Chapter 4

Jared already felt more relaxed than he had in weeks. This was going to be a memorable vacation. He just knew it.

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“So this new guy looks enough like the boss to be his brother, almost his twin. My question is what the fuck’s going on?” Stace looked at Spark and Casa, measuring their reaction to his surprising tale by their expressions.

The three lounged in the main living area of the bunkhouse for the daily short siesta period after lunch. Soon they’d have to get to back to work. They knew they had three special and a few ordinary guests to entertain. They’d already decided a short horseback ride and a chuck wagon supper beside the Mimbres River would be a good place to start. Dough-boy Bennett, the ranch cook, was already getting preparations underway for his part of the event. All the three cowboys had to do was round up the guests, match them to suitable horses from the stable and then lead the hour-long ride to the favored location along the stream.