“My Father Counts the Days,” She Said – What the Rancher Did Shocked the County

Ethan Mercer did not go looking for trouble that afternoon, as he had merely been searching for a horse when he encountered a locked stable door secured by a heavy iron chain. Behind the wooden planks, shallow and careful breathing revealed someone attempting desperately not to be heard. The summer of 1883 in Dodge City arrived like a punishment, baking continue reading …