The Journey Of Love: Nancy Olsen and Andrew Clark
Chapter 8:
The next morning The Clarks, Nels and Nancy have breakfast and head over to Mayo Clinic, and Dr. Albert Ingalls, with Sylvia standing next to him says, "Your son is well rested, his fever is down and is strong enough for surgery, my nurse who is also my sweet wife Sylvia will be assisting me''
Nels being surprised says, ''I didn't know Sylvia was a nurse?"
Albert answers" ''Yes, and she is very good at her work!"
Nels, "Sounds good Albert, happy for both of you."
Albert tells them to all have a seat in the waiting room surgery will take a few hours."
Meanwhile Almanzo Wilder and John Carter caught Butch Cassidy and his half of the gang and they have been put in prison for a long time. They retrieved half of the $200,000 they stole from Andrew at the bank in Mankato. The Sheriff gives them $100,000 that was placed on Cassidy's head for his capture. Almanzo and John Carter come out even and get all the money they earned for selling the horses to the U.S Army.
The U.S Army SGT William Jones catches up to Sundance and his half of the gang and is put in prison also. While in prison both Butch and Sundance are informed that their brothers, Lee Sundance and Fred Cassidy have died from gun shots. Butch and Sundance now have a hatred building up between them. The aftermath 13 years later Sundance kills Butch in a shoot out and Sundance is later killed with a gun shot while robbing a Train.
In the waiting room at Mayo Clinic The Clarks asks, "Nels, can you tell us a little bit about Albert's beautiful wife Sylvia?"
Nels, "Yes, of course, She also grew up in Walnut Grove she had a hard and trying teenage life, her mom passed when she was young. Then when she was 15 years old she was raped then almost died carrying the baby from the rape. Mr. Hartwig the rapist is now dead after Hartwig's trial for raping Sylvia he was sentenced to hang till dead but he went crazy in the courtroom and killed Silvia's dad with an ice pick. Albert doing his best to protect Sylvia shoots Hartwig and he died right there in the Courtroom. Albert and Sylvia married a year or so after that."
Maryann Clark responds, "My gracious! That is horrible!"
Nels, ''Yes it was but Sylvia was strong through it all with Albert by her side!"
William Clark, "Sounds like they have been through alot but they sure look happy together."
Just then Dr. Ingalls comes out and tells them the surgery was a success and Andrew is resting peaceably. Dr. Ingalls then says, "If we would have waited any longer your son would have died from blood poisoning from the bullet."
The Clarks with a 'sigh' of relief, "Oh thank you for saving our son!"
Albert, "Your son will need to rest for a day or two and hopefully he can go home at the end of the week, you may go in and see him now."
Walking into Andrew's room Nancy runs up to him and says, "My love you look so much better!"
Andrew, "I feel alot better too!"
After visiting for a bit Andrew goes to sleep and Albert says, "He needs to rest now."
At the end of the week Andrew is well enough to travel home to Walnut Grove. William and Maryann say, "We would like to go to Walnut Grove and meet everyone."
Nels says that would be fine, then sends a telegram to Walnut Grove to tell them that Andrew is ok and that they will be catching the 9am train back home and that Andrew's mom and dad is coming too.
At 9am the train director says, 'All Aboard train number 3 to Mankato."
Arriving in Mankato around 1pm and having a bite of lunch they load Nels' wagon, they will be home in Walnut Grove around suppertime.
They arrive home in Walnut Grove around 6pm, have supper in the restaurant, Mrs. Olsen says to the Clarks, "We are glad to have you with us, a room is prepared for you upstairs."
The Clarks thanks Harriet and heads up to the room and says their goodnights for it has been a long day
The next day for lunch Nancy makes her famous lemon meringue pie for the Clarks and says to Andrew, "Welcome home! I made this just for you but all are welcome to a piece."
Andrew says, "Now that is worth coming home to, Mom and Dad you will just love this pie!"
William and Maryann have a piece and both say, "Nancy we can see/taste why this won the Bake off."
Nancy, "Thank you!"
The Clarks stay in Walnut Grove for about a week and the Town of Walnut Grove become good friends with them. William says, "Andrew is a whole lot better now and we enjoyed our visit with you fine folks, but we need to head home and tend to our bank in Mankato."
Before leaving Almanzo says, "William, my friends and I have talked it over and decided to give you and your wife half of the money $100,000 we got for selling the horses and getting those crooks to help pay for all your expenses that occurred with Andrew's doctor and hospital bills."
William says, "No need for that.''
Almanzo, "Yes!, We want to!"
William, "Ok, thank you we both appreciate it."
Mrs. Clark says to Nancy, "You take care of Andrew.''
Nancy, "I will!"
The Clarks gets on the Stagecoach and they all wave as they drive away.
To Be Continued...