The Lonely Cowboy (Trace Atkins Family) - Plot & Excerpts
Clayton wants to talk to you, Atkins,” one said. “What’s he want?” “He wants to talk to you in his office.” Trace followed them to the office of Jess Clayton. What he wanted was the Rocking A Ranch. “I’ll give you $600 and a job working for me, Atkins.” “The Rocking A isn’t for sale, Mr. Clayton. Not for any price.” “I need that land, Atkins, and by God, I will have it. If you won’t listen to reason then I’m not going to be responsible for what happens next,” Jess thundered. “I homesteaded the land, Mr. Clayton. I proved it up and I have improved every year since I got back from the war. I have all the papers. My blood and sweat is on every foot of it. My wife died and is buried on the Rocking A. I’m not selling to any man. Not you, not anyone.” * * * They came, just after midnight. Riding low and riding hard. There were six of them, silhouetted by the waning moon. He had known they would come. They came to a stop in front of the small cabin, their horses chuffing and snorted, their flanks white with perspiration from the hard ride. A mist came from their noses.
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