Gib Rides Home

This story starts out with Gibson Whittaker being welcomed back at the orphanage, strictly against the rules.

Gibson Whittaker was an orphaned child when both of his parents died when he was six years old. He lived at Lovell House Home for Orphaned and Abandoned Boys for almost five years when he was finally adopted by a family he knew way back when.
He wonders if he is being farmed out or really adopted. And if he is being farmed out, why do the Thornton's treat him like family, even though he lives with the last ranch hand they have. He has to do barn chores like milking cows, feeding horses, mucking out stalls, gathering eggs and even some work in the garden.

After Mr. Thornton comes home from his job at the bank, sick, his heart and health keep failing.

The Thornton's daughter had been watching Gib ride and saddle up, and figured out how to do it. She saddles up a horse that is really strong, too strong for her to handle, and comes thundering out of the barn. When they finally catch her, they load up Gib and a saddle and they head over to the orphanage.

After he gets there, Gib has to explain to his friends about what happened. He stayed for a few months. And then Mr. Thornton dies and he adopted back into the family, as part of the family this time.
Love,
Cara L. Hicks