Gus is after them horsethieves, he said. Dish Boggett was the night herder who saw them coming. When he awoke it was to severe pain and a right leg so swollen that he had to cut his pants open to see what was wrong. His breath still rattled, but he was asleep.
Call was annoyed with himself for his strange behavior, and he eventually found his voice. He had already shouted himself hoarse. You best let Bol rub some ointment on that bump, Call suggested. Want some buttermilk? July asked, going to the crock.
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