{"id":12938,"date":"2016-01-15T07:15:03","date_gmt":"2016-01-15T12:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=12938"},"modified":"2025-02-18T19:14:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T00:14:13","slug":"neked-women-by-robin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=12938","title":{"rendered":"“Neked” Women (by Robin)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summary:\u00a0 <\/strong>Did Little Joe really see what he thought he saw?\u00a0 Adam can’t believe the implications of Joe’s revelation.<\/p>\n

Rating:\u00a0 T\u00a0 (3,800)<\/p>\n

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\u201cNeked\u201d Woman<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

(Excerpted From \u201cFIRE\u201d)<\/em><\/p>\n

Ponderosa Ranch, 1855<\/u><\/p>\n

\u201cYou got some nerve, kid, saying Pa is sneaking a woman into the house like that.\u201d Adam was shocked by Little Joe\u2019s excited comment. The boy swore up and down he was right.<\/p>\n

Despite arriving home quite late the night before from a weeklong trip to the timber camp, the Cartwright brothers had all awakened early that Monday morning to catch up on back chores.<\/p>\n

Adam Cartwright had come home from college with the idea of building a lumber mill right on their own ranch. The mill would certainly be a means of expanding their timber operations and a source of steady revenue. It took Adam close to two years to convince his father but eventually he did.<\/p>\n

Ben had finally agreed that Adam could scope out the proper location. He and his brothers had gone up to the northern boundaries of the Ponderosa to set up for a lumber contract. While Hoss and Joe finished marking the timber, Adam had scouted the terrain for a suitable site.<\/p>\n

Adam was surprised to find his baby brother up and already dressed when he came down the stairs. The boy had rarely awakened on his own and never did after staying up late the night before. Joe jammed his feet into his boots and chased his two older brothers out to the barn, eagerly making his proclamation that Pa had entertained a woman in the house while the boys were gone.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what I saw Adam!\u201d Joe explained breathlessly as he finished tucking in his blue striped shirt. \u201cReally, I did.\u201d His curly hair was uncombed framing his flushed face in an unruly halo.
\nAdam stood silently next to barn door staring at his kid brother. He had hoped thirteen-year-old Joe had come out to the barn to help him with the chores before breakfast but instead Joe had run after him from the house and made his excited pronouncement. Adam was surprised to see his brother up and dressed so early, especially since they had not gone to bed themselves until quite late. And now the boy was claiming he saw a woman in the house in the middle of the night.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat are you talking about?\u201d Hoss looked at his brothers as though they\u2019d taken leave of their senses. \u201cWhat woman?\u201d He put down the bucket he was carrying to the pump.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no point denying it,\u201d Joe told him scornfully. \u201cI saw her with my very own eyes up in Pa\u2019s room last night, when we got home. I passed by the door and it was sort of part way open and I saw her standing there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hoss stared at his brothers in disbelief. \u201cPa? Pa and a woman? Are you out of your mind?\u201d he asked. \u201cOur Pa?\u201d<\/p>\n

Adam looked anxiously over his shoulder, hoping no one walked into the yard just at that moment. Adam hadn\u2019t even seen his father yet that morning. He must still be in bed. And if Joe was right, maybe he was not alone.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur Pa? Ben Cartwright?\u201d Hoss stood with his mouth open.<\/p>\n

\u201cClose your mouth before a fly goes in,\u201d Adam said sarcastically. He really hoped Joe was wrong and there was some really logical explanation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe door was open just a crack. You know how that latch doesn\u2019t always close tight.\u201d
\n\u201cJust a crack? So how are you so sure?\u201d Adam asked. He crossed he arms across his chest and stared at Little Joe. He really hoped there was some explanation other than Pa had a woman in his bedroom.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter all Adam, we weren\u2019t supposed to be home for two or three more days\u2026\u201d Joe reminded him. The boy\u2019s shirttails were untucked again. Little Joe had misplaced his belt and refused to wear suspenders. The boy was too slender to keep his trousers hitched up and his shirt tucked neatly into the waistband.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur Pa? Pa had a woman here?\u201d Hoss was still caught on Joe\u2019s first remark. \u201cHere on the Ponderosa?\u201d
\n\u201cHere on the Ponderosa! Here! Here in the house and upstairs in his bedroom!\u201d Joe repeated insistently. \u201cHere, upstairs in his room in our house! Pa\u2019s bedroom!\u201d He pointed at the upstairs window.<\/p>\n

\u201cQuit your joshing, Little Joe.\u201d Hoss shook his head, quite sure his young brother was pulling some sort of prank on him.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou really think he\u2019d bring some woman here?\u201d Adam said calmly hoping Joe was wrong. He knew at some level Ben had female companionship over the years but to the best of his knowledge he never brought any women into his bedroom while the boys were around. \u201cPa would kill me if I had a woman in the house; I can\u2019t imagine him behaving like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t forget we were supposed to be gone until the end of the week. Remember? Pa said \u2018Take your time boys. No hurry. Don\u2019t rush home\u2019 Remember?\u201d Joe reminded them, trying unsuccessfully to imitate his father\u2019s deep voice with his own boyish cracking alto. \u201dMaybe he wanted to be really sure he was really alone in the house. Not really alone\u2026 you know what I mean.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI do not,\u201d Adam said firmly.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, Pa didn\u2019t want to be alone ALONE but he didn\u2019t want us around so he could be alone with that lady. That kind of alone.\u201d Joe swung his arms around enthusiastically as he attempted to make his explanation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s right, Adam. Pa did say that. He said no rush to get back. Take a few days off when we finished and go fishing on the way home. That\u2019s what Pa said. Go home by way of Carson City and stay over and have a fine dinner and find out how much those millstones will cost. Take your time getting the prices.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPa said take your time, no rush to get back. Didn\u2019t he, Hoss?\u201d Joe reminded them.<\/p>\n

Hoss nodded in agreement. \u201cHe even gave Hop Sing time off to visit his father.\u201d
\n\u201cAnd Hoss never sent that wire saying we were done early.\u201d Joe added.
\n\u201cThat\u2019s right, Adam; I never did send that wire. The telegraph office said the lines was down for the next few days.\u201d Hoss nodded.<\/p>\n

\u201cTell me again just what you saw, Little Joe? \u201c Adam leaned against the side of the barn.
\n\u201cI saw her! And I head\u2026 I heard noises, Adam.\u201d Joe blushed and scratched his head. \u201cLater on. I heard some noises. When I had to get up and get a drink of water a couple of hours later.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat sort of noises?\u201d Hoss asked innocently.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know, noises,\u201d Joe rolled his eyes. \u201cNoises\u2026like the bed squeaking, noises like that. Like a lady laughing. Like…like…\u201d Joe stammered. \u201cYou know, noises.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adam prayed the boy was wrong. He couldn\u2019t imagine his father being so indiscrete.<\/p>\n

\u201cStart from the beginning,\u201d Adam instructed. He glanced nervously over his shoulder. The yard was still empty and the house silent.
\nJoe closed one eye trying to picture exactly what happened. \u201cWell, we got in last night and Hoss said he would bed down the horses. And you and me went inside.\u201d
\n\u201cThe house was real dark and quiet, Adam.\u201d Hoss nodded. \u201cWe was all done in and real tired. We all went right to bed.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI know, we all went to sleep,\u201d Adam agreed. He rubbed the back of his neck, trying desperately to think of a way out of this.
\n\u201cIt was late. You said Pa was probably sleeping\u2026\u201d Little Joe continued. \u201cWe all went right to bed. You didn\u2019t even light a lamp.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFor sure Pa must have been sleeping that late. It was almost midnight. I know that for sure,\u201d Hoss agreed. \u201cI remember thinkin\u2019 we had said if we kept riding, we could be home before midnight. And I heard that grandfather clock strike just as I pulled the covers over my head. I remember thinking how still the house was and I could hear that clock just like I was in the dining room.\u201d
\n\u201cThat\u2019s right, Adam, remember? We said why make camp and stay out one more night? It was such a bright moon we just kept on riding,\u201d Joe added.<\/p>\n

Adam nodded. He hoped he didn\u2019t live to regret that suggestion when Pa found out about Little Joe\u2019s discovery. Adam had sworn to respect his father\u2019s privacy and now he was the initiator of a messy situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou said let\u2019s keep going, then we can get home and can get up bright and early on Monday morning. The moon was full and we were close to home,\u201d Joe repeated.<\/p>\n

Adam nodded a second time. \u201cSo you said Pa was sleeping? Did you see him sleeping? How do you know he was sleeping? First you was saying he was\u2026 was… you heard the bed squeaking.\u201d
\n\u201cAnd a lady laughing.\u201d Hoss added. \u201cDon\u2019t forget he heard that lady laughing, Adam.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe it was Pa laughing at a funny dream,\u201d Adam tossed out an impossible explanation.<\/p>\n

\u201cPa don\u2019t laugh like a lady,\u201d Hoss rolled his blue eyes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI heard snoring and the bed squeaking and creaking and a lady laughing and when I went past, the door was open.\u201d Joe continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust a crack, \u201cAdam repeated what his little brother had said initially.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust a crack but enough for me to see the lady. She had long, light brown hair.\u201d
\n\u201cIt was dark, Little Joe.\u201d
\n\u201cThe moon was full and shining through the windows on that side of the house. I have real good eyes, Adam!\u201d Joe countered. \u201cYoung, sharp eyes, not like your old blind eyes. You wore your eyesight out from reading all those thick books with wee bitty print. My eyes are sharp!\u201d
\n\u201dJoe don\u2019t wear his eyes down reading no school books, Adam,\u201d Hoss whispered from behind his hand. He laughed and poked Adam in the arm.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got good hearing too, not like you two old men.\u201d Joe hollered indignantly.
\nAdam glared at the boy. \u201cGo on, finish Little Joe. What was this lady wearing? You have such good eyes, what was she wearing?\u201d
\nJoe shrugged and looked down at his boots, \u201cNothin\u2019. She weren\u2019t wearing nothin\u2019\u201d
\n\u201cA neked lady was in Pa\u2019s room?\u201d Hoss\u2019s jaw dropped. \u201cNeked?\u201d
\n\u201cJoe! She wasn\u2019t wearing anything? How do you know?\u201d As soon as the words left Adam\u2019s lips, he realized what a stupid question he asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know Adam! I didn\u2019t see any clothes and I only saw her…her\u2026 her \u2026\u201d Joe stammered, His anatomical vocabulary was limited.
\n\u201cNekedness?\u201d Hoss offered. His vocabulary was not much better.<\/p>\n

\u201cI only saw her nekedness! All of it! Plenty of it. Really neked! With no clothes neked!\u201d Little Joe hollered. \u201cA neked lady was in Pa\u2019s room and then the door shut tight. Then I heard them laughing and \u2026 and\u2026the other stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLittle Joe, maybe you were dreaming,\u201d Adam struggled. \u201cOr sleepwalking. Maybe it didn\u2019t really happen.\u201d He prayed that Joe had dreamed the whole thing and if he hadn\u2019t, maybe he could convince the boy that he had.<\/p>\n

Hoss stepped closer to Adam, as if Little Joe wouldn\u2019t hear his conversation. \u201cWhat do you think, Adam? Pa didn\u2019t know we would be home for days.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was nobody there!\u201d Adam pushed his brother away, his anger rising. \u201cYou\u2019re insane if you think\u2026\u201d His father had said to him when he returned from college that Adam was a grown man and what he did was his own business but he should be discrete about his behavior, especially in front of his younger brothers, particularly Little Joe. The boy had absolutely no judgment when it came to what adult men did and what was quite inappropriate for young boys. Ben expected Adam to be a model of extremely discrete, exceptionally responsible, gentlemanly behavior in front of his younger brothers.<\/p>\n

Adam could not imagine his father would be that indiscrete in their very own home. Now he was trying to make excuses for Pa in front of his brothers and it was getting more and more uncomfortable for him. How could Pa have put him in such an awkward position?<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s gotta still be there. I ain\u2019t seen Pa yet this morning.\u201d Hoss glanced towards the house. A small curious smile crossed his face. \u201cWonder who Pa has up there?\u201d
\nJoe nodded in agreement. \u201cShe still is there. That\u2019s why I got up and out so fast. I needed to tell you. I figured you both would know what to do.\u201d
\nAdam looked nervously toward the house. This is going to be very awkward for his father. \u201cMaybe we should all ride out and check the herd and see if things are going all right up on the North Pasture,\u201d Adam suggested. He figured if they all left, his father would have time to have his lady friend leave and Joe would never see or hear any thing. He and Pa could just convince the boy it was his imagination or a dream. \u201cMaybe it was a dream, Little Joe.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI saw her,\u201d Joe repeated, his tone urgently quiet. \u201cI didn\u2019t dream nuthin\u2019. Adam, if I dreamed about a naked lady, she would have been in my room, not Pa\u2019s, and I would have seen a lot more of her and\u2026\u201d
\n\u201cThanks for sharing your dreams, Little Brother,\u201d Adam shook his head. Pa was right. Joe had big dreams for a boy so young.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat else, Little Joe? What else would you put into your dream?\u201d Hoss encouraged. He grinned at his brother\u2019s story. His blue eyes twinkled mischievously.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, she would have long blonde hair and not dark hair. I like blonde haired girls more. And she would be saying some thing like \u2018Oh Joe, I just love how you kiss me!\u2019 and then\u2026\u201d
\nAdam cut him off \u201cI don\u2019t really think we need to hear all this, Little Joe; we have chores to do. I still think we should go check that herd.\u201d
\n\u201cI\u2019m starving, Adam. I want some breakfast. That dinner last night was pretty sparse. I woke up because my stomach was growling.\u201d Hoss picked up his bucket.
\n\u201cThen what do you say we all go into town and I\u2019ll buy us all breakfast? And lunch too. Maybe even stay in Virginia City for dinner\u2026.\u201d Adam smiled weakly, struggling to extricate himself and Pa. He had to get the boys away from the house for a few hours and let Pa cover his tracks. Then he would bring them back and speak to Pa privately over what Joe had discovered. Pa could insist nothing had happened and Joe had dreamed it all up. Then it would be over and done.<\/p>\n

Suddenly the three brothers were startled by the sound of a horse riding into the yard. They all looked up and saw their father arrive on Buck.
\n\u201cHey boys!\u201d Ben smiled. \u201cIt\u2019s good to see you home!\u201d he called as he rode up to them. \u201cDid you just get back?\u201d
\n\u201cErrr\u2026no, Pa. We got home last night,\u201d Adam informed him, looking up at his father. He looked very cheerful and alert for a man who was making the bed squeak and creak in the middle of the night. Then again, maybe that was why Pa looked so cheerful.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast night? You got home really early. How did you do with the timber and those plans for the mill?\u201d Ben smiled as he dismounted. He tossed the reigns around the hitching rail.
\n\u201cJust fine. We got home last night,\u201d Adam repeated. \u201cLate last night, when you were sleeping,\u201d
\n\u201cI wasn\u2019t sleeping last night,\u201d Ben smiled.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, sir, didn\u2019t think you were.\u201d Hoss grinned and then looked embarrassed. He put the bucket down on the ground.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo sir, I sort of kind of heard\u2026\u201d Little Joe started.<\/p>\n

Adam wrapped his arms around his brother\u2019s slim shoulders from behind and hugged him across his chest. Joe was lifted a foot off the ground as his oldest brother squeezed him. He clutched the boy tightly, perhaps a bit too tightly because Little Joe grunted and gasped and tried to wriggle free. \u201cWhat Joe wanted to say was that it is really good to see you and that we were headed into town for some breakfast so you will be all alone here for a good couple of hours until we get back. Right, boys? Pa will be all alone. Completely alone for hours.\u201d
\n\u201cNo Adam, we were going inside to see\u2026Memepeppepehhhe.\u201d Joe felt his brother\u2019s large hand clamp over his mouth. He struggled to free himself from his brother\u2019s strong, vicelike grip. Adam hoped to get to their father privately and coordinate some sort of confabulated tale before Joe spilled the beans.
\n\u201cAdam! What are you doing?\u201d Ben hollered. \u201cYou are smothering the boy!\u201d
\n\u201cOh, er, um?!\u201d Adam awkwardly let go of Little Joe and the boy elbowed him in the stomach, as he got free. Adam wiped his wet hand on his trousers. \u201cAm I?\u201d He let go of his little brother and brushed some imaginary dust off the boy\u2019s shirt and smoothed down his curly hair.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all just got home; let\u2019s go inside and I want you to tell me all about your trip. I am pretty tired,\u201d suggested Ben.
\n\u201cTired, Pa?\u201d Hoss winked at Joe. \u201cTired?\u201d
\n\u201cThat\u2019s right. I was up all night. A man has to do what a man has to do!\u201d Ben sighed.
\nAdam cringed. He couldn\u2019t believe how his father was acting and then bragging so boldly.<\/p>\n

Ben had once reprimanded Adam for staying out all night and allowing Little Joe to see him arrive home while the boy ate breakfast. Adam had admitted that he had been in the Altamont Saloon all night. Ben was furious and yelled at him for a half hour after Joe left for school.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow can you behave like a rogue in front of your little brothers! Keep your evening with Miss Sheila or Miss Ellen or Miss whomever to yourself, Ben had roared.<\/p>\n

And now Pa was making a public display of his own behavior.<\/p>\n

\u201cA man sure does,” Joe grinned. \u201cI want to be just the man you are Pa!\u201d He threw his arm around his father\u2019s shoulder and walked next to him. Joe unsuccessfully tried to match his stride to his father but his legs were far too short to keep pace with Ben Cartwright.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is very flattering, on. Not often you say things like that!\u201d Ben smiled at the compliment. \u201cThank you, son.\u201d
\n\u201cNo sir, Pa, Not often you do what you did!\u201d Hoss grinned and winked at Little Joe. He threw his arm around Pa from the other side.<\/p>\n

\u201cCan\u2019t believe you know what all went on last night\u201d Ben remarked.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell Pa, Joe sort of found out, Adam stumbled over the words. \u201cBy accident.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHow could you have found out that we had to hunt for that little Baxter child? She wandered off and we had a posse looking for her all night. I found her myself, sleeping under one of the trees up on the ridge. Sweet as a little doll. Brought her home and made her parents real happy.\u201d
\n\u201dYou were looking for a child all night?\u201d Hoss\u2019 blue eyes widened.
\n\u201cSure. You said you heard. I couldn\u2019t imagine how you knew. Did you ride into town last night and see Roy Coffee?\u201d Ben asked.
\n\u201cYou were out of the house all night?\u201d Adam asked smiling.<\/p>\n

\u201cSure, I was staying over at the Newkirks. You know that. Molly Newkirk and her husband were using our house for their wedding night. They are leaving for their new place over near Placerville in the morning and I thought it would be nice for them to have our house after the wedding. Danny didn\u2019t have money for a hotel. With you three boys gone and Hop Sing helping out his father for the week, I thought the bride and groom would have the privacy and all over here.\u201d
\n\u201cGuess having your wedding night in your parents\u2019 house would be sort of unromantic for Molly and Danny,\u201d Adam smiled. He sighed with relief. \u201cNot really private either.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI was going to sleep in Molly\u2019s bed over at the Newkirks,\u201d Ben continued. \u201cThe child wandered away from the wedding party and we all hunted for her all night. I never got to sleep.\u201d
\n\u201cAnd the bride and groom slept over here?\u201d Hoss asked staring at Little Joe. \u201cHere in our house?\u201d
\n\u201cSure, you knew that. I told you boys when you were leaving and Little Joe said I should kiss Molly good-bye for him and tell her he was sorry to miss the wedding. I\u2019m sure Joe knew. Remember I asked you to fix that squeaky board on my bed frame and the loose latch on my door?\u201d
\nThey all turned and stared at Little Joe who turned bright red. \u201cMolly Newkirk?\u201d
\n\u201cShe is Mrs. Dan Commack now. Some problem, fellers?\u201d asked Ben. He couldn\u2019t make heads or tails of this peculiar discussion.<\/p>\n

Ben\u2019s question interrupted what Hoss had been about to say and he turned away with a mumbled. \u201cNope, no problem, Pa.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThen what are we standing out here for? I am sure the bride and groom would like some breakfast before they have to catch that stage. They must be awake by now. I\u2019m really famished.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMolly Newkirk?\u201d Joe muttered. He was even more uncomfortable to think he saw his best friend\u2019s older sister naked.
\n\u201cMolly Newkirk and her new husband, Little Brother.\u201d Adam smiled. \u201dMr. and Mrs. Dan Commack. The bride and groom. The lovely bride and the really jealous, protective groom, Big Danny.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMolly Newkirk? She is like\u2026 family. Like my own older sister.\u201d Joe shuddered. His face turned scarlet. His stomach did flip flops. How could he possibly \u00a0sit at the breakfast table with the bride and groom now?<\/p>\n

\u201cShe used to diaper you, Joseph,\u201d Ben added for good measure.<\/p>\n

Mortified, Joe groaned and blushed to the roots of his curls. \u201cPa, I\u2019ll take care of your horse for you,\u201d Joe quickly offered. \u201cAnd do all the chores for you, Adam. Your share too, Hoss.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAren\u2019t you hungry?\u201d Ben asked.
\n\u201cNo, I sort of lost my appetite,\u201d Joe muttered heading for the barn. Adam thought he heard his brother grumbling something about the first naked woman he ever saw being Molly Newkirk.<\/p>\n

\u201cMolly Newkirk?\u201d Adam smiled, repeating his brother’s griping. \u201cMolly and big, angry, jealous Danny Commack. I would never have dreamed, Hoss, would you?\u201d
\n\u201dNo sir, never have dreamed in my wildest dreams,\u201d Hoss laughed. \u201cNot never. But guess Joe had different dreams too.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDid you say something about breakfast Pa? I\u2019m mighty hungry all of a sudden,\u201d Adam smiled widely. \u201cAnd let me tell you about the grand place I saw for building that mill.\u201d<\/p>\n

*****End*****<\/p>\n

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Tags:\u00a0 Adam Cartwright,\u00a0Ben Cartwright,\u00a0Hoss Cartwright,\u00a0Joe \/ Little Joe Cartwright<\/p>\n

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