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Milton Creek was waking up and outside it was snowing And from the Sierra Nevada a strong wind was blowing Mayor Tom had arranged a meeting for that same afternoon And the venue was in the upstairs room in Jenna's saloon. Tom had an envelope that contained Milt's will and last testament The council looked bewildered and wondered what it meant Tom opened the envelope and read it out loud and clear "To my friends in Soup Creek, this will bring you some cheer". "My colt forty fives I leave to Sheriff Koplin; my Winchester to Jenna All my poetry books and my two bibles , I leave to Deb and Tania The paintings I leave to our mayor to hang on his office wall And the biggest asset I owned, ' Aces' hotel I leave to you all". "Not forgetting Ranger David and new Deputy Terry I leave them my two horses Bold Bess and Be Merry" There was silence as everyone took in what Tom had said They still couldn't get over the fact their good friend was dead. Jenna said, "the hotel will need a manager who knows what they're doin' And I know just the girl , it's my good friend Pinkerton Lin" Jenna added " I'll ask her later; we're meeting at Anaya's for tea Who's just opened a new restaurant St Milt's, a Mexican eatery". "I'll offer her the manager's job and I'm sure she'll agree Because she told me earlier, she was leaving Pinkertons agency She's had enough of tracking lowlifes and wants to settle down And from what's she's been saying has fallen in love with our town". Jenna went to Anaya's and Lin was already there She called out to Jenna and told her to pull up a chair Jenna wasted no time and asked Lin to be the manager of 'Aces' Hotel And from the expression on Lin's face, it was a yes, she could tell. Meanwhile Deputy Michael had returned and handed in his star Because he was now a lawyer and had qualified for the bar He'd been horrified by some of the things that he saw All because Milton Creek folks had no clue about the law. Michael vowed he'd stamp out illegal building of any kind Anyone breaking the law would get a piece of his mind Sheriff Koplin was happy because often his hands were tied Now offenders would be brought before the court and tried. So now Milton Creek has a new manager of' Aces' hotel And a top lawyer in Michael and we wish them both well Of all the booming towns springing up in the American West The mayor and all the townsfolk aim to make Milton Creek the best. Ranger David and Deputy Terry headed over to see wrangler Rob He knew all about horses and certainly knew his job He saddled up Bold Bess and Be Merry ready for a ride David and Terry weren't put off that it was still snowing outside. Written on 17th January 2023
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