don’t really know where we were. I kept walking until I came to the creek and I followed it south that’s when Heath found me.”
“It’s alright, Darling.” He kissed the top of her head and let her finish her food. He found Heath sitting on a log staring at the ground in deep thought. Bubba trailed behind J.W. as he walked up to Heath. “You rested up, boy?” He asked, and Heath nodded his head. “Well saddle up and show me where you found Josey, I’m going to see if Bubba and I can back track her trail and find where she walked from.”
Before they could ride out Josey got out of the truck and hollered. “I forgot to tell you, Lisa’s in on this. I think they are drug dealers, I overheard some of their conversation. She owes them money and she told them, you would pay it. I hate her! She never cared about me at all she was after your money that’s all. She never wanted to get to know me.” She started to sob. Samuel held out his arms for her and she went into them. “I’ll take care of her J.W. look after my boy, will you ?” J.W. nodded and turned his horse and spurred him into a run. Hilary’s brothers jumped up, ran to their horses and mounted up following them.
They caught up with him about a mile out. “What are you three doing here?” He asked. “You don’t think we’re going to let you look for our sister without us, do you?” Reid said. The sheriff came over the walkie talkie. “J.W. don’t you go riding in there without my men do you hear me?” “Sheriff you have my word that I will report to you if I find something, over and out.” J.W., Heath, and Hilary’s three brothers rode on until they came to the creek. Heath showed them the place where he found Josey sleeping and J.W. sent him back to camp. Bubba sniffed around while J.W. and the others looked for tracks.
Bubba barked and headed north, stopping and smelling the ground ever so often and letting out another bark. They followed him until they came to a wooded area that was overgrown. J.W. told the men that they weren’t far from the gully where the fence had recently been cut and cattle had been stolen. They continued following the dog that was definitely on the trail of something. When the ground got softer, they could see the boot prints his daughter had left. They passed the gully and the fence where it had recently been cut. There were new tracks, J.W. noted. These tracks didn’t belong to an eighteen-wheeler they belonged to a 4x4 pickup. They followed the tire tracks until they ended hidden amongst the trees, you could not see it from the road.
J.W. reported back to Sheriff James and he sent men out to find them. They ran the license plate and the VIN number. “Registered to a Frankie Sinclair out of California,” the sheriff’s deputy informed them. Sheriff James got back on his horse and told his men to do the same. He told J.W. to wait but he refused, as did Hilary’s brothers. “Alright fine, but I don’t want you getting in the way of my deputies, you got that?” he pointed his finger at J.W. “I got it Sheriff, but just so you know. Ain’t nobody gone stop me from getting to Hilary.”
Chapter Fifteen
Hilary watched and listened as Frankie and Lisa tried to figure out what to do now that they’d lost Josey. Frankie was worried that he wouldn’t get his money. Hilary decided to use that to her advantage. “Why don’t you just let me go? J.W. doesn’t ca re anything about me. I’m just his horse trainer. My family is poor, so you have no use for me. I won’t tell anyone about you. I promise, although, I can’t really say the same for Lisa.” She said glaring at Lisa. “How selfish can you be to put your only child
“It’s alright, Darling.” He kissed the top of her head and let her finish her food. He found Heath sitting on a log staring at the ground in deep thought. Bubba trailed behind J.W. as he walked up to Heath. “You rested up, boy?” He asked, and Heath nodded his head. “Well saddle up and show me where you found Josey, I’m going to see if Bubba and I can back track her trail and find where she walked from.”
Before they could ride out Josey got out of the truck and hollered. “I forgot to tell you, Lisa’s in on this. I think they are drug dealers, I overheard some of their conversation. She owes them money and she told them, you would pay it. I hate her! She never cared about me at all she was after your money that’s all. She never wanted to get to know me.” She started to sob. Samuel held out his arms for her and she went into them. “I’ll take care of her J.W. look after my boy, will you ?” J.W. nodded and turned his horse and spurred him into a run. Hilary’s brothers jumped up, ran to their horses and mounted up following them.
They caught up with him about a mile out. “What are you three doing here?” He asked. “You don’t think we’re going to let you look for our sister without us, do you?” Reid said. The sheriff came over the walkie talkie. “J.W. don’t you go riding in there without my men do you hear me?” “Sheriff you have my word that I will report to you if I find something, over and out.” J.W., Heath, and Hilary’s three brothers rode on until they came to the creek. Heath showed them the place where he found Josey sleeping and J.W. sent him back to camp. Bubba sniffed around while J.W. and the others looked for tracks.
Bubba barked and headed north, stopping and smelling the ground ever so often and letting out another bark. They followed him until they came to a wooded area that was overgrown. J.W. told the men that they weren’t far from the gully where the fence had recently been cut and cattle had been stolen. They continued following the dog that was definitely on the trail of something. When the ground got softer, they could see the boot prints his daughter had left. They passed the gully and the fence where it had recently been cut. There were new tracks, J.W. noted. These tracks didn’t belong to an eighteen-wheeler they belonged to a 4x4 pickup. They followed the tire tracks until they ended hidden amongst the trees, you could not see it from the road.
J.W. reported back to Sheriff James and he sent men out to find them. They ran the license plate and the VIN number. “Registered to a Frankie Sinclair out of California,” the sheriff’s deputy informed them. Sheriff James got back on his horse and told his men to do the same. He told J.W. to wait but he refused, as did Hilary’s brothers. “Alright fine, but I don’t want you getting in the way of my deputies, you got that?” he pointed his finger at J.W. “I got it Sheriff, but just so you know. Ain’t nobody gone stop me from getting to Hilary.”
Chapter Fifteen
Hilary watched and listened as Frankie and Lisa tried to figure out what to do now that they’d lost Josey. Frankie was worried that he wouldn’t get his money. Hilary decided to use that to her advantage. “Why don’t you just let me go? J.W. doesn’t ca re anything about me. I’m just his horse trainer. My family is poor, so you have no use for me. I won’t tell anyone about you. I promise, although, I can’t really say the same for Lisa.” She said glaring at Lisa. “How selfish can you be to put your only child
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