Chapter 3 "The Ranch and the Thieves"

                        Hi, How are you all! I got the next chapter done! It's short but, Hay. I hope it's enjoyable! Have you read the last chapter? 



                            Chapter 3
                 "Suspicions"


Mother sat at the table her chin on her hands. Father looked up when Emily entered. He gave her a weak smile, and took a sip of his coffee. " What's wrong? " Emily asked, Sitting down next to Mother. Mother looked at father and he looked at Mother silently. Mother sighed. She looked at  her tea. Emily shifted in her chair nervously. She knew that some thing was really, really wrong. After a long silence father finely said, "Well,...Don't tell the Twins yet, but... Um, we can't find the money we took out of the bank back east. So, we might not be able to keep the ranch." "What! " Emily shouted and stood up. " Not keep the ranch! No, No, No! We can't go back East! We can't!" "Well, either that or We sell the horses." "That's not fair! The Money can't just walk away! It has to be some where! "Emily Shouted. " Shh! Keep your voices down. "Mother said," You'll wake the twins and Mary." "We looked all over and didn't find it. We think..."Father took a deep breath. "It was stolen." "Oh." Emily said miserably. She tried to keep the tears back but she knew that she could not keep them for long. She ran out the kitchen door and to the barn. She petted all the horses. Telling them all that she didn't want to leave. Then She went up the ladder to the loft and sat down on a hay bail. There she let the tears flow. After about ten minutes, Emily calmed down. She slipped to her knees and prayed. "Lord, I know what happened. We forgot to pray before we bought the Ranch. You know it was not a good idea. " Emily started to cry again." Well, Lord, What do I do? Please answer me soon. I don't want to move, but... You choose if we stay. Thank you for listening. Amen." She stood up feeling as fresh as if she had never heard that they were probably going to move. She turned to go down the ladder and there was Father. " Oh, Father you scared me!" He climbed up the rest of the way and beckoned for her to come to him. They hugged for a minute. "How long were you there? " Emily asked sitting back down on the hay bail. "Not long, but I heard you're prayer. And I think you are right." "Right about what?" Emily asked." About how we didn't pray about buying the Ranch before we bought it. " Emily bit her lip. "I bet it was the three men." " Emily, We can't be sure it was them. We can't just accuse them with out evidence." Father said. "Then I'll get evidence. I'll find out took the money. If someone took it. It could still be in the house. "Emily said determinedly. Father and Emily went to the house. The smell of Eggs and sausage greeted them as they entered the house. "Emely!" Shouted Tom as Emily walk in the dining room. "Emily." corrected Mother Smiling at Emily. Emily served herself Eggs and sausage and then sat down at the table.
After the breakfast dishes were done, Emily sat down to fix Tim's teddy bear. It had ripped as Tom ran to the house the night that they move in. It got caught on a nail that was sticking out of the doorway. Father hammered the nail back in so someone would not get hurt on it. Emily didn't get much done on the teddy bear, because the doorbell rang. Emily quickly opened it. There stood Marty. She smiled shyly. "Hi ,...Um , can you come help me in the woods? I'm making a fort. Well, sort of a fort, and part of it is to hard to make by myself." Marty asked and shuffled her feet. "I'll go ask Mother." Emily ran to Mother, she was in the living room cleaning the floor. Mother said that she could go but had to be back for lunch. Emily ran back to tell Marty. They went to the woods and started to pick some flowers for the fort even though it was not done yet. They found that they began to talk more easily now that the knew one another better. As they got deeper in the woods they began to talk vary fast. After a sometime they could see the fort in the distance. All of a sudden Emily grabbed Marty's arm. "Do you hear that?" asked Emily. "Yes, It sounds like voices! "Marty answered tensely . Emily and Marty looked at one ether scared.


　
                 Chapter 4
                     The Mission Begins 

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