Jake made it back to the ranch house in record time. He had to talk to the boss men. He had to tell them about the danger to Indy before they decided to do something stupid like turn her over to the men looking for her. Seeing Jonathan getting the buckboard ready, he walked over to him and stood waiting for him to finish talking to one of the other ranch hands.
“Boss, can I talk to you a minute?” Jake asked, nervously twisting his hat around in his hands. “Alone,” he added gruffly, looking at Carl, who was standing nearby.
Jonathan nodded tiredly. He jerked his head, motioning for Carl to step away. He waited until Carl had moved back toward the barn before he glanced at Jake.
“What do you want, Jake?” Jonathan asked, exhausted from his sleepless night. He was not in the mood to deal wi
