Chapter 25-A talk with Milton
Colt shoot up in his bed. There was sweat dripping down his forehead. He turns and sees Sadie still sleeping. Colt swings his head over the bed and puts on his boots. He stands up and grabs his hat as he leaves the room. He leaves the hotel. He walks over to the saloon and sits at the bar. "Whiskey," Colt says as he sets down $1.00. The bartender hands him a bottle. Colt starts to drink it. "Little late to be drinking," Milton says as he sits by Colt, who smiles.
"Maybe, but it's better than sleeping right now," Colt says as Milton grabs a beer.
"Nightmares?" Milton asks.
"Yeah," Colt says.
"Most people who went through what you went through would be dead or a broken man. Some wouldn't even leave their house, Mr. Morgan," Milton says.
"Maybe so. I was a broken man before them. Now, even more so. Towards the end, I was afraid. I was scared of dying. I didn't want to leave the people I cared about alone and not knowing what happened to me," Colt says. He takes another drink.
"I can't say I have ever been through what you've been through. I respect you, Colt, more than you know. You're strong, Mr. Morgan. One of the strongest men I know. You'll be okay, Colt. I do have things to do," Milton says as he prepares to leave.
"Thank you, Milton," Colt says to the agent who nods as he leaves. Colt finishes his whiskey and stands up. He leaves the bar and heads back to the hotel. He walks into the room and sees Sadie sitting in the bed.
"Where have you been?" Sadie asks angrily.
"I was at the bar," Colt says as he sits and takes off his boots and his hat.
"You don't just get to leave. I didn't know what happened to you. I thought you left," Sadie says.
"I'm sorry. I had a nice talk with Mr. Milton at the bar. It helped," Colt says as he lays back down.
"That's good. I would not mention that to Dutch," Sadie says as she lays down beside him.
"I wasn't planning in it," Colt tells her as he kisses her forehead. They both lay in silence as they fall asleep.
The next morning. Colt and Sadie wake up and get their boots on. Colt walks outside and gets on his horse. Sadie follows, and the leave Valentine. Colt and Sadie rode for almost two hours when they finally arrived back in camp. They get off their horses. Colt walks over to Dutch. "We're good," Colt tells Dutch, who nods.
"Okay, good. Colt, could you take Sadie and Hosea into town for supplies?" Dutch asks.
"Yeah, sure," Colt says. Sadie and Colt walk over to Hosea, who had just finished getting the wagon ready. "You ready to go, old man?" Colt asks.
"Yeah, let's go," Hosea says. The other two nod as they get in the wagon and ride to Rhodes.
They arrive in town. "Sadie, get what we need. Hosea go check the mail, and I'm gonna get some ammo," Colt tells the two, who nodded. Colt starts to head for the gunshop when he sees two lawmen walk behind the shop. He follows them and hides behind the wall.
"So, the attack is happening tomorrow?" One of the lawmen asks.
"Yep. Once those men come in, somebody will be on the roof to kill them. They have been working with Mr. Gray. Now we're getting rid of them," The lawmen say. Colt walks away and to the wagon.
"We gotta go now," He says to Hosea and Sadie, who nods as they get on the wagon and leave town fast. They ride into camp about 15 minutes later.
Colt jumps off the wagon. "Dutch, do we have a job in Rhodes with the Gray's tomorrow?" Colt asks.
"Yes. Why?" Bill asks.
"It's a trap. They plan on shooting us from the rooftop," Colt says.
"How do you know?" Micah asks.
"I heard them talking about it," Colt says.
"I say we go in and teach them a lesson," Micah says.
"I agree. We ride in tomorrow, and we teach that town a lesson," Dutch says.
"You can't be serious," Colt says.
"I am get ready. We leave in the morning," Dutch says.
"Be smart Dutch. We do this. The Pinkertons will be on our ass," Hosea says.
"They will pack up while we're gone. We'll leave right after," Dutch says.
"You'll be doing it without me," Colt says as he walks away. Dutch says something, but Colt ignores it. Colt goes to sleep in his tent.
Thanks for reading. Nothing to say besides was near the end of chapter three. As always, suggestions are welcomed. Until next time.
