Chapter Forty-One More Troubles for Matt

“I’m going to stop the wagon and give you the reins.  I don’t know how the father’s death is going to affect anyone we see.  I just want to be prepared.”

Joshua hands over the reins to Andy and reaches in back and brings his rifle around front.

Andy moves the horse ahead slowly coming closer to the ranch house.

Matt sees them coming and wonders what is going on.  He steps out of the house and not recognizing them hollers out, “You need directions or something.  This is Circle J property.”

Joshua learned his name before he left town.  “Matt, my name is Joshua from Silver Lake.  I’m sorry to bring you bad news, your father died in town two days ago; I have his body here for burial.”