“You remember, Baldy, there was a time when Santa was different. So now Webb added something to the talk that began ten miles away. But when you begin to talk again, you are still talking about the same thing. But in Texas, talk does not often continue steadily. They had been riding for miles without talking. The two friends got on their horses and left the little town where they had met that morning.Īt Dry Lake, they stopped to say goodbye. “Well, I’ll go with you as far as Dry Lake,” said Baldy. “I have to start some cattle on the road to San Antonio tomorrow morning.” It was easy to see that he did not want to go. “I’m riding back to the ranch today,” he said. Yet his tall body looked too strong for such a thing to happen to him. With that expression, and his wild yellow hair, and his blue eyes, he looked like a schoolboy who had lost his leadership to another, strong boy. Webb’s brown face grew long with sadness. But a man ought to be head of his own house.” Your words mean nothing on the Nopalito Ranch. Plenty of people think it’s strange, Webb. “When a man marries a queen he ought to be the same as she is. “I would be king if I were you,” said Baldy Woods again. When the old man died, they started to call Santa the ‘cattle queen.’ Now I tell the cattle what to do. Then he sent me as far away from the ranch house as he could. “That was true,” said Webb, “until he discovered that I wanted to marry Santa. “When old McAllister was the cattle king of West Texas,” continued Baldy, “you were important. You were working on the Nopalito Ranch when I married Santa McAllister. I wouldn’t talk about my family to anyone but you. We’ve been riding the same roads since we were very young. “Baldy,” said Webb, “you and I have been cowboys together for years. And if I were you, I’d turn everything upside down and I would be king.” Yes, Webb, you are only the queen’s husband. His only duty is to appear with the queen in pictures. That’s what happens to a man in Europe if he marries the king’s daughter. “If a man marries a queen, it ought not make him nothing,” said Webb. But this did not help him to think better. He put his fingers in his yellow hair and moved it about. Webb Yeager moved his wide hat back on his head. This was the right thing for the friend to do. Now Baldy was going to tell his friend what to do. Baldy had been listening to the troubles of a friend. Now he took his third drink, which was larger than the first and the second. When Baldy wanted something, he usually got it. Department of State.īaldy woods reached for a drink and got it. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. They found that they all share a philosophy of care and a passion for serving the community.We present part one of the short story "Hearts and Crosses," by O. Misha completed her rounds at Heart and Hands, training with Jeanne and Honey from 2018-2019. Throughout her career Misha has had a passion caring for mothers persevering through substance use disorder. She holds degrees from Harbor UCLA and Frontier School of Nursing. Brooke will soon have privileges at North Valley Hospital in Whitefish, MT. She has a heart for the underserved and is always looking for ways to help you and your family. She and her husband love the outdoors and can be found in the backcountry when she is not helping her patients live better. She has experience throughout the lifespan and specializes in pediatrics. She is privileged at North Valley Hospital in Whitefish and Kalispell Regional Medical Center in Kalispell.īrooke Hoving is a Family Nurse Practitioner with her graduate degree from Simmons University and undergraduate degree from the College of Saint Scholastica. Jeanne is a beloved legend in our community and actively mentors the next generation of health care providers. She holds degrees from the Frontier School of Nursing and Case Western Reserve University and has been providing midwifery care in the Flathead Valley for over twenty years. Jeanne Tremper-Baker is a Certified Nurse Midwife. She is privileged at North Valley Hospital in Whitefish, Montana. She started Heart & Hands in 2015 as a small, independent practice and is committed to providing the best medically available care to patients at all stages of life. She is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at Gonzaga University. Honey Newton is a Certified Nurse Midwife and a Family Nurse Practitioner with degrees from Gonzaga University, the University of Utah, and Colorado Mesa University.
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