What they saw was very disappointing to them. He had told all the hands that they ought to see to their equipment; once they got on the trail, opportunities for repair work might be scarce. Either the Indians had fallen to fighting among themselves or someone else had come on the scene. That made no sense at all, since the woman had just married July.
No, you're a fighter, Augustus said. Call heard his name and saw his mare. They built two large fires and huddled between them, feeding them logs, freezing on the side not closest to the fire. If the Indians came, he would have to shoot quick, and his best shooting had always been done slowly.
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