He looked down at Luke, who was still breathing, though his head and face were a pulp. Lorena didn't speak. That night there was much discussion of the dangers of handling cattle. She was skinny and could hardly have been more than seventeen.
Then he started back and rode almost straight through, only stopping once for two hours' rest. People who had seldom laid eyes on Elmira suddenly showed up at the jail and began to question him about her If you see them you'll wish you'd kept your damn beeves in Texas. Clara didn't answer.
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