Run From A Scarecrow

What's the secret that keeps Hank's mute friend on the run? And who is the strange man that follows them out west?In the 1880s, young Hank's dream of moving west and becoming a cowboy is hindered by his responsibilities to his family. But he makes friends with a mute boy who has a secret, and helps protect him from the scarecrow man that tracks them both down.Hank's friend surprises everyone by speaking, after years of silence-and then revealing his family's secret. Follow this young frontier hero in a wild adventure rich in mystery and suspense from award-winning author Irene Bennett Brown.