she wept because a good man wanted to marry her and she did n't love him , and because she was afraid sam was dead . he swung it up onto his back next to his own , turned , and trudged up the mountain . cole frowned , but she continued on . but he knew he 'd gone too far . maybe it would put me out of my misery . and then ... who will he have ? the hope was for james to take over once his dad retired , but james was trying to unwind himself from the responsibility . 