The cowboys were still a mile or more away, but Lorena began to shake at the sight of them. He had an urge to just ride on out into the dark country. He himself, fortunately, was not one of them, though he had felt fairly black for a year after Clara married. How could he get bored? There's lots to do, Sally said.
Dish Boggett had been dozing under the wagon. Just ask him, Ben said. His wife run off and Blue Duck killed his deputy and two youngsters who were traveling with him. He had been so disconsolate when he walked into the river that he had not buckled his belt tightly.
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