
"Well," Hayes sighed. "I hope ya like it here. I got a feelin' yer
gonna be here fer a long time."
Hayes tilted his hat at the sherrif and walked outside to find Kate
waiting for him. He frowned at her and talked in a mimicking child-like
voice.
"Kin I go to bed now mama?"
Kate didn't answer. Instead she laughed while Hayes walked away.
She soon noticed Hayes walking off and she ran ahead of him cutting him
off.
"Where are you staying?" Kate asked.
"Under the stars." Hayes said. "It's purty there."
"Why don't you stay at my place?" Kate asked as Hayes started to
shake his head and protest but before he could say anything Kate had
already pulled him in her house.
Hayes layed trying to get comfy in the bed that Kate pushed him in
and told him to shut up and get some sleep looking out the window at
the stars that were brightly shining. 'I suppose this'll do.' Hayes
thought as Kate walked in the room moving to close the curtains thinking
he was asleep.
"Stop!" Hayes boomed a little louder than usual causing Kate to
jump and freeze in her tracks. She turned to look at Hayes in a pretty
ticked off stare.
"You!" Kate shrieked running over to the bed scaring Hayes half to
death making him shrivel against the wall.
"I didn't mean it!" Hayes yelped in such a feminine tone that Kate
had to collapse on the bed laughing but Hayes wasn't enjoying this as
much as she was.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Reminds me of Walker." Trivette said. "Stubborn, Mule-headed-"
"Uptight, aggravating," Alex took over thinking out loud not
realizing she was actually talking."Never could talk him out of anything,
smarty pants, lone wolfy, mysterious, and sooooo gosh darned irresistable
... ahh, sorry, the story. heh heh." Alex fumbled around with the page
nervously.
"Alex, I think that's what got you in this condition it the first
place." Gage grinned looking at her stomach."
"Shut up!" Alex said as she turned red in embarrassment. "If anyone
says anything else about my water melony stomach there will be a big
murder trial. a big one."
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Hayes woke up the next morning without a stiff back this time. At
first he had to wonder where he was but when he figured he stayed at
Kate's he jumped out of the bed to put his coat and hat on and walked
out of the room to look for Kate. From the looks of it outside it was
6:oo am. Hayes walked in Kate's room only to find her bed messed up and
a note on her pillow. He read the note and bolted out the door jumping
on his horse racing to the county jail. He barged in the doors to see
the panicked look on the sherrif's face.
"Look Hayes, I'm sorry." the sherrif said shaking his head. "One
of the men you brought in yesterday escaped last night."
Hayes nodded nodded and ran out the door and bumped into Lena.
"Whoa!" Lena exclaimed. "Whut's gut yer goat? Ya lookin' fer somethin
or whatever?"
"They got Kate." He said with a cold voice and fury in his eyes.
Part 2
"Do you usually run into people like this?" Kate asked. "More than
once?"
"No," Hayes chuckled. "But it's real nice meetin' ya agin'. I'm
goin' to bed. It's gittin' late. See ya in the mornin', Ma'am."
Hayes smiled and nodded at Kate then walked down the dusty road.
He didn't get very far seeing how stubborn Kate was about letting him
go without having a friendly chat.
"Hey!" Kate exclaimed as she ran after him and grabbed his arm
turning him around. "It's never too late to talk to an old friend.
Come on." She tried to walk him to the bar but was not successful.
"Kate," Hayes sighed. "I jist got back from this place. Kin we go
some place else?"
"Ok, come on." Kate smiled as she walked him to a patio outside to
sit down.
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"Ben, I'm tellin' ya this fellah ain't normal." Tommy whined. "He
killed two of my men like run'way chickens! With me, you, Jappy an'
the other two of my men left he's gonna git us."
"Look," Ben sighed as he shook his head. "He only got two of yer
men. Jist means we gotta lay low fer a while so shuddup an' stop yer
whinin'! Jappy'll help us. Do ya have an idea where this swabbie is?"
"You'll prob'ly see im' in town." Tommy said.
"Good!" Ben exclaimed. "Saddle up yer men ya got left an' git im'
before Jappy gits in a tissy."
"But-"
"No buts!" Ben's voice boomed. "Git yer ass out there an' git im'!"
Tommy disliked the idea of taking the rest of his men out to get
Hayes Cooper but Ben would tan his hide if he didn't get Hayes to stay
out of Jappy's way. He considered himself lucky though because Jappy
would kill him right on the spot if he even spoke. Ben and Jappy were
too close to getting the Yellow Rose, which was a 25lbs golden rose
that sat in the town show case, that they were not going to let some
out of towner stop them.Tommy was riding along the dirt roads of
Devil's Saw watching for Hayes Cooper deep in thought of how he and
his men were going to lure Hayes to Ben and Jappy. Tommy observed that
Ddevil's Saw was not a lonely place. People hand in hand with their
children, husbands, wives and friends, People on horseback and animals
being herded off to the sides of the roads. It was always pretty
noisy hearing bar fights coming from the bar and the pounding of metals
from the blacksmith shop. Tommy just had to wonder how he intended on
getting the yellow rose and he shook his head in disgust trying to
figure out why he let Jappy talk him into this mess. Just then Tommy
caught sight of his new enemy, Hayes Cooper talking to a blonde woman.
'Playin' the field with the blonde ladies, eh?" Tommy thought. He
signaled to his men help him run out and shoot Hayes. Not to kill him.
Just hurt him. Tommy's men distracted Hayes while Tommy drew his gun
but sadly he was too late. When he finished tying up his horse he
saw that his men had already been on their knees begging for their
lives and Hayes' gun was pointing right at Tommy.
"I was wonderin' where ya'll was." Hayes said proudly talking to the
three men sitting on Kate's deck all tied up and muzzled. "I wuz'
beginnin' to think ya'll fergot about me."
Kate looked over at Hayes in confusion. "More enemies?"
"Actually I'm lookin' fer Ben an' Jappy but I git the strangest
feelin' these men are my keys to em'." Hayes said.
"Ben and Jappy?" Kate muttered to herself curiously. "Someone told me
they heard they were after the Yellow Rose."
"Hmm? Sounds Familiar." Hayes sighed and frowned. "What's that?"
"It's a 25lbs gold rose here in the show case." Kate said. "It's
worth more than our money can buy."
Hayes ripped the hankerchief away from one man's mouth and demanded
answers but he had trouble getting them.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"I need a drink of water." Alex said as she walked behind the bar.
"Hold on a sec."
"Sure thing counsellor." Trivette replied. "So, ya have any cases
coming up?"
"What cases?" Alex asked with a frown as she walked back out around
with a glass of water. "Jimmy, did you forget already? I can't go back
to work until three months after the baby is born. Hel-looo! Earth to
Jimmy!?"
"Oh, sorry." Trivette muttered as he looked at the five month
pregnant Alex. It's just that it seems like yesterday you were doing our
paperwork. I can't wait until you get back so we can dump it all off
on you."
"Oh Thanks. I'll love you forever for that." Alex said sarcasticly
as Gage and Sydney chuckled. "Ok, let's get back the story before
Walker gets here or else we'll have to read it all over again for him."
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Well, I guess I'll hafta put you fellahs over at the county jail."
Hayes said looking at the three men then at Kate. With that he bent
down and pulled them up by the scruffs of their necks as they yelped
in pain ten walked them to his horse tying their hands to the rope
that hung from his saddle. Hayes jumped on his horse nodding at Kate
then rode down the lane with his new enemies dragging by his horses
side cursing as they tried to stay on their feet.
The county jail was not a friendly place when the sherrif was there
eating his canned beans and rasin bread when the prisoners saw him.
The prisoners only ate once a day and they looked like walking sticks
in long underwear. Tommy and his men would definantly hate it here and
Hayes was sure of it.
"Well," Hayes sighed. "I hope ya like it here. I got a feelin' yer
gonna be here fer a long time."
Hayes tilted his hat at the sherrif and walked outside to find Kate
waiting for him. He frowned at her and talked in a mimicking child-like
voice.
"Kin I go to bed now mama?"
Kate didn't answer. Instead she laughed while Hayes walked away.
She soon noticed Hayes walking off and she ran ahead of him cutting him
off.
"Where are you staying?" Kate asked.
"Under the stars." Hayes said. "It's purty there."
"Why don't you stay at my place?" Kate asked as Hayes started to
shake his head and protest but before he could say anything Kate had
already pulled him in her house.
Hayes layed trying to get comfy in the bed that Kate pushed him in
and told him to shut up and get some sleep looking out the window at
the stars that were brightly shining. 'I suppose this'll do.' Hayes
thought as Kate walked in the room moving to close the curtains thinking
he was asleep.
"Stop!" Hayes boomed a little louder than usual causing Kate to
jump and freeze in her tracks. She turned to look at Hayes in a pretty
ticked off stare.
"You!" Kate shrieked running over to the bed scaring Hayes half to
death making him shrivel against the wall.
"I didn't mean it!" Hayes yelped in such a feminine tone that Kate
had to collapse on the bed laughing but Hayes wasn't enjoying this as
much as she was.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Reminds me of Walker." Trivette said. "Stubborn, Mule-headed-"
"Uptight, aggravating," Alex took over thinking out loud not
realizing she was actually talking."Never could talk him out of anything,
smarty pants, lone wolfy, mysterious, and sooooo gosh darned irresistable
... ahh, sorry, the story. heh heh." Alex fumbled around with the page
nervously.
"Alex, I think that's what got you in this condition it the first
place." Gage grinned looking at her stomach."
"Shut up!" Alex said as she turned red in embarrassment. "If anyone
says anything else about my water melony stomach there will be a big
murder trial. a big one."
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Hayes woke up the next morning without a stiff back this time. At
first he had to wonder where he was but when he figured he stayed at
Kate's he jumped out of the bed to put his coat and hat on and walked
out of the room to look for Kate. From the looks of it outside it was
6:oo am. Hayes walked in Kate's room only to find her bed messed up and
a note on her pillow. He read the note and bolted out the door jumping
on his horse racing to the county jail. He barged in the doors to see
the panicked look on the sherrif's face.
"Look Hayes, I'm sorry." the sherrif said shaking his head. "One
of the men you brought in yesterday escaped last night."
Hayes nodded nodded and ran out the door and bumped into Lena.
"Whoa!" Lena exclaimed. "Whut's gut yer goat? Ya lookin' fer somethin
or whatever?"
"They got Kate." He said with a cold voice and fury in his eyes.