1859-The Last Good Year

Penny was sitting on the tailgate of Henry''s wagon, wrapped in a blanket, and crying silently when Jason and the others approached and stopped a few feet away. Jason took two steps forward, and she slid right off the wagon into his arms, sobbing so hard she was almost convulsing. After a few minutes, Penny pushed herself back so she could see his face and demanded, "Where''s David? Where''s my husband? I thought you were my friend, Jason, why won''t anybody tell me?""I''m sorry, princess, David''s gone, the bastards killed him," Jason replied as tears formed in his eyes.