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was up early, having
promised herself the simple joy of wearing pants and going for a ride. 
Her father had plenty of horses in his barn, and it didn’t take her long to put
a blanket and saddle on a stallion, mount up, and be on her way.  Her father
wouldn’t be down for breakfast for at least another two hours, and she fully
intended to enjoy this time alone.  Sooner or later she was going to have
to put in an appearance and say hello to old friends and neighbors, but she
needed this time alone first.  Hopefully, no one would dare to bring up
what happened two years ago!
    Jennie Rose couldn’t imagine coming
face to face with Johnny.  She’d told her Aunt Caroline all about the
humiliating incident, and Aunt Caroline’s answer was to teach her how to
cook.  It still made her blush to realize that everything Johnny had said
about her cooking was true. 
    The morning was beautiful, and Jennie
Rose was enjoying the first real freedom she’d experienced in two whole
years.  All of a sudden, three men came out of nowhere and surrounded
her.  “Hold on there, honey.  What’s your hurry?”   One of them asked with a smile that
showed his rotting, ugly teeth.
    “Get away from me!”   Jennie Rose ordered sharply, wishing
she’d remembered to pick up a gun before leaving the house.
    “I don’t think so, Miss.  Your
Daddy has something we want, and we aim to keep you with us until he forks over
some money.”
    “You’re kidnapping me?”   Jennie Rose demanded furiously.
    “I see you
understand, but we aim to treat you real good.”

 
    Chapter Two
      “I’m not going anywhere with you.”   Jennie Rose said firmly.
    “You don’t have a choice, girl.”   One of the men pulled a gun and pointed
it at her, his evil smile telling her she couldn’t do one thing to stop
them. 
    Jennie Rose didn’t stop to think, but
gave her quick temper free rein; she sliced her riding crop down hard on the
man’s hand.  The man cried out in pain as his gun was sent flying through
the air.  It landed against a rock and discharged, spooking one of the
horses.  She tried to turn her stallion and head back to town and safety,
but one of the kidnappers grabbed her around the waist before she could get
very far, lifting her clear of her saddle.  Her mount headed back to town
without her, and Jennie Rose struggled to free herself. 
    “Stop fighting me, girl, or I’m going
to get rough with you!”   The irate
man growled, and Jennie Rose promptly used her riding whip to jab him as hard as
she could.  “I warned you!”   He
growled furiously, and then threw her to the ground, causing her to drop her
only method of defense, her riding crop.  She tried to rise, but the jolt
knocked the air out of her lungs, and it was a struggle to get her breath.
    In the meantime, the evil man jumped
off his horse and threw himself on top of her, in spite of her attempts to
avoid it.  “I always wanted to know what it felt like to have me a girl
who wore men’s britches.  I’m going to find out right now.  You’ll
regret using that crop on me, bitch!”   He promised, doing his best to control her wildly struggling body, and
the fingernails she scraped across his face.  He slapped her then, and
yelled at the other two.  “Hold her arms down, damn it!  She’s going
to learn the lesson of her life!”
    “No!”   Jennie Rose fought, but the man was too
determined to have his way, and the other two grabbed her arms and held them so
she couldn’t do anything to defend herself.  He ripped off her shirtwaist
and camisole, and she tried to bite him when he started fondling her breasts.
    “Girl, you just don’t know when to
quit.  I think you need a good whippin ’ to teach
you your place!”  His hands went to his belt, and he drew it through the
loops and then doubled it in one hand.  “Either you promise to be real
nice to me, or I’m going to take the skin from your back and from those titties of yours