Maybe they had forgotten to hobble the horses and they had grazed away. Her hands were shaking at the thought of the woman, but she helped Gus peg the tent. There were a few tightfisted citizens who didn't think there was thirty dollars' worth of sheriffing to do in Fort Smith in a given month. Newt had been feeling very hungry, but the news took his appetite.
Why'd that sheriff's wife run off? Louisa asked. The first day had been one of the big days of her life, because of the smooth way Jake had shown up and taken over, ending her long period of tension and discomfort. Luke had tried to confuse him, but now Luke was gone, and the man who came to see Elmira had been left behind. Jasper was impatient with Lippy's pessimism.
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