CHAPTER 11
The next two weeks passed quickly for everyone. Althea and Ruby had a great time in the kitchen and catching up on all the gossip around Holcomb. George and Cole showed Alan and Cory around the ranch and introduced them to Frankie. Frankie stood at the fence looking from Cole to Cory. He accepted a carrot piece from each of them. You could almost see his confusion at seeing double. It did not seem to bother him. He accepted Cory’s attention along with Cole’s.
Dubbs had picked a gentle mare. named Maisie, for Cory to ride. George saddled his horse while Cole and Cory saddled theirs and they went on a short ride to the picnic pond. They did not stay long. They were just looking around.
Jason walked back to the ranch house with Alan while the boys were riding with their dad. “I
