Chapter 3 Laura and Sylvia searches

A couple of hours later Laura, Sylvia and Bandit arrive in Sleepyeye and has met up with Jonathan Garvey at his freight store.

"Hi, Mr Garvey, we were wondering about our husbands, Albert and Almanzo? We heard there was a bank hold up" Both Sylvia and Laura asks.

"Well, Almanzo and Albert left Sleepyeye before the hold up Laura." Jonathan says. "They heading back in the direction of Walnut Grove."

"They didn't show up back at our place." Sylvia says.

"Well, I've been with the Sheriff's posse, there was no sign of the outlaws." Jonathan says.

Laura and Sylvia look at each other. "Well, we're going to go back towards Walnut Grove maybe we can find something." Laura says.

"Me and Andy will be heading out with the posse in a bit. If we find out anything we'll let you know." Jonathan says.

"Thanks Jonathan, we appreciate it." Laura replies.

"Come on Sylvia." As Laura nudges her horse.

Sylvia does the same and calls out. "Come on Bandit."

The Collie follows the two women and they head out of Town in the direction of Walnut Grove.

Laura and Sylvia as they ride, both begin to think, 'where can they be?' Tears begin to come down their faces. As they ride side by side each takes one of their hands and they hold each other's hand.

After a few moments suddenly Bandit begins to bark.

"Bandit?..what is it? Show us." Laura says.

The white and black collie sniffs and runs forward. He suddenly stops in the middle of a field area at a smothered out campfire. Bandit picks up a black hat off the ground and returns it to Laura and Sylvia who both gotten off their horses.

Bandit goes up to Laura with the hat.

"That's Albert's doctor's hat!" Sylvia says.

"Are you sure Sylvia?" Laura asks.

"Yes! ...I gave it to him when he graduated medical school." Sylvia responded.

After taking the hat from Bandit's mouth Laura walks around looking, she sees wagon tracks and multiple horse tracks.

"The outlaws Got our husbands!" Laura says, but inside her heart is burning in rage.

Sylvia's heart is now burning in rage that her Albert has been taken.

"Let's get our men back!" Sylvia says feeling her anger rise with Laura's.

Laura and Sylvia get back on their horses.

"Find them Bandit!" Laura says.

The Collie sniffs the wagon and horse tracks and then takes off in a run.

"Bandit has the scent!" Laura exclaimed.

The two women take off on their horses following their dog.

After an hour of riding.

Bandit has sniffed out the trail to where the four outlaws Johnny, Jed, Dan and Candy have taken Laura and Sylvia's husbands, Almanzo and Albert.

Laura and Sylvia are a few feet away from a small Cabin in the woods and as Bandit runs up to the door of the Cabin he begins barking. Laura and Sylvia looks in the window and Laura says to Bandit, "Quiet boy, we don't want them to hear us."

Bandit stops barking.

Sylvia looks inside and says quietly, "Albert is doing something to one of the men's legs," She sees Albert taking the wire out of Candy's leg.

Laura answers, "Yep, and Almanzo is helping him."

Meanwhile inside the Cabin Johnny says, "I think I hear something outside."

Jeb answers, "Yep, me too, I'll go check." He opens the door but sees nothing because Laura and Sylvia seen them coming to the door and ran behind a bush with Bandit following.

After Johnny goes back in Laura and Sylvia are quiet for a minute then Sylvia asks, "Oh, Laura how are we going to get Albert and Almanzo out of there?"

Laura answers, "I don't know, but we need to come up with a plan."

Laura and Sylvia and Bandit fall back further down the grassy area.

"There's four of them Sylvia. We have to bring them out."

"Laura if we make any mistakes, they'll kill Albert and Almanzo for sure." Sylvia says.

"Not if WE kill them first." Laura says.

"Yes! We have to get them first!" Sylvia says with anger raging inside of her.

Then Laura responds with more anger raging, "I'm glad we brought these guns with us they will come in handy."

Meanwhile inside the Cabin, Albert is finishing up on Candy's leg and has removed the wire and bandaged up his leg.

Albert tells Johnny, "Ok, we got Candy bandaged up and he should be ready to go in a day or two and like our deal we will be on our way!"

Johnny replies, ''HOLD IT! You are not leaving yet!"

To be Continued.