He watched her for a while and, since her folks hadn't reappeared, decided he might just stroll over and have a word with her. They were silent, looking at one another, Jennie reluctant to go down into the well of noise, July not ready to go out the door and head for the livery stable. It was the first time he could ever remember the Captain having spoken his name. The fun's over around here.
He did it two or three times, smashing Luke into the iron rim, and then he dropped him as if he were deadwood. Augustus took the lead on a big white horse named Puddin' Foot, and Jake Spoon followed him. Once he thought he saw Deets, and another time Blue Duck. No better than she likes to swim.
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