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The doc hadn't said a word about Lissa being a half breed. He hadn't mentioned her name either.
Moon went out hunting a few days later, he wanted to see if he could find some wolf cubs. The ranch on the other side of Jack's place had been having wolf trouble and they had come over asking if Moon might hunt it down for them. Moon agreed, hoping to find some cubs.
Moon watched the cattle move about and kept a long watch on the ranch.
Two nights later, he watched where the grey wolf had come out of the woods and stalked the cattle. He got his bearings and sights and killed the wolf. He put the carcass on his pack mule that they loaned him. He'd take it in later, now he was hunting to see if there was a den of cub about.
It took him another day to find them, but he stumbled on them by accident. There they were four beautiful cubs, crawling around on top of each other in a little covey.
"You are all beautiful, and now I will take you to Jack and we will train you." He told them.
He made a cage like contraption out of limbs that had blown down from the storms. Once he had them secure, he went to the ranch and delivered the carcass. The rancher, Cal Montgomery paid him a hundred dollars and thanked him
for a job well done. He'd lost three head to that wolf and was glad to be rid of him. He showed the boys at the ranch the cubs and the rancher saw them and asked what he intended to do with them.
"I'll train them, to be hunters, trackers, and good pets."
"Would you bring me a couple after you train them, I could use them if they are well trained." Cal told him.
"Be glad to, it might take a while, but as soon as I'm sure they are ready, I'll bring them to you. I'm taking two more to Ft. Hall, as I've been asked there for them too."
"Great, I'd appreciate it." Cal told him and shook his hand.
"Say, I heard you got you a wife now," one of the boys chuckled.
"Yes, a half-breed, name White Dove. We were married by a priest."
"No kiddin' well congrats, didn't think you'd ever settle down."
"Neither did Jack." Moon laughed.
He waved them goodbye and took off. He was anxious to see Lissa and Jack.
When he rode up Jack was sitting on the porch and smiling at him as he came up to the porch with the pen full of pups.
"Jack, you're looking good."
"I should be Lissa, I mean White Dove has had me out here sunning as she calls it every day. Where did those pups come from?"
Moon looked at the cage full of whining pups. " Cal had some wolf trouble and wanted me to hunt her down. I got her, then I checked to see if she had little ones. Sure, enough she had four. I brought them to train them. Joe at Ft. Hall wants two for the army. And Cal wants the other two."
Jack seemed to perk up at the news. "Well, sounds like we got our work cut out for us. Don't it!"
Moon saw how eager Jack was to help. "I guess we do." He smiled. "Where's White Dove?"
"In the kitchen, she put a roast on, and it smells great." Jack told her. "I'm so hungry I'm chompin' at the bit."
"I'll go check it out, then. Be back in a minute." He told him.
He went inside and Lissa turned from the stove to see him. She ran into his arms. "Oh, I have missed you!" she said kissing him like crazy.
He chuckled and took her in his arms. The kiss went deep, and his hands were all over her. "I couldn't wait to get back." He whispered.
"I've got a roast," she smiled.
"I'm starved." He admitted with a grin. "Come outside, I've got something to show you."
He took her hand and led her to the porch where Jack was already playing with one of the pups in his lap.
