“Are you alright?” She nodded. “You’re awfully quiet.” “I’m just thinking.” “May I ask what you’re thinking about?” She glanced up at him and smiled. “About that Indian woman and the sisters who are staying at the Eldridge ranch.” He lifted an eyebrow. “What about them?” She swallowed. “Did you notice how nice they were to me?” “I sure did.” “I ain’t never had nobody be that good to me, especially nice women like them. I figured they’d run me out of the house as soon as we showed up, but they didn’t. They set me at the table and fed me like I was one of their friends who had just stopped in for a visit.” She shook her head. “Even when you went outside with Ty and Wilt, the women continued to talk to me and even served me a cup of tea.
