(50 Hours Before)

"We'll meet you out in the west field, Uncle Jesse." Vance said resting his right elbow on the truck's window door as he leaned out using his left hand to gripe the steeling wheel. "Are you sure you can May belle out?"

"I'm not old as all that. May belle and I understand one another by now? Now you two boys get out there and start to use your backs and I'll join you two in about an hour's time." He looked over at Daisy who was all ready elbows deep in gears as she was trying to figure out what was wrong with the tractor now. "I need to speak with Daisy for a bit."

"Yes Uncle Jesse." Both Vance and Coy said in union as Vance started the pick up truck and slowly drove past Jesse towards the west field.

After he saw that the pickup was out of site Jesse turned and walked over to the tractor and he put his right arm across the seat and he looked down at his grease faced niece. "Daisy …" He said softly so not to startle her; because he knew that she was using her full mind fixing the darn thing, and that she had been working on it since after she finished with break feast at 6:30 that morning. "Daisy …." He said again when she didn't look up.

Daisy looked up and smiled into her Uncle's face. "Sorry about that Uncle Jesse, I was trying to figure out the puzzle piece was all." She brought her hand with the wrench in it out of the tractor and she wiped the sweat off her face causing more grease to be left on her face, matter of fact she had a pretty grease strain right between her nose and her right eye. Making a cross mark.

"I am going to need you to go to the post office this afternoon, I am pretty sure that we have quite a few letters and bills in that old mail box. I don't want to make Mrs. Tizzy drive all the way out here." Jesse said with a smile. "I saw her looking at me a little funny yesterday when we drove past the post office on the way out of town. "

"Yes Uncle Jesse." Daisy said with a smile. "Can you sit a spill or do you have to get to the field?"

"I can sit a spill. I wanted to speak to you before I go out to the filed; because if you don't figure out on how to fix this old tractor I don't want you trapping out to the west field little darling." Jesse shook his head.

"Why on earth not, Uncle Jesse?" Daisy looked surprised and upset at Jesse's keeping her from the filed work.

"Because I highly expect you to go riding your horse this afternoon." Jesse said tapping the end of Daisy's nose.

"My horse? Uncle Jesse you know I don't have a horse." Daisy looked worriedly into her Uncle's eyes. "Are you feeling all right Uncle Jesse? Perhaps yesterday was too much for you. Vance, Coy and I can handle the west field on our own …."

"Hush now little darling." Jesse laughed loudly. Once he got his laughter under control he held out his hand for his niece to take and once Daisy's hand was in his; he lifted her up and wrapped his right arm around her waist and led her towards where the barn was. "I have a surprise for you darling, a long time in coming, but it has finally come about."

"What are you up too?" Daisy asked with a slight laugh as she allowed Jesse to lead her to the barn.

Jesse let Daisy go and allowed her to walk into the barn by herself; he counted to ten and suddenly there was a happy cry. He just put his hands in his pockets and waited for Daisy to come rushing out, which she did with her brunette hair flying out from behind her and a huge smile on her lips and tears running down her grease strained checks, making little greasy smudge marks. It was one of the most beautiful images that he ever saw Daisy in and he privately wished that Martha was alive to witness it herself. But he very well knew that Martha was looking down from Heaven and was smiling herself and clapping her hands.

Jesse held out his arms to catch Daisy as she threw herself simply into his arms. "Oh Uncle Jesse, she's beautiful." She cried joyfully hugging Jesse with all her might. "Oh thank you, thank you."

"Don't thank me, thank Luke and Bo, they are the ones who sent her to you." Jesse said with a laugh. "I wanted to surprise you and I was trying to figure out how to get you away from the farm and Hazzard yesterday when you came up with the wonderful surprise for me with paying off the farm. "Atlanta was just an added bonus."

Daisy pulled away from Jesse and laughed gently. "So that's why you didn't put up with too much of a fight when I said I was paying off the farm lock stock and barrel."

Jesse simply smiled. "So do you like the filly?"

Daisy nodded. "I need to CB the boys and thank them for her. I wish they were here so I can hug 'em to death."

"You won't be able to CB 'em for a few weeks; they told me that they will be out of range for a while due to the circuit. But you can send a wire if you would like." Jesse pulled out the letter that Bo had sent him a few weeks ago explaining about the filly. "Here is the town they will be in."

"I'll send them a wire this afternoon." Daisy frowned. "Oh I can't, I don't have any money left."

Jesse pulled out his pocket book and pulled out two bills. "This here will do." He handed it to Daisy. "Don't 'but Uncle Jesse you need it for the mortgage' you took care of that yesterday. And don't you 'but you'll need it for food and your medical bills'. I have everything taken care of young lady."

"Thanks Uncle Jesse." Daisy meekly said as she put the money into her right front pocket.

"Now go in and get to know that filly of yours." Jesse said with a grin as he walked behind a very excited Daisy into the barn and over to the stall where a coffee brown filly was standing with her head sticking out of the stall door.

"Oh I love her Uncle Jesse. I finally have a horse my very own. As I have always dreamt about but never told anyone because I just knew that I could never afford one." Daisy whispered as she put her hand up to pet the filly's nose.

Author's Note: Time to break into another chapter once more. Daisy's filly will be explained in a long flashback when I explain what exactly why Vance Duke got rid of his bad mood all a sudden after listening to Daisy's voice over the CB.

I thought it would be a nice idea to give Daisy a horse; seeing how C. Bach had been riding a horse in a few episodes from seasons 3 onward through out the series. So expect Daisy and her filly out and about in this story and the other stories that I'll be writing. And seeing how Catherine B. has French and Mexican blood in her I decided to give her filly a French name. Now ain't that quite nice of me. I could have given the filly an Irish or Scottish name but I decided to honor our dear Cathy and name her filly proper like.

"So have you decided a name for her yet?" Jesse asked leaning against the stall next to the filly's stall.

"Marvelle. It's French for the world 'Miracle'." Daisy said never taking her eyes off her filly. "That's what you are darling a plum miracle so it's only fitting to call you that. But I think you would much rather be called something fancy like; because that's what you truly are a truly special fancy filly." She leaned in and kissed the top of Marvelle's nose. She laid her forehead against the filly's nose and she breathed in the filly's scent.

(48 Hours Before)

"So how did Daisy like her surprise?" Vance asked resting against the trucks side as Jesse rode May belle closer to where he and Coy had been working the field the past two hours. "She must have been twinkled pink seeing on how you are an hour late form what you told us." He grinned wide.

"She and Marvelle had taken to each other like two baby birds in the nest." Jesse said with a smile as he slipped off of May belle. "She told me to give thanks to you boys for taking such fine care of her filly for her yesterday and this morning."

"Marvelle, isn't that French for Miracle?" Coy asked coming up to Vance and Jesse and folded his arms across his chest. He had a soft look in his eyes "It's fitting. Both Daisy and that filly are miracles in their own right."

BACK AT THE FRONT OF THE DUKE HOME

Daisy walked back to the tractor after Jesse had left her side, but she didn't want to work on the tractor not anymore. All she wanted to do was get on Marvelle and just ride the day away. But she had a job to do for the farm and Daisy Duke wasn't one to flake out on her duty to her family. So she knelt right back down at the side of the tractor and picked up the wretch to work out the puzzle of what was wrong with the tractor this time around.

She began to hum softly under her breath as she kept her eyes on what her hands were doing, she would be happy if she could figure out the trouble in the next hour or two and getting the tractor to Jesse and the boys; than she would shower and get Marvelle and she would ride bare back to town.

(46 Hours Before)

Daisy blew the bangs out of her hair and she simply glared into the tractor's side. She tossed the wrench side into the tool box that she had placed four hours ago. "That's it you dumb old machine, I give up. Not for good mind you; just till I get to town and back. I am going to figure out the puzzle piece and I will get you fix once more." She put her hand on the tractor and she got to her feet. She bent and closed the tool box and picked it up and moved to the house and walked into and put her tool box on the chair next to the stove.

She went to the bathroom and quickly took a shower and got all the grease off her face and hands, she went into her bedroom and got dressed in a pair of clean jeans and a long sleeved checked shirt. She was looping her belt through the jeans as she made way back towards the kitchen door. Now she just had to decide if she wanted to ride Marvelle in town bare back or just drive "Dixie". She wasn't sure if she wanted a saddles horse in Hazzard or not. Especially on the filly's first trip to town.

That tipped the scales. She walked over to the horse pen and she leaned against the fence. "I'll be back Marvelle; I have to go into town. I wish I could take you but I don't have a saddle for you otherwise I would take you." Marvelle had moved towards her as she was talking, the filly bent her head down so Daisy could kiss her nose. "I love you my little darling, my very own special miracle." She looked into the filly's eyes and she just knew that Marvelle understood her completely.

She walked away from Marvelle and towards "Dixie" she climbed into the drivers side and buckled her seat belt and started her jeep she looked ahead of her and saw that Marvelle just stood straight and proud looking just watching her. She smiled and turned her head so she could back out of the dirt driveway. She turned towards town and was soon out of site of the farm.

She smiled as she thought of her filly waiting for her back at home. She had to send the most gratitude of all man kind in her cable to Bo and Luke, she had looked at the bills that Jesse had given her and she saw that he had given her enough to have at least a page to send her thanks to her cousins. She couldn't wait to get to the post office send the cable, get the mail so she could get home so she could finally ride Marvelle.

The drive to Hazzard went faster than normal, and it wasn't because she was speeding. No Daisy had been going the speed limit since she left the farm, no the trip went faster than normal because her mind was wrapped up in thoughts of her filly. She smiled softly as she thought about the horse. She leaned back in her seat and just day dreamed about ridding the coffee brown horse through out the back country roads.

"Hello Daisy." A female voice said tapping her on her shoulder.

Daisy looked over and saw Lulu Hogg standing next to her with a wide smile on her lips. "Oh hey Lulu. How's it going?"

"I'm just fine and dandy." Lulu said backing away so Daisy could get out of "Dixie". "I see by that smile of yours that you saw that beautiful filly that the boys had sent ya."

Daisy nodded. "I named her Marvelle. She is so beautiful Lulu. She is truly fitting for the Duke family." She wrapped her arms across her chest as she leaned against the side of the jeep.

"That's miracle in French isn't it?" Lulu said with a nod of her head. She took Daisy's nod as consent. "Well J.D. is mighty jealous of you and that filly. I would watch out if I were you otherwise J.D. plum steal that horse flesh from you."

"He wouldn't dare." Daisy said with a smile but the smile didn't meet her eyes. "Don't fret none, I know Jefferson Davis Hogg well enough now and he knows Daisy Mae Duke by now to know not to think of trying steal anything from me." She unfolded her arms and walked towards the door to the post office.

"That's what J.D. said on the way back to town from the farm yesterday." Lulu said with a laugh. "Sides the boys called J.D. and pretty much threaten him that if he even thought of trying to steal your horse from you, Daisy, than they would personally come back to Hazzard and take care of him. If you get my drift."

Daisy stopped walking and turned wide eyed towards her friend. "Oh I hope the boys don't come back on my account. They could seriously end up in jail for the rest of their lives if they take care of Boss over my filly."

"Don't worry non sweetheart, J.D. won't try to steal your filly. He never seriously was going too after all, even before Luke and Bo called to warn him not too. He was just jealous that you have a beautiful horse." Lulu said putting an arm around Daisy's shoulders and giving her a squeeze.

Daisy relaxed and smiled once more. Lulu let her shoulders go and she walked into the post office and up to the counter. "Hello Mrs. Tizzy I'm here for the mail and to send a cable."

"Take a number and I need identification." Mrs. Tizzy said looking over her shoulder from where she was putting letters in their proper shots.

"Of course I'm sorry darling." Daisy said with a slight smile as she took a number and pulled out her wallet. She took out her driver's license and reached over the counter. "Number one, Daisy Mae Duke."

Mrs. Tizzy took the number and looked at the driver's license and she looked up into Daisy's smiling face. "Hello Daisy, I figured you would be in today after I gave Jesse the look. You said you would like to send a cable also?"

"Yes Ma'am." Daisy said with a smile.

Mrs. Tizzy gave Daisy a piece of paper and waited for Daisy to write out her message. She took the paper and read it out loud and counted the words in her head.

LUKE AND BO STOP THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE FILLY. STOP I LOVE HER. STOP. HER NAME IS STOP MARVELLE. STOP WHERE DID YOU STOP FIND HER? STOP I'LL SEND STOP PICTURES OF MARVELLE STOP AND I SOON. STOP AND PICTURES STOP OF UNCLE JESSE STOP TOO OF COURSE. STOP I'LL WRITE MORE STOP IN MY STOP NEXT LETTER. STOP I LOVE YOU STOP DAISY STOP

"That would be twenty dollars Daisy." Mrs. Tizzy said as she looked up into Daisy's eyes. She took the two ten dollar bills that Daisy had handed over the counter to her. "Here is your receipt dear." She handed the receipt to Daisy. "And here are the letters." She handed a bundle of letters over to Daisy.

"Thank you Mrs. Tizzy. I'll be seeing you again in a few days." Daisy waved goodbye and with Lulu at her side she left the post office." One outside and at "Dixie" once more Daisy shook her head gently side to side. "I wish I could stay and chat some more Lulu; but I have to get back to the farm."

"Yea Marvelle wants to be ridden." Lulu laughed.

"That, but the tractor has broken down once more and I need to try to fix today so that Uncle Jesse and the boys can use for the west field." Daisy got into the drivers seat and leaned over and opened her glove box and slipped the stack of letters inside. After she closed the box she turned around and shrugged her shoulders at Lulu.

"Than I'll see you in a few days." Lulu tapped the hood of "Dixie" as she moved out of the way and she watched as Daisy drove down the street towards the Duke farm.

(40 Hours Before)

Daisy leant down and patted Marvelle on the neck and she simply just smiled as she and the filly became one. She had been out riding Marvelle for the past three hours; the tractor just didn't want to give her the clue to get it fixed that day and when Jesse had come back to the farm to check on her; he told her to put the tools away and just go spend time with Marvelle. Daisy didn't have to ask twice so she changed into yet another set of fresh closed and took Enos's letter and went to the pen and got Marvelle.

She sat up once more balancing herself on Marvelle's sides as she felt the filly's spin underneath her torso. She loved riding with a saddle but she also loved riding bare back. She was the only one in the family who could ride bare back. Everyone else needed a saddle.

Marvelle slowed down to a walk sensing that Daisy wanted to rest. Daisy pulled out Enos's letter from her back pocket and saw that it was as always a long letter. Ever since Enos had left for the police department in California he had been writing her long letters. What he wrote in his letters to her were things that he would never in a million years say to her face. Things that she always knew Enos felt and thought about her but knew she would never hear the words.

Perhaps the letters were the only good thing about Enos leaving Hazzard; otherwise Daisy would never have been able to get to know his soul. She loved his letters, and she loved him, but only as a dear friend. She wasn't in love with him, and she probably would never be. She turned the envelope to the back and she put her pinkie in and carefully un clued it. She pulled out the pages and she unfolded the letter and allowed her eyes to read into Enos's soul.

…. I have a surprise for you darling Daisy, I'm going to be coming back to Hazzard. I'll be arriving next week. I'll be home to stay. Perhaps I can finally find the courage to tell you myself how much I love you and I need you forever in my life, in my bed, not just as my wife but my partner in life.

But even if we don't find out way to getting married and you realize yourself that you can never love me as I love you, that will be all right too, Daisy. As long as I have you always in my life, even if it means as a friend I'll be happy. All I want is for you too be happy.

Daisy finally lifted her head after reading Enos's name at the bottom of the letter with tears running down her checks. She folded the pages back up and placed them carefully back in the envelope and put the letter back in her back pocket. She bent down and laid her head against Marvelle's head and she simply sobbed.

Marvelle kept walking slowly knowing that was what Daisy needed at this time.

(37 Hours Before)

"So who came and helped bring Marvelle to the barn?" Daisy asked as she sat between Coy and Vance on the living room couch as the Duke family enjoyed the quite evening and being together.

"Boss, Rosco, Cletus, plus the two gents who were in charge of bring Marvelle from where Luke and Bo had brought her." Coy said wrapping his arms around Daisy's waist and pulled her closer to him. He bent down and kissed the top of her head.

"That's nice of 'em." Daisy said closing her eyes as she got comfortable on Coy's chest. "I heard from Enos today."

"Oh and how is he enjoying California?" Jesse asked looking over at Daisy and noticed that something different was in her voice she spoke Enos's name. It was even more different than when Enos first left Hazzard two years previous; than he had noticed that she had a soft tone and a far off look in her eyes. Now there was even a sadder note than normal in her voice. "Is something wrong?"

Daisy opened her eyes and looked over at Jesse and spoke once more. "Nothing is wrong with Enos; he's coming back in another day. His letter was addressed a week ago; he'll be home the day after tomower." She smiled softly but than something came into her eyes and she lifted her head and pulled away from Coy. She stood to her feet. "I'm tired now. I'm going to bed." She walked past Jesse's chair and he put his hand on her arm stopping her from leaving. She looked down into his understanding and soft eyes.

"Good night darling." Was all Jesse said to her.

"Night Uncle Jesse." Daisy said and after he let her; she went to the hallway that led to the bedrooms.

END CHAPTER FOUR