All Roads Lead Home
by Mary
Slim
Sherman could count on the fingers of one hand the perfectly joyously happy,
soul elevating, satisfying beyond measure moments of his young life so far and
the early fall morning when upon hearing the familiar cadence of Traveler’s
hoof-beats, he looked out to see Jess Harper riding up the drive certainly
ranked at the top of that list.
What
a reunion that had been! Giddy and
silly, the four of them had hugged each other and literally danced around the
yard. They had punched each other in
the arm so many times that they were sore for days. And when the celebrating finally wound down, everyday life on the
Sherman Ranch and Relay Station resumed pretty much where it had left off.
Jess
had not come back unchanged, however.
Somehow he had aged. Not
physically but there was a maturity about him that hadn’t been there when he
had left. He seemed quieter, less
restless and more at peace with himself.
There was a sort of serenity about him now that Slim couldn’t quite
explain.
Of
his adventures in the north, Jess had said comparatively little but Slim knew
in time he would tell him. He guessed
he could wait.
The End
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