Chapter 3-Leviticus Cornwall

Colt wakes up the next morning and sees that the camp was in full swing. Colt gets up and grabs his hat. He puts his hat on and walks out of the tent. He walks towards the camp. Hosea comes over to him with a cup of coffee. "Coffee?" Hosea asks. Colt nods. Hosea hands him the coffee.

"Thank you," Colt says. Mr. Pearson walks over to Hosea. "Hosea, we need supplies. We don't have enough. This is the first time since Blackwater that we can resupply," Mr. Pearson says to Hosea.

"If you can find somebody to go, then send them," Hosea tells him.

"I'll go," Colt says. Hosea and Mr. Pearson look at him.

"Colt, if somebody saw you with one of us, they could tell Mr. Milton. Colt nods, but then he sees Sadie cleaning dishes.

"I could take Sadie. They don't know she's part of the gang," Colt suggests.

"That would work," Hosea looks around. "Charles comes here," Hosea says. Charles walks over to them. "Charles, could you accompany Mr. Morgan and Mrs. Adler to Valentine to grab supplies?" Hosea asks Charles.

"Didn't you just say it would be a risk for Colt to be seen with any of us," Pearson says to Hosea.

"I have a plan. Charles will drive and wear a nice hat. It will just look like they are being driven into town by a driver," Hosea says. Colt and Charles nod.

"I'll go get ready. Colt go grab Mrs. Adler, and Pearson get the list," Charles says. Charles walks away. Colt walks over to Sadie. Sadie had a frown on her face.

"Something wrong, Sadie?" Colt asks the woman.

"I'm sick of being in this camp," Sadie says.

"Would you like to come to town to get supplies with Charles and me?" Colt asks. Sadie smiles.

"Yes, I would love to," Sadie says.

"Can you go check on the horses?" Colt asks Sadie, who nods as she walks away. Colt walks over to Dutch and Arthur, who were talking.

"Dutch me Charles and Sadie are heading into town for supplies," Colt tells them.

"I know Hosea told him. Thank you for the help, Mr. Morgan. Be safe," Dutch tells him. Colt nods before he walks over to the cart, where Sadie was sitting in the back while Charles argued with someone.

"We're just going in for supplies," Charles tells him.

"I need supplies, Charles," The old man says.

"Is there a problem?" Colt asks.

"Colt meet the camp parasite, Uncle," Charles says.

"Listen, I just need one thing," Uncle says.

"Why can't you ride in by yourself?" Colt asks.

"I got Lumbago," Uncle says. Colt looks at Charles with a raised eyebrow. Charles shrugs his shoulder.

"Do you have your own money?" Colt asks.

"I have enough," Uncle says.

"Get in," Colt tells him. Uncle cheers as he gets in the back with Sadie. Charles grabs the reins, and they ride out. Colt whistles for Thea to follow. They pull out of the woods. They start to go down the trail.

"Hosea says you're a bounty hunter Colt," Uncle says.

"That is correct. I work for other people sometimes. I'm not just a bounty hunter, Uncle I'm also an outlaw," Colt tells him.

"Have you ever run with anybody?" Charles asks.

"Sometimes. Haven't in a while. Did a heist a few months ago. Wasn't nothing too big, but it paid," Colt tells them.

How well does bounty hunting pay?" Uncle asks.

"Depends on the bounty some pay a lot some pay only 10$," Colt tells him. They go over the train tracks into town. They pull up beside the general store. "Sadie Uncle, if you guys could go order what we need, I'll go check the mail," Charles says.

"What is Colt doing?" Uncle asks.

"I'm going to the sheriff's office to see if I have a letter from Blackwater," Colt tells them. They all nod. Colt walks over to the sheriff's office.

"Mr. Morgan," Sheriff Malloy says.

"Sheriff. Are there any letters for me from Blackwater?" Colt asks. The sheriff reaches into his desk and grabs a letter. He puts the letter on his desk.

"This came in last night," The sheriff says. Colt grabs the letter.

"Thank you, sheriff. Good day," Colt says as he walks out. Colt opens the letter.

This is Agent Milton. I want an update. Meet me in Blackwater. The note says. "Shit," Colt says. Colt walks back down to the wagon where everybody was waiting. "Can you guys get back to camp?" Colt asks.

"Yeah. What's wrong?" Charles asks.

"Mr. Miltions wants to see me. I have to go to Blackwater," Colt tells them.

"What are you going to tell them?" Uncle asks.

"I'll tell them that you were seen going up the mountain," Colt says. They nod.

"Be safe," Sadie says.

"I will. I'll see you in a few days," Colt tells them. He climbs up onto Thea and rides out of Valentine. It takes Colt a day to get back to Blackwater. He hitches the horse and walks into the sheriff's office. Agent Milton and Ross were sitting on the desk. The sheriff was working on paperwork. Agent Milton looks at him.

"Mr. Morgan," Agent Milton says.

"Mr. Milton. Mr. Ross," Colt says to them.

"So, what have you found?" Agent Ross asks.

"Not much, it's only been a little over a week. All I was able to collect is that they headed into the mountains," Colt tells them.

"A Leviticus Cornwall train was robbed up there. Mr. Cornwall had a feeling it was them. We will send some agents up there. Mr. Morgan, you head to Valentine and the surrounding area. Keep doing bounties report if you find anything," Milton tells Colt, who nods.

"Of Course. Good day gentlemen," Colt says to them before he leaves.

The next day Colt rides into camp and hitches his horse. He walked over to Dutch, who was talking to Bill. "You are one dumb son of a bitch," Colt says to Dutch as he walks up to him. Bill and Dutch turn to look at him as well as the other members of the gang.

"Is there a problem, Mr. Morgan?" Dutch asks.

"Yeah, there is. Yesterday I met with Mr. Milton. He told me that you guys robbed a Leviticus Cornwall train. Out of everybody in the state that was the worst person to rob," Colt says.

"I told him that," Hosea tells him.

"What do you know about Mr. Cornwall?" Javier asks.

"I know a lot about Mr. Cornwall. I have worked for Mr. Cornwall before. He is not a man that likes to be messed with. He holds a grudge. He has an army Dutch and unlimited money," Colt says to Dutch.

"I understand your concern Colt, but we have covered our tracks pretty well," Dutch says.

"Just be careful Dutch," Colt says before he walks away from the man. He stands by the end of the cliff and smokes a cigarette. Arthur comes and stands by him.

"Nobody has ever talked to Dutch that way," Arthur tells him.

"He made a mistake, Arthur," Colt tells him.

"We all make mistakes," Arthur says.

"Did Dutch pick you up after?" Colt asks.

"So we have both come to the same conclusion. We're brothers," Arthur says.

"It makes sense. We both have the same last name. I was three years older than you, and my brother's name was Arthur and was fifteen when we got separated," Colt says.

"How did our parents die?" Arthur asks.

"We were sleeping. When men broke down our door and took us outside, they put us all on our knees and shot Ma and Pa in the head before they took me," Colt tells Arthur, who nods.

"How did you get away?" Arthur asks.

"It took a few years. They were sleeping one night. The guard forgot to lock my cage. I snuck out and killed them. After I left and met a man named Cripps. I was 25 when that happened. I was with Cripps for thirteen years. He moved to go on some business. He should be back by next year," Colt tells Arthur, who nods.

"Maybe we can reconnect now that we have found each other," Arthur says.

"I know we can," Colt tells him. Arthur smiles before he walks away. Colt helps around the camp. That night he opens his journal.

I found out Dutch robbed Leviticus Cornwall. He thinks they should be fine, but I fear that will not be the case. Agent Milton may be a problem later on. I finally found my brother after over two decades. I hope to get Sadie out more. I quite like Charles and Hosea. I hope that they will all be ok. Colt closes his journal and goes to sleep.

Thanks for reading. How do you guys feel about this story? I like writing it. Would you guys rather see Colt with Abigail Sadie or Mary-Beth. Thanks for reading until next time.