*breathes a sigh of relief when he heard it was his uncle*

Jesse *sees Bo and smiles as if he hasn't seen him in days and not hours*

Bo!!! It's good ta see ya.

*looks at Maudeen then back at Bo*

It's been quite awhile since Maudeen's been out here. I'm havin' trouble rememberin' how long it's been. She seemed to enjoy the trip though.

*pats Maudeen's hind quarter as she nibbles on weeds that were growning beside the willow tree.*

*nods and smiles as he watches Maudine who had been around for as long as Bo could remember*

Yeah i'll bet...ain't often she gets t'stretch her legs like this is it...

*smiles a big ol' sentimental smile*

Yea, ya know when I was a youngster, only the rich folks had cars so we had ta find some other ways ta haul stuff around.

*pats Maudeen again*

'Course that was before Maudeen's time...but not before her grandpap's time

*smiles again lovingly*

*nods softly, patting Maudine on the neck*

*stays hidden inside, just in case Jesse had been followed his Marine insincts telling him to be on guard always*

*reaches for ropes holding supplies on Maudeen's back*

Grab that other side Bo and let's git this in the cabin. We got a lot ta talk about.

*nods and does so quickly, soon having all the supplies inside*

*looks up as they come in*

*greets Luke and then shows boys the things he brought with him and waits for their reaction*

*smiles*

Thanks Uncle Jesse...

*quietly sorting through the things, still absorbed in thinking of a plan*

Well, I got somethin' ta tell you boys but ya have to be real careful about how ya handle knowing this. Emma Tisdale told me somethin but if word ever leaked out that she told me, it would mean that she'd get fired....and if she got fired, she'd lose her pension...and if she were ta lose her pension, she'd lose her house...and if she lost her house *hesitates* why, she's have ta live on the farm with us. *rolls eyes* So, ya see boys, it's powerful important that yer real careful with this information...

*frowns*Well...what is it?

*nods, biting his lip to stop a grin at the thought of Miz Tizdale living on the farm...she'd drive Jesse nut even more than the boys already did*

*sits down and takes a deep breath*

Well, it seems as if Boss Hogg has been getting a lot of mail lately and it ain't just mail from the people who want ta build this here horse racin' track.

No siree, he's got somethin' else in the fire but I can't quite put this whole picture together yet....it just don't add up *stops talking and clinches lips while thinking*

*sits up a little more*

Well what kind of mail is he getting Uncle Jesse?

*takes a bite of an apple Jesse brought while looking at him*

*reaches for one of the apples then rubs it on his overalls*

It seems as if Boss has been gittin' letters postmarked from jist about every city in this 'ere US of A.... from Biloxi to Anchorage. Accordin' to Emma, the funny thing about all these letters he's been a gittin' is that none of them have return adresses on them...just postmarks

*takes bite of apple*

*frowns deeply*

Postmarks...

*swallows his biite* That don't make no sense...

I know it don't make no sense. This here horse race track is supposed ta be a good one but there's no reason it would draw that much attention, especially since it ain't even been built yet. What really don't make no sense is why all those folks ain't puttin' return adresses on. They must have somethin' ta hide....and that means Boss does too.

*shakes his head* Somethin aint right

*eyes get big*

Maybe if we can git ta the bottom of it, we can save the farm!!

Be real interestin t know what's in them envelopes...