Then he had done it himself and made a mockery of his own rules. There were only five of them, and they came so quietly that nobody noticed them at first. In fact, none of the cowboys liked him--he would occasionally charge a horse, if his temper was up, and was even worse about men on foot. We got two horses but they won't do for the wagon.
Clara came out, still holding the baby, and sat in a rocker. Her hands were bloody. Help me cut these roots. She kept the money for her children, she said--but Bob could never be sure she wasn't keeping it so she could leave if she took a notion.
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