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the
supply wagon."
"I need to send a wire to Skeeter."
"Skeeter? What for?"
Howard raised his eyebrows. "I'm gonna ask him if he'd
like a visit from the next governor of Kansas."
Snake started laughing and gave his head a short quick
shake. "You really dislike your new father-in-law don't you?"
"Yes, I do," Howard admitted without thought to how it
sounded.
"You better make it a long wire. Skeeter'll need to know
details."
He laid his hand on Snake's shoulder. "I'm thinking more
about Buffalo Killer. The brave might like to meet a
politician."
Snake let out a low whistle. "Your new wife might not like
it if her father comes back scalped."
"Naw, Skeeter won't let it go that far," he said, but a slight
twinge did tickle his spine.
"You must know a different Skeeter than I do if you
believe that."
Howard smirked. "Well, Lila won't let it go that far."
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Snake nodded. "That I can agree with."
"I'll be back in an hour or so." A smile tugged at his lips.
Buffalo Killer was one of Skeeter and Lila's best friends, and a
hell of a guy. But if there was one thing the Sioux hated, it
was politicians. Getting Thurston Fulton out of town for a
while would give him time to figure out what to do with
Randilynn.
He certainly couldn't let her move back to Topeka with the
man. Maybe he should send a wire to Kid as well, find out
more about that girl's university in Boston he tried to send
Jessie to right after they got married.
Guilt made Howard's stomach roll. Not over the wire,
Thurston Fulton deserved any loathing Buffalo Killer would
show him, but wondering if his actions would somehow hurt
Randi made bile blister the back of his throat. This
overwhelming need to protect someone was new to him, and
no matter how he tried, it wouldn't dissolve.
He'd protected his sisters-in-law before. There was that
time he and Snake helped Jessie capture the cattle rustlers
while Kid was in jail. And he'd watched over Lila while she
was morning sick and Skeeter was out searching for the
madman who was set on killing her. But those times were
different. Neither Jessie nor Lila was his wife.
The word held a lot of weight. What was it about a
preacher saying a few words that made a man's life turn
upside down and inside out? Hell, he hadn't even known her a
full day, and yet, she was all he thought about.
The sun mocked him as it shone glory and joy down upon
the earth. He pulled the hat from his head, pushed the sweat-
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filled hair off his forehead, and resettled the rim above his
ears. "Hell, it's only noon. I've only known her half a day."
The building site grew before him, and he heeled Ted into a
faster canter.
A wondrous aroma filled the air as he brought the horse to
a halt beside his tent. The rumbling in his stomach
encouraged him to speed up the time it took to care for the
animal before moving toward the smell.
A grunt rumbled out his mouth when he noticed Thurston
Fulton and Belinda had returned. The woman had cornered
Randi near the well he'd dug at the back of the property, and
she was waving one finger beneath his wife's nose. Randi's
head was bent so low, her dainty chin almost touched her
chest.
His feet dug into the ground and ire made his muscles
ripple. Throwing the saddle over a large stump without care,
he stomped past the tents and toward the well.
"It's disgraceful I tell you. Absolutely disgusting!" Belinda's
screeching voice floated to his ears.
"Randi?" he said while still several feet away.
Her face snapped up and relief reflected in her doe eyes as
they settled on him. They seemed even larger surrounded by
her now ashen skin.
"Howard," she barely squeaked.
The way she said his name made his heart somersault. He
reached her side in mere seconds.
"One of the boys can fetch water for you," he said, lifting
the wooden bucket out of the weeds surrounding her feet.
The action gave
supply wagon."
"I need to send a wire to Skeeter."
"Skeeter? What for?"
Howard raised his eyebrows. "I'm gonna ask him if he'd
like a visit from the next governor of Kansas."
Snake started laughing and gave his head a short quick
shake. "You really dislike your new father-in-law don't you?"
"Yes, I do," Howard admitted without thought to how it
sounded.
"You better make it a long wire. Skeeter'll need to know
details."
He laid his hand on Snake's shoulder. "I'm thinking more
about Buffalo Killer. The brave might like to meet a
politician."
Snake let out a low whistle. "Your new wife might not like
it if her father comes back scalped."
"Naw, Skeeter won't let it go that far," he said, but a slight
twinge did tickle his spine.
"You must know a different Skeeter than I do if you
believe that."
Howard smirked. "Well, Lila won't let it go that far."
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Snake nodded. "That I can agree with."
"I'll be back in an hour or so." A smile tugged at his lips.
Buffalo Killer was one of Skeeter and Lila's best friends, and a
hell of a guy. But if there was one thing the Sioux hated, it
was politicians. Getting Thurston Fulton out of town for a
while would give him time to figure out what to do with
Randilynn.
He certainly couldn't let her move back to Topeka with the
man. Maybe he should send a wire to Kid as well, find out
more about that girl's university in Boston he tried to send
Jessie to right after they got married.
Guilt made Howard's stomach roll. Not over the wire,
Thurston Fulton deserved any loathing Buffalo Killer would
show him, but wondering if his actions would somehow hurt
Randi made bile blister the back of his throat. This
overwhelming need to protect someone was new to him, and
no matter how he tried, it wouldn't dissolve.
He'd protected his sisters-in-law before. There was that
time he and Snake helped Jessie capture the cattle rustlers
while Kid was in jail. And he'd watched over Lila while she
was morning sick and Skeeter was out searching for the
madman who was set on killing her. But those times were
different. Neither Jessie nor Lila was his wife.
The word held a lot of weight. What was it about a
preacher saying a few words that made a man's life turn
upside down and inside out? Hell, he hadn't even known her a
full day, and yet, she was all he thought about.
The sun mocked him as it shone glory and joy down upon
the earth. He pulled the hat from his head, pushed the sweat-
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Boot Hill Bride
by Lauri Robinson
filled hair off his forehead, and resettled the rim above his
ears. "Hell, it's only noon. I've only known her half a day."
The building site grew before him, and he heeled Ted into a
faster canter.
A wondrous aroma filled the air as he brought the horse to
a halt beside his tent. The rumbling in his stomach
encouraged him to speed up the time it took to care for the
animal before moving toward the smell.
A grunt rumbled out his mouth when he noticed Thurston
Fulton and Belinda had returned. The woman had cornered
Randi near the well he'd dug at the back of the property, and
she was waving one finger beneath his wife's nose. Randi's
head was bent so low, her dainty chin almost touched her
chest.
His feet dug into the ground and ire made his muscles
ripple. Throwing the saddle over a large stump without care,
he stomped past the tents and toward the well.
"It's disgraceful I tell you. Absolutely disgusting!" Belinda's
screeching voice floated to his ears.
"Randi?" he said while still several feet away.
Her face snapped up and relief reflected in her doe eyes as
they settled on him. They seemed even larger surrounded by
her now ashen skin.
"Howard," she barely squeaked.
The way she said his name made his heart somersault. He
reached her side in mere seconds.
"One of the boys can fetch water for you," he said, lifting
the wooden bucket out of the weeds surrounding her feet.
The action gave
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