“Rob’s a good man, he deserves a chance,” Grady said and meant it. “It was
the least I could do.”
“But giving him that loan was above and beyond, Grady. I don’t know how they
could’ve weathered it until he got to collecting a regular check if it hadn’t been
for that. We’re in your debt.”
“It’s what friends do, Roscoe, so no thanks needed.”
“Well, we’ll be paying you back every dime, Grady and that’s the God’s honest
truth.”
“I never doubted. Listen, as much as I’d like to hang around and catch up, I
need to head on to the ranch. I’m eager to see how that new man I hired is
doing.”
“Well, he’s a damn hard worker, that’s for sure. Keeps to himself and no one
hardly ever sees him in town unless it’s to pick up supplies or staples. He’s a
quiet one, too.”
“Yeah, he is. Well, it’s good to see you and I’ll stop by soon and pay my
respects to Edna, if that’s okay.”
“You do that, Grady. It’d make us both real happy. Have a good day.”
“You too, buddy.” Grady shook Roscoe’s hand and returned to his truck.
Once he was on the road again, headed for home, he thought about Roscoe
and his family. They were good people. If Grady had a family, he’d not mind at
all if they were like the Coles. But that wasn’t in the cards for him. His kin were
all gone.
To keep from thinking about that, he considered the woman who worked at