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Copyright \u00a9 2015 Chris Schnaufer<\/span>
\nThe sun was reaching Noon when Jethro rode into town dragging a wooden frame that supported Jake. Reaching a house he stopped, walked up to the door, and knocked.<\/p>\n

He waited, and knocked again.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn know you\u2019re in there Mayor,\u201d he called. \u201cOpen up this door.\u201d He knocked again.<\/p>\n

The Mayor opened the door and stood there.<\/p>\n

\u201cHello there Mr. Mayor,\u201d said Jethro taking off his hat. \u201cI have a favor to ask of you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHello Rev.,\u201d answered the Mayor.<\/p>\n

The sun was reaching Noon when Jethro rode into town dragging a wooden frame that supported Jake. Reaching a house he stopped, walked up to the door, and knocked.<\/p>\n

He waited, and knocked again.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn know you\u2019re in there Mayor,\u201d he called. \u201cOpen up this door.\u201d He knocked again.<\/p>\n

The Mayor opened the door and stood there.<\/p>\n

\u201cHello there Mr. Mayor,\u201d said Jethro taking off his hat. \u201cI have a favor to ask of you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHello Rev.,\u201d answered the Mayor.<\/p>\n

Jethro waited.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat can I do for you?\u201d the Mayor finally asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell Jake here got injured last night and I need you to tend to him.<\/p>\n

He got hit in the head pretty hard but we\u2019ve got him bandaged up pretty good. I think he\u2019ll make it though I don\u2019t know if he\u2019ll ever be the same again.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Mayor stared at Jake and finally said \u201cBring him in. Johnny, help the Reverend get his man inside.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cJohnny\u2019s my son,\u201d he explained to Jethro.<\/p>\n

A young man of about seventeen years came out. Between the three of them they were able to get Jake inside the house and onto a cot. Jethro then explained to the Mayor, his wife, and his son on how to treat the head wound.<\/p>\n

On the way out the Mayor asked, \u201cWhere\u2019s the rest of your men?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey went ahead,\u201d explained Jethro. \u201cI\u2019m sure I\u2019ll see them again someday, but not right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

If the Mayor was mystified by this strange response, he gave no indication.<\/p>\n

Jethro got onto his horse and left the town behind.<\/p>\n

Later that day the Mayor heard a pounding on his door. Recognizing the voice as one of his constituents he answered the door. A horse belonging to one of the Reverend\u2019s men was found wandering about the town. None of the other horses were around, nor were any of the men.<\/p>\n

A few days later people reported to the Mayor that they heard noises coming from the house on the hill. Armed with pistols, rifles, and whatever they could get their hands on, the Mayor and town\u2019s men fearfully went up to the house. They found nothing until they entered the courtyard.<\/p>\n

All of the Reverend\u2019s remaining men were still sitting around, slumped over in death, with the uneaten food on their plates. The sun had burned them where it had touched, but otherwise they were unharmed by beasts or birds.<\/p>\n

It took some doing, but the next day the Mayor got a crew together that buried the men. That same week Jake died from his wounds and was buried in the church graveyard next to the other men.<\/p>\n

The Reverend Jethro was never seen again.<\/p>\n

The town was completely abandoned soon after Jake died.<\/p>\n

The house on the hill slowly fell into ruin as the leaves from the trees continued to fall into the dry, cracked fountain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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