Chapter Fifteen
September 1869
Grant and Angelina were lounging in the warm spring above their cabin on the evening of September 1. The nights were getting crisper, but the days were spectacular, with deep blue skies and bright sunshine. They were chatting about their progress with the ranch.
One of Chaffee’s men delivered a small contraption to the bunkhouse and set it up two days earlier. While he was working, Gato entered and began chatting with the man.
Yolanda walked from the kitchen area and asked, “What in the world is that thing?”
The man said, “A telegraph key. We’ll have the spur telegraph line hooked up tomorrow. You can receive and send telegrams with this thing.”
He turned to Gato and asked, “Do you have a key operator?”
Gato blinked and said, “Hmm. No. I guess w
