The next couple of days were quiet. Luke and Bo had stayed home due to the fact that it was rainy and there wasn't much you could do outside when it was raining. But all that peace and quiet was about to change. Bo had been tossing a ball around the living room, and Yeller was chasing it and bringing it back for Bo to throw again.
"Hey Yeller, try to catch this." Bo said as he threw the ball again. Bo misjudged how hard he threw the ball and ended up hitting an antique lamp that had been in the Duke family for a very long time. The lamp fell to the floor and because the lamp was glass, it shattered on impact with the floor.
"Uh oh…Uncle Jesse is gonna kill us." Bo said nervously.
'We should get outta here.' Yeller suggested.
"Yeah, good idea, where should we go?"
'Um, how about the bedroom?'
"Okay, let's go." Bo said as he wheeled himself out of the living room. But just as luck would have it, Jesse came into the living room before Bo and Yeller made it to the room. Seeing the busted lamp on the floor, Jesse got angry.
"What in tarnation happened?" Jesse roared. "Who broke this lamp?" Jesse yelled. Not wanting to face Jesse at the moment, Bo and Yeller snuck into the bedroom, but unfortunately for them they're actions didn't go unnoticed.
"Bo, Yeller, did you two do this?" Jesse said rather then asked as he pointed to what used to be a lamp. Bo and Yeller stopped and looked at each other.
"Um, it was an accident Uncle Jesse." Bo said nervously.
"And you were just going to leave it, weren't you?"
"Yes, I'm sorry Uncle Jesse, I shouldn't have been throwing a ball in the house."
"I'm going to forgive you this one time since you were truthful with me, but if you ever do something like this again and don't tell me, it'll be a trip to the wood shed."
"Yes sir. Sorry sir."
"Alright, now go find something else to do, and Bo, stay out of trouble."
"Yes sir." Not having anything else to say, Jesse went to cleaning up the lamp.
'That was a close call.'
"No kidding, why don't we go sit on the porch? We can't get in trouble just sitting there." Bo said.
'Yeah, good idea.' Yeller said in agreement. With that, the duo went outside to the porch.
A few minutes after Yeller and Bo went to the porch, Jesse came out putting his red cap on.
"Where you going Uncle Jesse?" Bo asked knowing his uncle was most likely going somewhere.
"Just got a call from Atlanta about the tractor part we've been waiting for. I got to go pick it up now. Luke is going to stay here, but he'll be leaving in a few minutes to go get Daisy at work. You think you and Yeller can stay out of trouble while we're gone?"
"Yes sir, you'll think we weren't even here when you get back." Bo said with a smile, not knowing how true his words would soon be.
"Alright, I'll be back as soon as I can." Jesse said as he walked out into the rain. Unknown to any of the Dukes, a stranger was watching the farm.
"Alright boss, one of them Dukes has left. As soon as the dark haired one leaves, then we'll grab blondie and that mutt of his and bring 'em back to finish the job." The stranger said to his boss using a car phone.
'Alright, if they try to give you any trouble, then finish them off right then, but try to bring them back alive. I'd like to have the pleasure of killing them myself.'
"Right boss." The man said as he hung up the phone.
Back in the house, Luke was getting ready to go pick up Daisy from the Boars Nest since her jeep was at Cooter's getting the transmission replaced.
"Alright, can I trust you two here alone?" Luke asked as he got the keys for the General off the key hook by the door.
"Yeah, we'll be fine." Bo said.
"Alright, I'll be back soon." Luke said as he ran to the General trying to stay as dry as possible. After Luke was out of sight, Bo turned to Yeller.
"What do ya say we go see what's on TV?"
'Alright.' Yeller said as they headed back inside. The man who had been watching the farm waited until he was certain that the other two Dukes were long gone before making his move.
Yeller and Bo were sitting on the couch watching a movie on TV about a couple of outlaws on the run. Thinking he heard something, Yeller perked his ears up and listened. Sure enough he heard the sound of someone prowling around outside.
'I think we have company.' Yeller said as he jumped off the couch and crept towards the door to see who or what was out there. Bo remained on the couch, not really wanting to bother getting back in his wheelchair if he didn't need too. After listening for a bit longer, Yeller decided that it was safe and returned to his spot on the couch beside his master. Without realizing it, Yeller had dozed off which gave the man a better chance of sneaking in.
Looking around the house, he saw an opened window and was glad to see that it would be easy to get inside through it. Being as quiet as possible, the man sneaked inside and quietly made his way out of the room he had found himself in. Taking out a small bottle of chloroform and an old rag, he soaked the rag with the chloroform before making his way out to the living room. Realizing that Yeller will most likely try to defend Bo, the man picked up an old vase just to be safe.
Yeller got a strong whiff of a strange odor. Lifting his head up, he sniffed around and found the direction the smell was coming from. Looking over the back of the couch, Yeller saw the man and instantly got the urge to protect his master and home. Jumping over the back of the couch, Yeller lunged at the man, teeth bared. Bo surprised by Yeller's odd behavior looked behind him and saw why Yeller was strange for. The man swung the vase around Yeller missing him twice, but connecting squarely with the side of his head, knocking him unconscious.
"Yeller!" Bo yelled frightened and worried that Yeller was hurt.
"Don't worry about that mutt, you should be worried about what's gonna happen to you, hayseed." The man said in a cold voice. Bo knew the man looked familiar, but hejust couldn't place where he'd seen him. Before he had anymore time to think about, he felt a wet rag go over his nose and mouth. Bo tried to not breathe in the sweet smelling vapors by holding his breath, but soon lost the battle when his lungs started screaming for oxygen. Having no choice but to take a deep breath, Bo inhaled enough of the toxic fumes to render him unconscious.
After checking to make sure Bo was out cold, the man set about tying him and Yeller up, before carrying their limp forms out to his car where he put them both in the trunk. After they were taken care of, the man set about writing a ransom note doing things a little differently then what his boss wanted him too. Going back inside, he put the note on the table and ran out of the house, not wanting to risk getting caught by one of the other Dukes. Getting in his car, he started the engine and sped away from the Duke farm, an unconscious Bo and Yeller in the trunk.
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