Well, I hate to go off and leave you without no deputy, he said. July had no reason to think that Elmira was sick, but he had so much worry that he hated every delay. In one week in Kansas he ran into eight cattle herds--he would no sooner pass one than he encountered another. But when he got off his horse, his legs were so unsteady he could barely wobble over to the shade.
He kept his ten-gauge near the chuck box and scowled at everybody. Since Bolivar's departure the food had been uneven, various men trying their hand at cooking. Dish had to mount holding the plate, which was awkward, but no one offered to help. He spat once more at Dish and reached to take the filly's reins.
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