How Did Montana 1948's Life Change

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Montana 1948 The Hayden family’s lives changed during the summer of 1948. David Hayden , the son of the family, was disappointed with the way his fathers job was. Wes Hayden, the father, was the sheriff of Mercer County. David was disappointed of his job because he believed that being the sheriff should be a position with excitement, danger, and bravery, but the most that David’s father did was stop rowdy teenagers at the café or chaperone Saturday night dances to make sure nothing bad happened, but by bringing David’s mother and sometimes David showed that there wasn’t much to worry about. Uncle Frank, Wes’ brother, was a doctor and a very much respected war hero. He spent a lot of his time volunteering as the doctor for the Indian Reservation.…show more content…
Then David, Gail, and Wes went to David’s grandparents house for diner. Wes started to talk to his father about Frank and his wife having kids when his father motioned that Frank had been caught with an Indian girl when he was younger. David went riding on his horse after everyone ate when he overheard something between the trees, he got closer and noticed that it was his father and his uncle arguing. David figured that his father brought up what Marie had told him. They went home to see Marie sitting on the couch feeling a little better then before. She asked David about him riding. The next day Marie was dead in her bed.The next day Marie was found dead by David’s mother. He then finds out that Len saw the same thing he saw. David then tells his father about how he saw Uncle Frank leaving running across the back yard down the tracks while he was using the outhouse in Lens back yard. 3 days later, David’s father brought Uncle Frank back to the house. There he locked him in the basement instead of keeping him in a jail cell. The first night David’s grandfather sends 2 friends over to break Frank out, and fails when Len shows up with a gun. Then that night Uncle Frank spends the night breaking jars of jelly and preservatives, so David’s father says he will bring him to the jail in the morning. The next day when he goes down to get his brother, he finds him dead. Uncle frank committed

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