Under the blazing sun the town looked white--the only things active in it were the widow and her goats. r reached the top of the bank, so close that Newt could see the droplets of water on the steer's horns. Augustus was troubled by the fact that he could find nothing with which to mark Wilbarger's grave--the plains and the riverbank were bare. Jake felt discouraged by the sight, for it reminded him of how people had boiled out of the saloons in Fort Smith when they discovered Benny Johnson lying dead in the mud.
The cattle and horses crunched through the hail as they walked. Goddamn you, come here, the old man said. What he figures is that if he keeps quiet he might make another ten dollars sometime. Louis, Zwey said.
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