A Red Dead Redemption Story

Chapter 19 Eastern Frontier
Ms. Grimshaw was busy packing her bags.

She looked at Mary Beth who was still reading a book and shouted:
"Oh! For God's sake, throw that book away and go help me."

At this time, three large caravans and two carriages for pulling goods were parked on the road in the middle of the Coulter Village camp. Most of the things had been loaded, and the horses had been harnessed in front of the vehicles.

Dutch and Hosea were leaning against the car and smoking cigarettes. They were chatting while waiting for Arthur, who had gone to the Odrisk gang camp to check on the situation, to come back.

This is for safety reasons on the road.

Arthur didn't keep everyone waiting for too long. When he came back, he came to Dutch and Hosea and said:

"Are you all ready? We can finally leave this windy place."

Dutch leaned on the caravan and said:

"I'm just waiting for you. The weather is very good today. We can set off at any time. Is there anything special?"

"Nobody, not the O'Drisco gang, not Detective Pinkerton."

Hosea said:
"Then today is really a good day for us to start."

Dutch said:

"Then let's set off. We can do some research on the way. Now, we have no way to sell the bonds in our hands yet, and we still have to think about how to make more money."

"Dutch, no matter what, I suggest we stay away from enemies like Cornwall."

In his heart, Hosea still worried about people like Cornwall robbing him.

This time, the O'Drisco gang can block the gun, but what about next time?

Based on his knowledge of Dutch, he was worried that this success would make Dutch target such people.

Arthur understood the concerns in Hosea's words and admired Hosea's wisdom in his heart.

I don’t know if Dutch listened. In short, Dutch acted noncommittal and said:

"Okay, now let's confirm the destination again. Where should we go next?"

Hosea didn't say anything more, but replied:
"The Heart of the Earth, I told you, Dutch."

"I'm relatively familiar with the location. The plan is to place the camp at Horseshoe Lookout near Valentine. Where we can hide quietly, there won't be any problems...as long as we can stay safe."

Dutch nodded and said:
"Okay, then let's set off and stay safe, no matter what, it will be fine."

When Dutch's decision to set off was notified, the two patients, John and David, were carried out of the house and put into the carriage behind them. Arthur also helped.

It can be seen that John's head is still wrapped in thick gauze, and his remaining eye is exposed. He looks quite energetic, but his legs are still unable to get off the ground.

David is still very weak, but can already speak.

When he got in the car, he didn't forget to express his gratitude to Arthur. Without Arthur's medicine, he probably wouldn't have been able to hold on. According to him, he had already seen his dead brother before.

Seeing that everything and people were arranged, Dutch said to Arthur:

"Arthur, you go drive the carriage behind, and remember to take Hosea with you. I know you two like to talk about those old days...and what happened to old Dutch."

"Haha."

Arthur smiled and took Hosea into the carriage behind. Facing Dach's complaints, Hosea waved his hands in distaste. It feels strange to discuss Dutch, but to be spoken out so directly by Dutch himself.

It's like being caught saying bad things about someone behind their back.

The team quickly lined up and set off.

Since most of the horses were used to pull the carts, in addition to the caravans, there were also people sitting in twos and threes on the trucks. The weather was fine now, and no one felt cold. The entire army marched along the river.

Walking steadily on the snow, you can't help but feel like going out for an outing.

……

After the convoy passed through Mount Hagen, the snow gradually disappeared from the road.

Looking at the gradually verdant trees on both sides, a sense of vitality emerges spontaneously.

Arthur drove the carriage, with Hosea sitting beside him. He walked forward for a while, and the road in front of him was blocked by a stream. According to Hosea, this stream was called Bear Tooth Creek.

"Arthur, increase your speed and pass through as quickly as possible."

Arthur whipped his horse hard twice. The melting snow upstream made the stream seem a bit fast.

"Stay steady, keep moving, be steady."

Hosea directed Arthur from the sidelines.

I don't know why, even though Arthur had tried his best to hold the reins firmly, the whole carriage was still shaking violently.

After finally crossing the stream, the carriage finally succeeded in landing, but there was no time to be happy.

First I heard a "bang", and then a "dong", and I saw the wheel on the left rear of the carriage falling off the car.The carriage had to stop.

"Damn!"

"It's okay, Arthur." Hosea comforted the irritable Arthur.

In the carriage following them, Charles jumped down and asked:

"What's the situation?"

Arthur waved his hand and said, "Ah, it's okay, I just broke the wheel."

I don't know why, but sometimes, Arthur's mood is prone to suddenly becoming irritable. To be honest, he doesn't like such moods. It's obvious that he just lost his wheels, so what's there to be upset about?
Hosea smiled and said to Charles:

"Come lend a hand and let's fix it."

Arthur lifted the wheel and after checking it, he found that it was not damaged, but simply fell off the carriage.

After Hosea and Charles worked hard to lift the back of the carriage, Arthur hurriedly put the wheels back in. He always felt that if he delayed for a while longer, Hosea might lose his waist.

Don't look at how Hosea dared to play the trick of jumping on the train before. In fact, Hosea is already 54 years old this year.

After placing the wheel, Arthur did not forget to slam it firmly into place. After finishing, he teased Hosea and said:
"I can't tell you have the strength to lift a carriage, Hosea."

Hosea rubbed his waist and said with a smile:

"Hahaha, it seems like I'm not old enough to be useless, at least not completely."

After saying that, the three of them began to bend down and move the scattered items back to the car.

Suddenly Hosea seemed to see something. He stared at a hilltop in the distance and stopped what he was doing. Arthur and Charles looked in the direction Hosea was looking. They saw a hilltop on the opposite side. There were three horses, and what seemed to be three young Indians riding on the horses were staring at them.

Arthur put down the things in his hands and asked:
"How to say?"

As an Indian of Indian descent in the gang, Charles said calmly:

"It should be fine. If they want to attack us, they won't let us see it."

Hosea waved to them, and the three of them climbed into the carriage. At this time, the carriage had already left first, so they had to hold on tighter.

Getting on the road again, Hosea said calmly:
"These poor guys, we made them miserable."

Here, we in Hosea refer to Americans like Hosea who came here because of the western pioneering, and they are the native Indians.

Arthur curiously inquired about the stories Hosea knew about the native Indians in this area. To be honest, he didn't know much based on his memory.

"Well... where to start? Let's put it this way, the native Indians in this area have indeed suffered a lot. I should have told you that I once stayed here for a while."

"The place we are going to is called the Heart of the Earth. The land there is suitable for both planting and grazing. These were originally their lands, but now they have lost them all, and there is not even a root of grass left. Down."

"Most of the people were either killed or driven into so-called reservations, which are places where birds don't poop."

Arthur listened with relish, and didn't notice that Charles sitting behind was exceptionally silent. He said:
"It's all the same, look where we are now? We don't even have a reservation."

After finishing speaking, Arthur noticed the silent Charles and asked:
"Where's your tribe, Charles?"

One thing to say, Charles really doesn't talk much.

Charles just thought for a moment and replied:

"I don't even know if I have a tribe, at least I don't have any impression."

Listening to this, Arthur felt that he shouldn't ask this question. Before he could change it, Charles had already opened the conversation and continued:
"My father is a black man. They told me that he lived with our tribe for a period of time, together with several free black people like him. Later, our land was robbed, and our family of three became I was so young when I started living in exile that I honestly don’t remember much about it.”

"We were hiding everywhere along the way. A few years later, my mother was captured by several soldiers and taken to an unknown location. We never saw her again. My father was very sad and addicted to alcohol. When I was about 13, I was alone."

Seeing that the topic was getting increasingly serious, Hosea quickly spoke:

"When we found Arthur, he was about the same age, maybe, maybe, a little bigger."

"This guy looked fearless back then. Fortunately, he learned things quickly."

Hearing that Hosea used things from his childhood to lighten the atmosphere, Arthur didn't mind very much, and was even happy to talk more, so he took up the conversation and continued:
"Apparently I'm not learning as fast as Marston?"

Charles seemed to sense something was wrong, when Arthur called John Marston?
"Wait...I don't quite understand? It sounds like you have some conflicts with John."

Hosea smiled and said in a teasing tone:
"Arthur?"

Arthur shrugged and said:

"This is a long story. Listen to me and tell you slowly."

……

(End of this chapter)