Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2010 01:15:17 GMT
From: "tedmack@juno.com" <tedmack@juno.com>
Subject: The Vanderkill Legacy: chapter 5

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			   THE VANDERKILL LEGACY
				 chapter 5

Ronny awoke in a strange bed. With him were hid Father and two friends. He
kissed the still sleeping Harry on the forehead, crawled over Danny and
little Sammy without waking them and looked out the window and saw the snow
covered country. He heard the sounds of a train and then watched as it went
by the station outside without stopping.From what he had heard last night
he figured that not many trains stopped in this remote town. As he stood by
the window he felt Harry's hand on his shoulders.

"Good morning champ. Let's get your brothers up and go down to breakfast
and then we will see what this town has to offer."  They gave each other a
passionate kiss.

After breakfast they found a horse and sleigh waiting for them by the side
of the railroad station. Everything seemed so quiet. Too quiet for a trio
of active boys. Little Sammy was chomping at the bit and jumping up and
down in his excitement. Harry picked Sammy up and playfully tossed him in
the sleigh. James took care of everything at the hotel and joined them for
the ride to the farm. The ride to the kids seemed to go on forever. At last
they went through a broken down, once white, fence and came to what looked
like an abandoned large fading white house. Behind it laid several smaller
buildings, a run down barn and open fields of white. An elderly woman came
bustling out of the house to greet them with a big smile on her face.

"Hi, I'm Sally Farnsworth. Welcome home mr. Vanderkill, you've grown up
since I last saw you. Let me show you around. I've tried to make the place
as live-able as I could on short notice. Let's get the boys inside. I have
some hot chocolate ready for them."

Harry greeted her with a hug and a kiss on thew cheek. After the hot drinks
the boys all found rooms for themselves, Each wood have their own room
which was novel for them. They knew however, that at night they would all
end up in the same room for sleeping but that was to be kept a secret.
James was busy getting everything in order. Harry fond Mrs. Farnsworth in
the kitchen. He knew that she would be needing help. She said that the area
was depressed most persons who would be eligible to help had gone off to
the city and that most of the remaining wives and daughters were needed to
work on the farms.

"Mr. Elman who owns the stables across from you has hired most everyone
else. Between you and me he don't treat them too good either. He's grouchy
and stingy he is. He sells Thoroughbred horses to them rich people for
racing at Saratoga you know.  There is Betsy Strong. She is kinda poor and
raising her son Tom but nobody has much to do with her. Went and got
herself pregnant and then her man run off and left her. You remember her
don't you. Little Betsy Harrison she were."

A bell of remembrance went off in Harry's head. Little Betsy, his playmate
of long ago. What good times they had together running through the trees,
riding his father's horses, playing and laughing together.'

"Betsy, my good friend, where can I find her. I'd like to see her again."

"It would be nice for her to have a friend if you can lure her away from
that shack. She hasn't taken to kindly to people since she was treated so
bad"

Harry went and told the boys he would be gone for a while and for them to
behave themselves and listen to James. James wasn't to happy about being
left with the boys but Harry was quickly back in the sleigh and holding the
directions has was given in his head he was off. Following the old road he
was glad for the snow because the road would have been almost impassable in
a regular wagon and he would have needed the wagon to bring her and her son
back. That is if she could see him. When he arrived at the place he was
down hearted. It was an old crumbling shack by a pond. A big guard dog came
out barking away. But Harry was prepared. He tossed the dog a fresh piece
of meat with a nice bone. The dog took the meat and was son eating away
with a wagging tail. Then a boy, a beautiful boy, thin from a lack of food
came out with a rifle in his hand.

"Go way mister. We don't want any strangers around here. We don't have
anything to steal so just leave!"

"Hello, Tommy. I'm an old friend of your mother. I just came to see how you
are doing." Harry replied with his hands in the air.

"My mother doesn't have any friends. Go way and leave us alone."

"Believe it or not your mother and I were once good friends. It was when we
were your age. I heard that you two needed help and so I came. Go ahead and
ask he. Tell her Harry Vanderkill is here. She'll tell you."

The boy lowered the gun a bit. "You her friend Harry- for real. She talks
about you." Then the gun fell out of the boy's hand. Looking helpless he
said,"Please help us. She's real sick." Then the boy ran back into the
shack. Harry followed him. He found sleeping on the only bed in the one
room shack beneath some tattered bed clothes. Tommy said to her, " Mom, mom
wake up your old friend Harry is here. The woman opened her eyes and slowly
looked around.

In a weary voice she said, "Harry, Harry is that you. Please take care of
Tommy." Then she closed her eyes.  Harry ran over to her and leaned
down. Yes! She was still breathing. Looking around Harry found all the
blankets he could. Then he said to the boy, 'Tommy, that is your name
right?' Tommy nodded. "Go out to the sleigh and get another blanket. We'll
wrap her up as warmly as possible and get you both to my place. Then we'll
send for a doctor."

"We can't afford a doctor."

"Never mind. I can. You go get the blanket." Tommy was off like a
rocket. soon he was back. As soon as his mother was wrapped up tight they
carried her to the sleigh. Passing back through town Harry made a brief
stop at the hotel and asked for them to find a doctor and send him as
quickly as possible to the farm. Then they were off again.  Once at the
farm with James help they soon had Betsy in a warm bed. Sally soon came in
with some hot broth and chased all the men out. To keep Tommy distracted
Harry introduced him to his own boys and told them to go off and play. Soon
they were playing with the unharnessed horse. He was a friendly old mare
and they took turns jumping on her back from the old fence. Tommy told
them, " This is Old Riley. I know all the horses around here. I want to
work with horses when I grow up. I love them all!' Soon Tommy was teaching
Ronny, Danny and Sammy about horses. He looked wistfully at the horse farm
across the street. I wish I had one of those horses. I sure would treat
them better than that man. If I had one of those horses we could win the
Stakes. That wold make me feel great." Suddenly he felt a hand on his
shoulder. He looked up and saw Harry.

"Your mother is feeling much better. You can go and see her now."

"Really! Thank you Mr. Vanderkill. That's great. Thank you very much!'

As he was running to the house harry called after him," From now on call me
Uncle Harry- and Tommy___."

"Yes, uncle Harry?"

"Afterword you me and the boys can go across the street and you can help me
pick out a good trotting horse for Saratoga. "

"Yes sir that sounds great but he doesn't usually sell to anyone from
around here."

"Oh, I think he'll sell to me. I own the land he's on."

In the end Harry decided to leave his three boys at home and take just
Tommy. Tommy was very nervous as they crosses the dirt road between the two
farms. He had been told to get off the property before and never come
back. Just in case Harry brought James along as well. Sure enough out came
a man with a rifle in his hand. "Oh, no, not again!" thought Harry.

"OK that's close enough." Said the man wit the rifle. "Not a step
closer. What do you want here! Tell me quick before I Shoot!"

Hello, nice to meet you too. I'm Harold Vanderkill and I happen to own the
property you are trying to kick me off."

"You can't fool me. The old man dies. It's all over town."

"You mean my father. Yes. He is dead. The property is mine now and the
lease says that I have the right to inspect it any time I want." Harry
didn't know if that was true. He had never seen the lease. He was only
bluffing.

The old man slowly lowered the rifle much to Harry's relief. But he didn't
lower it all the way. " All Right go ahead and look around but don't touch
anything that is mine."

"What I really want to do is buy a horse or two. I know that you usually
don't sell locally but I think that if the price is right you will probably
agree." That sounded like money and what the old man needed most at that
moment was some cash. He had some real potential winners and keeping them
through the winter cost money. He wasn't about to sell any of his best
horses but id he could unload a useless nag that would be great but he
didn't like the Idea of an outcast bastard like Tommy on his farm.

"Well, all right I'll let you see some horses but I don't want that bastard
here. What's he doing with you any way."

"Tommy is my adviser. He is here to help me pick out a horse. You don't
have any choice n the matter."

Reluctantly the old man showed them to a barn. Not the barn with his best
horses but the one with the horses he wanted to unload. Tommy ran into the
barn and went from horse to horse. Suddenly he saw an old friend. "Old
Red." he cried out throwing his arm about the horses neck." I've been
worried about you!' The horse looked underfed and tired out. "We'll take
this one." Tommy cried out.

"Are you sure? asked Harry.

"Oh, yes, I'm sure." replied the boy.

"You can have him." said the old man. Then he realized his mistake. He
thought the horse was useless but he shouldn't have let on. He could get
more if he pretended the horse was worth something. Soon a deal was worked
out. Harry paid more than he intended but the smile on Tommy's face as they
walked, with the horse, back across the street. When they got the horse in
the Vanderkill coral Harry turned to the boy and said, "Here's the
deal. You now own 50% of Old Red. I'll see that he has feed and housing and
yo are responsible to train him and take care of him. Is that a deal?"

"You mean I get to come over here every day and see him?"

"I mean you and your mother are out of that shack. See that little house
there. That's where you will live. I'm hiring you and your mother. Your mom
will help take care of my house and you'll be in charge of the horses. One
other thing. You'll have to take time every day to play with my boys and
show them around. Is it a deal?'

"Yes,uncle Harry, I love you!" and with that Tommy jumped into Harry's arms
and hugged him tight. Harry kissed him on the forehead and Tommy kissed
Harry on the cheek.

"One more thing! You go in the house and have Ronny show you where to have
a bath and clean up. Then have him give you some new clothes to where. He
looks to be the same size as you. Harry looked after the boy running into
the house and smiled. I like that boy but I don't know if he will like
being intimate with us. It will be great if he does but we can't push him
into doing somethings he doesn't like. Harry wanted more than anything to
be alone with Ronny for a while but things were getting complicated. He
walked slowly to the house and went to his room to lay down for a while. He
didn't know how long he was asleep but he was awakened by someone crawling
into his bed. Opening his eyes he saw Ronny peaking UPI through the
blanket. He hands felt Ronny's naked back and rear end. Smiling he asked,"
Where are the others."

"They are outside playing. Don't worry. I bolted the door. No one can come
in. Tommy is a lot of fun. I'm glad you found him but I wanted to be alone
with you." Slowly Ronny removed all of Harry's clothes. At last they were
alone and naked. Harry felt his hands up and down Ronny's soft skin. They
kissed with Passion swapping tongues. Harry then began kissing down Ronny
neck and chest. He savored Ronny's luscious nipples. Licked across his
stomach and pubic area. Slowly he took the boy's stiff penis into his mouth
and sucked. Then he pumped. Ronny grabbed his own legs and pulled them back
opening a new and receptive are to Harry. Harry reached for some special
lotion beside his bed and ,moistened the awaiting hole. The he put more
lotion on his own penis and moved it up into position. Ronny grabbed his
ass cheeks and pulled them apart. Harry pushed and entered the waiting
boy. Ronny grunted but the pain was but a moment. Now Harry was pouring all
his love into the dear boy. He was soon pumping furiously and Ronny was in
Heaven. When at last the moment of ecstasy came they both slumped together
collapsing in a kiss. After another kiss they started to get up when there
was a knock on the door,

"Papa'" cried little Sammy's voice. "The Doctor is here."