Jack Bellamy Could Strike Fear in the Toughest Heart. But the widow Emerson could hold her own against any man -- even a brawny giant in buckskins, though in truth, his blue-eyed glance had her considering his offer of protection with a lot more than coldhearted interest. Rebecca Emerson Had a Stubborn Streak a Mile Wide. Yet army scout Jack Bellamy saw the delicate prairie rose beneath the prickly exterior. Someone had to convince her that the western frontier was no place for a woman alone, and it looked as if he was just the man.