On a nice Spring day the Cartwrights got a visit from a lady called Georgina Bucket. She was on vacation and decided to pay the Cartwright family a visit. She was 3 years younger than the eldest son Adam en had heard a lot about him. Her curiosity was very big so she plucked the courage and went to the ranch.
Adam was outside on the porch busy with the administration and kept an eye on his three year Mitch who played on the yard with the dog Cody. Suddenly Cody began to bark loud.
“Cody, what is the matter?”, Mitch asked amazed.
Adam looked also up because the dog only barked when an unknown person came at the yard. An unknown carriage rode upon the yard and stopped close by the Cartwrights. Mitch came to stand by his father and grabbed unnoticed his hand for protection.
“Do the Cartwrights live here?”, Georgina asked at a stately tone.
“Sure do. I am Adam Cartwright and this is my son Mitch”, answered Adam.
He helped the woman out of the carriage and they walked to the porch.
“What is it a beautiful house”, Georgina said admiring.
“I have designed the house myself and built it together with my father and brother”, answered Adam.
The woman was right away smitten with Adam. Mitch didn’t like it and went on to play with Cody.
“Have a seat”, Adam said inviting.
She did that and looked at the yard.
“May I ask what you are doing here?”, Adam asked.
“I have heard so much about you that I just had to meet you”, Georgina said blushing.
“I am just very ordinary. I live here with my son, brothers and father. I don’t see what’s so special about that”, reacted Adam.
“Maybe yes but in my eyes you are very special. But you do raise your child all alone, don’t you?”, she asked worried.
“Yes, I have to because his mother is trackless gone. But he isn’t missing anything in case you might think that”, Adam answered worried.
Suddenly he didn’t trust the woman anymore. Especially when she started about his child.
“I don’t think that your child is missing anything! I know that for sure! Only because you don’t want to give your son a mother the poor child misses very much mother love. I can give him that and much more too”, Georgina said snappy.
“I thought that you were a lady but I have clearly made a mistake. If you would like to leave now because I still have enough work to do”, said Adam.
He ignored her and continued with the administration. Georgina had understood the hint and got up.
For a second she forgot that she was a lady and said suave, “I hope that you with your ranch and child will drown in quicksand so we are finally got rid of you arrogance!”
“Good day!”, Adam said curt.
Georgina left insulted with her nose up in the air. Mitch came with Cody to his father and went to sit by him.
“Is she gone already and angry with us?”, asked the boy.
“She is the type of people who think to be better than we are. We really can’t use such a woman here”, Adam explained.
Mitch was satisfied and went on to play with Cody. So the peace and quiet returned again at the Ponderosa. Be it for a short while of course.