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slowly, being naturally cautious, Red was decisive and liked to get things done quickly. It irked him that the surveyor wouldn’t give him the necessary documentation to include with the contract of sale documents he had with him.
No matter though, he’d just ask George Benson to add a note that it would be included later. It didn’t make any difference to the sale of the Dupont Ranch but it was required to deed the land over to Jim, and, of course, he wanted his own fifty acres to be separated from the Circle O as well. Now that he had the notion in his head, he wanted to get on with it.
The surveyor agreed to send the completed documentation to George Benson the following day and he was gone as quickly as he’d arrived, the job being a relatively small one. So far, so good, and it wasn’t long before George Benson arrived to oversee and witness the signing of the sale documents. It was done and all that remained was for the money to be moved from Red’s account into Francis’s.
“Francis would you like to come into town with me now and we can go and do something about getting rid of your mortgages.” He slapped Francis on the back. “You’ll feel like a new man and I can bring you back afterward.”
“Well, I’m guessing that’s a good idea,” said Francis. “Let’s go.”
“George, before you go, can I ask you to keep this quiet for the time being? It’s just that Andrew doesn’t know about any of this yet and I’d like to be the one to set him straight about it and a few other things,” pondered Red. “He’s not going to be too happy about it.”
“Of course,” answered George. “Now, I’ll come back and see you over at the Circle O sometime in the next day or two about these twenty acre parcels, after I get the details from the surveyor. I’ll bring out the transfer of ownership deeds for you to sign. Then we’ll be about done with this business.”
The men all shook on the arrangements. It was done.
******
Meanwhile, the women had been busy at the cabin, adding a few homely touches and unloading the purchases Penny had made in town. There wasn’t a lot of room but it was enough for basic yet serviceable living arrangements. Penny’s most important purchase was a long weatherproof power extension cord, which Jean had attached to her house and run across to the cabin. It would provide electricity to the small refrigerator that was being delivered, as well as a couple of electric fans and lights.
A few pots and pans, dishes, and other kitchen utensils, along with a few grocery items was enough to get started but Penny had also chosen a small two burner gas cooker, complete with a couple of bottles of gas. It was enough for basic cooking.
“This will be fine to get by with for a while, Gran. I’d rather Jim got on with establishing the goats than fussing over this place. There’s a few repairs to do on the roof but otherwise, I can be happy here until it’s time for some major renovating.”
“Well, it wouldn’t hurt to put up a barn. It’s always handy to have somewhere to work and store the farm tools,” said Jean, “and it might be worth considering putting a bathroom in one end. It’d be real handy for you right now and later on, when you have little ones. Jim could wash up before he comes in the house too. It’s something to think about anyway.”
“It’s a good idea, Gran. I’ll give it some thought when we draw up some plans. Look, do you think that’s the fridge coming?”
“I’d say so,” answered Penny. “But it’s going to be a problem if they have to carry it all the way over here.”
“Problem solved,” said Maddie. “Just look at that.”
They looked over to where Jim and Red simply pulled up one of the old fence posts and wound back a section of the fence to make an opening for the delivery truck, which made its way over to park beside the front of the cabin.
“I’ll give
No matter though, he’d just ask George Benson to add a note that it would be included later. It didn’t make any difference to the sale of the Dupont Ranch but it was required to deed the land over to Jim, and, of course, he wanted his own fifty acres to be separated from the Circle O as well. Now that he had the notion in his head, he wanted to get on with it.
The surveyor agreed to send the completed documentation to George Benson the following day and he was gone as quickly as he’d arrived, the job being a relatively small one. So far, so good, and it wasn’t long before George Benson arrived to oversee and witness the signing of the sale documents. It was done and all that remained was for the money to be moved from Red’s account into Francis’s.
“Francis would you like to come into town with me now and we can go and do something about getting rid of your mortgages.” He slapped Francis on the back. “You’ll feel like a new man and I can bring you back afterward.”
“Well, I’m guessing that’s a good idea,” said Francis. “Let’s go.”
“George, before you go, can I ask you to keep this quiet for the time being? It’s just that Andrew doesn’t know about any of this yet and I’d like to be the one to set him straight about it and a few other things,” pondered Red. “He’s not going to be too happy about it.”
“Of course,” answered George. “Now, I’ll come back and see you over at the Circle O sometime in the next day or two about these twenty acre parcels, after I get the details from the surveyor. I’ll bring out the transfer of ownership deeds for you to sign. Then we’ll be about done with this business.”
The men all shook on the arrangements. It was done.
******
Meanwhile, the women had been busy at the cabin, adding a few homely touches and unloading the purchases Penny had made in town. There wasn’t a lot of room but it was enough for basic yet serviceable living arrangements. Penny’s most important purchase was a long weatherproof power extension cord, which Jean had attached to her house and run across to the cabin. It would provide electricity to the small refrigerator that was being delivered, as well as a couple of electric fans and lights.
A few pots and pans, dishes, and other kitchen utensils, along with a few grocery items was enough to get started but Penny had also chosen a small two burner gas cooker, complete with a couple of bottles of gas. It was enough for basic cooking.
“This will be fine to get by with for a while, Gran. I’d rather Jim got on with establishing the goats than fussing over this place. There’s a few repairs to do on the roof but otherwise, I can be happy here until it’s time for some major renovating.”
“Well, it wouldn’t hurt to put up a barn. It’s always handy to have somewhere to work and store the farm tools,” said Jean, “and it might be worth considering putting a bathroom in one end. It’d be real handy for you right now and later on, when you have little ones. Jim could wash up before he comes in the house too. It’s something to think about anyway.”
“It’s a good idea, Gran. I’ll give it some thought when we draw up some plans. Look, do you think that’s the fridge coming?”
“I’d say so,” answered Penny. “But it’s going to be a problem if they have to carry it all the way over here.”
“Problem solved,” said Maddie. “Just look at that.”
They looked over to where Jim and Red simply pulled up one of the old fence posts and wound back a section of the fence to make an opening for the delivery truck, which made its way over to park beside the front of the cabin.
“I’ll give
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