answered. 'Like I said before, it hasn't been verified. The woman's a
wealth of information.
She seems to know everything about everyone in this town and all the
folks passing through. She's been very helpful.' Cooper stood up and
stretched his arms. 'When are you going to leave for Blackwater? ' he
asked.
'I can't go until tomorrow. The doctor wants Grace to stay in bed
another day. It's too bad you can't get some sleep before you head
out.
You look like hell.'
'You don't look so good yourself, Daniel.'
'I'm fine, ' he replied.
'Cole, when are you going to take Jessica? ' '{Wait a minute, ' Cole
said. 'I can't take Caleb with us. That's out of the question.'
Daniel agreed. 'What are we going to do with him?
' Cole had already considered the problem. 'I don't want to leave him
here. Every one knows who he belongs to, ' he explained. 'I want to
hide him, and I think I've thought of the perfect place.'
'Are you thinking about Rosehill? ' 'What's Rosehill? ' Cooper
asked.
'My ranch, ' Cole answered. 'My mother lives there, and my brothers
and my sister come and go. Mama Rose is in Scotland now with my sister
and her husband, and they won't be back for another month.'
'Then where are you going to put Caleb? ' 'Tom and Josey Norton.'
Daniel smiled. 'That's good, Cole. Tom won't let anything happen to
the boy, but Josey just might kill him with her cooking.'
'That's a risk we have to take, ' Cole replied. 'I'm going to tell Tom
to disappear with Caleb for a little while. If Jessica is the witness,
I don't want the Blackwater gang going after her son.' He motioned to
the map spread out on Daniel's desk. 'Where's Red Arrow? ' he
asked.
'I've never heard of it before.'
'Blink and you'll miss it, ' Cooper said. 'It's a tiny hole in the
ground and the turning-around point for the train.
