her face. Even though she didn’t care for Turk, a man had never told her that he didn’t want her with him.
Most of the men she had been around would love to have her around. She knew how beautiful she was and she couldn’t understand why Turk didn’t see that.
As they finished their lunch Maude said,
“Macy, why don’t you go upstairs and put on the clothes that Turk got you and he can take you out to the corral for a lesson.”
“But Aunt Maude I just don’t want to go with them. It’s too hot and I won’t fit in.
Turk will give me a hard time and I think he doesn’t want me out here anyway. He made that perfectly clear in town and I don’t have to put up with his attitude.
If I am not going to be able to get any rest out here I might just catch the train in the morning and go back to Boston. I don’t think I am going to like it out here anyway. I have a business to run and I can’t be gone to o long.”
“You won’t be out there all by yourself and it will be more relaxing then you think. You have to give it a chance out here. We will see to it you have a good time.
I will send Megan along to keep you company. Tonight you and Megan can get acquainted.”
“No Aunt Maude I don’t care anything about things like that. I would like to just stay around here and drink some cappuccinos and talk.”
“What in the world is cappuccino?”
“It’s a type of coffee. We drink it all the time in Boston.”
“Well we have plenty of coffee.”
Maude handed her the packages and said, “It is about time you learned how the poor side of your family lives. Riding a horse is just a small part of it. You will have time to rest and visit when you get back.”
“No, I don’t think so Aunt Maude. I’m going to go lie down for a while and make up my mind if I want to go home.”
She knew her aunt must be up to something but she couldn’t out her finger on just what she was up to. Her Aunt Maude was awfully insistent on her going for some reason but she didn’t know why.
Macy didn’t want to go with that creep Turk but she didn’t want to upset her aunt. She had heard so much about the west and it had he curiosity up so she made up her mind she would go if nothing else other than to aggravate Turk. Maybe things would get so bad her aunt would tell her she had to leave.
Macy took the clothes and went upstairs.
When she had left Maude turned to Turk and said, “Boy you go up there and you apologize to her. I was very close to my sister and I don’t want anything to happen to her little girl.
She told me about you being rude to her in town and I won’t put up with that. She just lost her parents in an airplane crash. She is having a hard time right now and you don’t need to be giving her a hard time.”
“Yes ma’am but the range is no place for a city girl like her. She is going to hold us up and she has an arrogant attitude that will get all the men mad.
She called Mildred a slut. I don’t like her calling Mildred names.”
Mildred was the best-looking woman about his age around there and even though they weren’t going together any more he still had feelings for her.
“Well then this is the perfect time for her to get some experience and I am sure you can get that arrogance out of her if you turn on your charm. I haven’t seen a woman yet that can resist that charm so be nice to her and maybe try to flirt with her a little. I am sure she will change her attitude if you do that. She might be a big city woman but she has the same feelings and desires as any other woman.
Give her a few of your big smiles, be nice to her and she will be putty in your hands. She hasn’t been around anyone but those lacey drawered men in Boston. Show her what a real man is like.
You have to put all that macho man stuff aside while you are around her till she gets to know you.
By the way I think she called Mildred the right name. I feel the same way about her. She’s not good for you Turk.”
Turk