Free Rocky Mountain Sister by Alena Wireman Page A

Rosa.
    “You took a fall off of your horse and hit your head against a rock.” Rosa tipped the glass to Kenzie’s lips and let her take a small drink.
    “All I remember is the storm coming up fast on us.” Kenzie barely got the words out. She did manage to open her eyes and look at Rosa.
    “You just relax dear, you are going to be fine. I am going to go and make you some tea. I told your grandmother that I would let her know when you woke. I won’t be a moment dear.” Rosa left the room to go do as she said.
    Anna came into the room and sat with Makenzie until Rosa came back in with her breakfast. Making sure that Makenzie drank a little and ate a small amount of the soft biscuits. Rosa didn’t want the girl eating a lot. Soon Makenzie was back asleep.
    Sitting in the kitchen Cassandra, Anna, Rosa and Elizabeth drank coffee and wondered about Nathan and Jessie. They had left early that morning to try and find any kind of evidence from the previous night’s shooting.
    “Well, I hope they find something, I just don’t think they will. The storm has surely washed any evidence away.” Anna spoke softly. She was tired from a restless night.
    “Delaney is an excellent detective. If the boys do not find anything, then he will. He may have something in the works already.” Cassandra spoke with confidence as she talked to everyone at the table. “I certainly don’t know why we haven’t heard anything from him.”

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
     
    The day was passing quietly, everyone was sitting outside on the front porch. Kenzie was even allowed up for a short spell. They were enjoying a nice cool drink when a cloud of dust rose in the road coming toward the house.
    Anna noticed and spoke up, “Humm, I wonder who would be coming to visit today. We don’t get much company. I do hope it is nothing bad.”
    Kenzie watched the dust grow closer. “Grandma, don’t be so negative, I’m sure it someone out for a visit”
    “Hopefully it is Delaney with good news. I haven’t heard from him since I have been back. He surely has something by now. It has been over a week since Cramberry was locked up.” Cassandra had excitement in her voice.
Please let it be Christian, I hope you have arrived.
She thought to herself.
    The dust cloud grew closer as the group of women watched. The men rode up to the porch. Cassandra just about jumped off the porch before they even reached it when she saw her brother Christian riding in the buggy with the doctor.
    “Christian, oh Christian, I have missed you so much.” Cassandra barely waited for the buggy to stop. She wrapped her arms around her brother tightly with a big squeeze.
    “Cassandra, please, I cannot breathe, I have missed you too.” Christian picked her up and swung her around.
    A ton of questions were asked back and forth before they went to the porch for introductions. Everyone was soon introduced Anna served coffee and cold lemonade. Doctor Bailey checked Makenzie’s head. “Who stitched this child up?” Doctor Bailey asked in a stern voice.
    Anna smiled at Rosa, “Doctor, Rosa did a wonderful job caring for our patient.” Rosa smiled with blushed cheeks.
    “Well, I have to say, I couldn’t have done better myself. The small stitches will leave only a tiny scar. You won’t even know that you have a scar Kenzie.”
    Rosa smiled even bigger. The Vandeviers complimented her on a lot of things, but to hear an outsider and someone she didn’t know say something made her very proud.
    “Now, I am going to leave some laudanum for the pain. I don’t think you will need it much, but just in case, it will help you sleep. You have had some good doctoring.”
    Rosa looked at the doctor, “Lots of good tea and rest.”
    “Yes that does help, she is healing just fine Miss Rosa.” The doctor put his things back in his doctor’s bag and sat it on the rail. He sat down in a chair, picked up his cup of coffee and took a long drink. “Mmmm, good coffee Anna, good coffee, hits the