The Sheriff had a posse out looking for the Old Man. The only tracks they found were headed out of town. They followed those for a very long time until they disappeared. Adam never told his daughter that her Grandfather had escaped. And he wasn't nervous because there was no sign of him anywhere and there hadn't been for over a week.
The
Cartwrights were planning a party for Allie. All of their friends
would get to come to meet Allie.
Ben was quite busy planning the
party and coming up with a list of supplies they would need. He sent
Hoss and Joe around inviting people. And Allie and Adam were sitting
in the living room talking.
"You don't know how to dance?" Adam puzzled.
"No."
"Well I think it's about time you learned." he told her.
He quickly jumped up from the chair and scooted it across the room.
"Pa." he said, "Come on over here."
Ben came into the living room.
"You want something, Son?"
"Yeah, Grandpa. Come here." he replied.
"Well, Dad," he said, "what is it you want?"
Adam wasn't even paying attention to his father.
"Okay Sweetheart. Grandpa is going to lead and we'll both move on the count of one."
"What?" Ben asked.
"Oh, well, Allie doesn't know how to dance. So, I figured you would help me teach her."
Adam looked at his father trying to get him to do it. Ben looked at Allie. She was giving him the cutest little face.
"Alright I'll do it."
Ben put his hand on Adam's hip. And he placed his hand on his Pa's shoulder. Then they took their two spare hands and held them together.
"One, two, three. One, two, three."
There
in the middle of the living room Ben and Adam danced. Counting as
they stepped, they twirled in circles.
In through the door came
Hoss and Little Joe. The two men didn't notice them and kept on
dancing. A burst of laughter came over the room. Ben and his son
glanced over to see the men standing at the door. Suddenly they
pulled away from each other and redirected themselves to opposite
ends of the room.
"Hey, Hoss," Joe giggled, "have you ever seen anybody dance as gracefully as Pa and Adam?"
"No, Joe," he laughed, "I don't reckon I have."
They both continued to laugh. Adam and Ben avoided looking at the other.
"We were just teaching Allie to dance." Adam explained.
"We don't want to watch you two prance around all day. Let's see Allie give it a try." Hoss said.
He then looked over at Joe whose giggle sent him off once again.
"Come on." Adam said, holding out his hand.
They both got into their stance.
"Now remember, I'll lead. And we move on the count of one."
He then began to count. And they danced.
