A Red Dead Redemption Story

Chapter 306

Hosea was still working hard, trying to get Arthur the luxury yacht he wanted.

As for Arthur, in the end, he left New York with Linda, who was very excited along the way.

Until he sat on the train and looked at the receding scenery outside the window, Arthur still hadn't figured out how he got entangled.

Looking across from Linda, who was chattering excitedly because she was always very excited, she finally fell asleep quietly because of exhaustion. After Arthur got up and covered her with his coat, he sat down again and took out his suitcase I started to draw in the diary I was carrying.

When Linda woke up, she found that Arthur on the opposite side was missing. She looked at the coat covering Arthur on her body. She did not panic and look for Arthur. Instead, she turned around to confirm that there was no one else. After the person looked here, she buried her face in it and secretly sniffed the scent on her coat.

Maybe there is an inexplicable curse in such embarrassing moments, the less you want to be discovered, the easier it is to be discovered.

Arthur, who came back from buying food, held the seat with one hand and put his hand on his hip. He looked at Linda who had her face completely buried in her coat with a puzzled face and asked in confusion:

"Is my coat smelly?"

"!"

Suddenly hearing Arthur's voice from the side, Linda quickly put down her coat, and then asked smartly:
"Where have you been? I thought you left me and ran away!"

In response, Arthur just shook the two sandwiches in his hands, and then simply replied:
"Buy food."

Seeing that the embarrassing scene just now was revealed by herself, Linda took the sandwich from Arthur and said happily:

"Are we almost to Valentine?"

After leaving New York, Arthur did not choose to return to Saint Denis directly, but planned to go to Valentine first.

"Uh-huh, yeah, so have you been to Valentine?"

Linda picked up the sandwich and took a big bite, shaking her head and answering vaguely:

"I've never heard of it."

Arthur, who sat down again, put his arm on the window edge, rested his chin on his palm, and chuckled:

"Then you will see it soon. Valentine is a small town with simple folk customs."

……

At Valentine Station, Arthur and Linda, who had only one suitcase, got off the train. She curiously looked at the simple platform in front of her.

Suddenly, Linda saw a vendor selling cowboy hats to tourists on the platform, so she pulled Arthur to the temporary stall made of a piece of cloth by the vendor.

"How is it? Will this cowboy hat fit me?"

Arthur nodded and said:
"It's okay, but there's something missing."

"what?"

Seeing Linda who put on the cowboy hat and didn't intend to take it off, Arthur asked while paying the vendor's bill:
"Can you ride a horse?"

……

After walking out of the station, Arthur, who had not been back to Valentine for a while, could clearly feel the changes. When he came to the main road of the town, the changes became even more obvious. There were now more wooden houses in the previously uniform wooden houses. Quite a few brick houses.

Like many small towns in the West, they either prospered overnight due to the discovery of gold, or were born because of mining. As for Valentine, its prosperity seems to be entirely due to the livestock industry and Arthur.

Smell it, the air is filled with that familiar smell.Not to mention exactly the same as before, at least it had the same feeling as before eight minutes ago. Arthur asked Linda who was looking around curiously:
"I'm going to meet some friends. Do you want to come with me? Or should I find a hotel for you to stay in first?"

"Together." Linda replied without hesitation.

Okay, since Linda wanted to come with him, Arthur took her with him to the Valentine Sheriff's Office.

After greeting Cole who met him, Arthur warmly hugged Sheriff Malloy who looked surprised.

"But long time no see, Chief Malloy."

Malloy looked at Arthur up and down happily, then looked at Linda behind him, and then said with a smile:

"It's been a long time since we last met, Arthur. Did you forget to introduce the lady behind you to me?"

Malloy is a guy who doesn't know how to handle things. How should Arthur introduce him to him?

Did you say this was picked up, or did you say this was someone who took the initiative?
Fortunately, this question did not embarrass Arthur for too long, and Linda answered it for him readily. Linda stepped forward and said to Malloy with a smile:
"Hello, Sheriff Malloy, I am Arthur's fiancée, Linda Vincent. Nice to meet you."

"...?"

"?"

Malloy, who originally just wanted to make a joke on Arthur, never thought that this girl was actually related to Arthur?

Well, to a certain extent, it still looks pretty good. A cowboy hat, trousers and a coat are different from that kind of weak girl at first glance.

Without giving Arthur a chance to explain, Malloy smiled and let the two of them sit wherever they wanted, and went to make coffee for them.

After sitting down, Arthur asked Linda suspiciously:
"Fiance? When did it happen? Why don't I know?"

Linda sat down next to Arthur generously, and then asked as if you still need me to explain to you:
"Otherwise, you can't tell your friend the police chief that we met each other in Beep, and then because you Beep me, I got involved, and then - ugh?!"

Arthur, who really couldn't listen anymore, reached out and covered Linda's mouth, then looked at her beggingly and said:
"My fiancé shall be my fiancé. Please accept your magical powers as soon as possible."

Linda, who had won the matter of how to introduce herself, snorted happily, and after Malloy came back with a coffee, she recovered to look decent and obedient, and she sat quietly drinking her own coffee , and then smile from time to time without interrupting.

Malloy still doesn't know why Arthur came to Valentine. Although he has heard about the incident at St. Denis, Arthur has solved his troubles again. However, thinking of what he just saw today Newspaper, he asked Arthur:

"You came to Valentine without even saying hello. Could it be because there was a report about Cornwall in today's newspaper?"

Arthur frowned, and while taking out the coffee beans from New York specially brought back to Malloy from the suitcase, he asked uncertainly:
"What report?"

"Isn't it?" Malloy did not rush to study the gift Arthur brought him, but casually took a newspaper from the side and handed it to Arthur.

After taking the newspaper, Arthur quickly understood what Malloy meant.

Skipping the news about 'War clouds, powers competing with each other in Africa', Arthur saw the headlines related to Bronte at a glance.

"Cornwall signs deal with military"

"Moving supplies by rail and having a monopoly can reduce costs."

After reading the content carefully, the content of this news can be roughly summarized as follows: Cornish Railway Company and related parties are negotiating a contract in New Hanover, which includes providing funds to the troops stationed at Wallaceburg and so-called remote areas. The people transported wages and supplies, and the issue of the Indians was also highlighted.

(End of this chapter)