The Journey Of Love: Nancy and Andrew Clark

Chapter 5:

Andrew is now headed to Mankato in his wagon riding down the road singing and whistling to his horses as he comes across a man walking and askes him if he needs a ride he answers, ''Yes I'm on my way to Mankato to take a church over."

Andrew says, "Hop in, that is where I'm headed."

The man gets in the wagon introduces himself as Reverend David Webster and says, "I'm on my way to Mankato to take a church over and a little ways back some outlaws steal my horse. I also overheard them say that they are on the way to Mankato. I recognized one of them as Butch Cassidy and half his gang."

Andrew introduces himself and says, "It looks likes we may have some action in Mankato."

They arrive in Mankato and Andrew drops Rev. Webster off at the Church which is right across from the bank, the Reverend says, "Thank you for the ride."

Andrew walks in the bank and the first person he sees is his dad, William Clark in which he hasn't seen for a while and with a big hug askes, ''Hey Dad how's it been?"

Mr Clark, "Great son!"

Andrew, ''I have this bank draft I need to cash for some friends in Walnut Grove."

His dad says, "$200,000, wow son that's a lot of money!"

Just then Butch and half his gang rushes into the bank, and holds his gun to all in the bank, sees Andrew's stack of money that was just given to him by his dad and grabs it from him.

Over in the corner of the bank a little boy and his mother holding close to each other, and as Butch is demanding the banker, William Clark to empty out the vault and to hand them all the money, Butch tells one of the gang members to take the boy. Butch than says, "I don't want any trouble, but if you don't hurry up and give me all the money this little boy is a goner."

The mother's little boy, "NO!, My son!"

As William Clark goes to the Vault, Andrew says as he pulls out his hand pistol, "Mister let the little boy go."

The little boy bites the man's thumb and steps on his toe and runs back to his mother. The gang member tries to grab back the boy but his mother says, "That's my baby and you can't have him!"

Andrew again says, "Let them alone!"

Butch says, "SHUT UP!" and shoots Andrew in the chest.

As Butch and his gang storm out of the bank, and as Andrew is holding his chest Andrew is able to shot Butch in the leg, also as they are riding away William gets one in the back of the head. Then William turns to the people in the bank 'sighs' and sees his son shoot, "Andrew my boy, we need to get you to a doctor."

Rev. Webster over at the church hearing all the commotion outside goes out and inquires, than sees Andrew has been shot and says, ''I will take him to the doctors."

The Reverend and William gets Andrew to doctor's Reed's office and the Reverend says, "There was a bank robbery and this man has been shot in the chest."

Dr. Reed looks at Andrew and lays him on the doctor's bed and says, "The bullet is deep but I should be able to remove it Dr. Reed removes the bullet from Andrew's chest but says, "He will be in critical condition for quite a while we need to keep him here to keep an eye on him the next few days."

While out in the street the sheriff is gathering a posse to search for Butch and his gang. The Reverend and William go over to the church and have a prayer for Andrew, after they pray William says, "I need to call Walnut Grove and let Andrew's bank know what has happened. William calls Walnut Grove and gets Nancy at the switchboard and ask for Mr. Anderson at the bank. Nancy transfers him and while eavesdropping hears Andrew has been shot.

Nancy puts down the phone concerned and almost crying runs out of the switchboard and says, "Mother, Mother, Andrew, my Andrew has been shot in the bank in Mankato."

Walnut Grove all comes together and sends Almanzo and John to join up with the Posse from Mankato to help search for the gang. Before Almanzo and John head off Rev. Alden says a prayer of safety over them. When Almanzo and John joins up with the Posse they tell them that Butch has been shot in the leg and the other in the back of the head.

Meanwhile at Fort Snelling in Minnesota where Almanzo, Joe, Willie and John just sold the horses to. Sundance and the other half of the gang are robbing the U.S Army of the horses and planning to sell them to Canadian bandits for $300,000 Canadian dollars.

Late at night Sundance sends two of the gang members up to the guard of Fort Snelling to get the keys to get in, while the rest of them surround the Fort. The two gang members say to the guard, "We are in need of a doctor our friend has been shot is there a Army doctor?"

The guard says, "Yes but he is home for the evening."

The two grab the guard and says "Let us in anyway." The guard realizes that they want more than a doctor and pulls out his gun, but before the guard knows it they shoot him in the shoulder. The guard falls back hits his head and loses consciousness.

Sundance and the rest of the gang charge to the gate take the keys from the guard's pocket and tells the other two to stay with the guard while they round up the horses. Sundance goes out back to the horses takes them out the back gate tells his gang, "Stay here with the horses for a minute while I go get the other two up front."

Sundance is now at the front gate with his two friends. The guard is gaining consciousness and begins shooting at them and hits one in the back but they still manage to get away with the horses and with the guard's canteen of water.

SGT William Jones not knowing what has happened goes outside and sees the guard has been shot and askes, "What happened?

The guard tells him and says, "I need a doctor." Sergeant Jones calls the doctor then forms a posse to go after the gang...

To Be Continued...