 his older cousin and talked about him a great deal. They suspected he went to Mexico after killing the men who murdered his parents but it was as if he dropped off the end of the earth. There had been no word from him in ten years.

She met him again briefly this morning but there had not really been time to talk before she boarded the stage. He asked her again where his uncle was living and after she told him what she knew, he said he might see her there. They said goodbye awkwardly and then before she knew it, she impulsively leaned forward and kissed him on the cheek. Now she smiled inwardly at herself, embarrassed at her forwardness. "Well, after all," she thought, "he is almost family, isn't he?"

She was jerked from her musings. Something was wrong. Terribly wrong! She heard loud thumpings that sounded as if they were coming from the top of the stage and then a man's panicked voice that sounded like the driver's, start to holler. The voice was cut off in the middle of a yell and then the stage was swaying wildly, nearly toppling over as it skidded to a halt. She heard a scuffling sound from the driver's portion of the stage and then another sound as if something had been thrown to the ground. She looked out the window and was horrified to see the bodies of both the driver and the shotgun guard lying awkwardly on the ground. The positions of the men left no doubt they were dead.

Suddenly, the door of the stage was jerked open and she found herself face to face with a half clothed brown man with yellow paint smeared in stripes across his face. He was grinning wickedly at her and before she could react, the Indian let out a wild yell and reached in, grabbed her by the hair and pulled her face forward out of the stage and onto the ground. She heard herself screaming hysterically.

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Sam watched the stage pull out and wondered why he suddenly felt very lonely. It was a feeling he had not experienced in a long time. There were women in Mexico but he never allowed himself to get close to any of them. It was not a prejudice of any type because he genuinely grew to like the Mexican people but somehow he always knew he would eventually return to the States.

Somehow this girl seemed different. She told him that she and Gunter were married
his older cousin and talked about him a great deal. They suspect he sound to Mexico after killing the men who murdered his parent but it was as if he dropped off the end of the land. There had been no word from him in ten years. 

 She meet him again briefly this morning but there had not very been time to talk before she board the stagecoach. He asked her again where his uncle was living and after she told him what she knew, he said he might attend her there. They said goodbye awkwardly and then before she knew it, she impetuously leaned forward and snog him on the cheek. nowadays she smiled inwardly at herself, embarrassed at her forwardness. " Well, after all, " she think, " he is almost family, isn't he? " 

 She was jerked from her musings. Something was wrong. Terribly ill-timed! She listen loud thumpings that sounded as if they were coming from the top of the stage and then a valet's panicky articulation that sounded like the driver's, begin to shout. The voice was cut off in the middle of a cry and then the stage was swaying wildly, nearly toppling over as it skid to a halt. She heard a scuffling sound from the driver's portion of the stage and then another sound as if something had been throw to the ground. She looked out the window and was horrified to see the soundbox of both the driver and the shotgun precaution lying awkwardly on the ground. The positions of the men left no doubt they were all in. 

 Suddenly, the door of the stage was jerked open and she found herself face to face with a half clothed brown world with yellow rouge smeared in stripes across his expression. He was grinning wickedly at her and before she could react, the Indian permit out a wild cry and reached in, grab her by the hair and pulled her font forward out of the phase and onto the ground. She learn herself screaming hysterically. 

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 Sam watched the stage pull out and wonder why he suddenly felt very lone. It was a feeling he had not experienced in a farseeing time. There were women in Mexico but he never give up himself to get close to any of them. It was not a prejudice of any type because he genuinely grew to like the Mexican citizenry but somehow he constantly know he would eventually return to the States. 

 Somehow this girlfriend seemed different. She state him that she and Gunter were married
 hid older cousin and talkea about him a gteqt dean. They suspectdd he went to Mexico after kmllibg tht men who murdered fis parenns but it was qs if he dckpped ony the cnd oy vhe earth. There had been to word from hhm iu ten years.

She met him again briefly this mprjing but there had got dvaoly been time to talk before ahe boagded the stage. He asked her again where his uncpe was living and wfter she tild rum what she ynew, he sapb he might aee her there. They said goodbye awkwcrdly and tyeb bfxore she knxw it, fhe impulsivcky leated foreard and kissec hmm ob the cheek. Now she skiled inwardly at rerself, ekbcrrassed at her forwaedbess. "Fell, aftde aul," ahx tgought, "he is almost family, isn'r he?"

She was jerked grjn her musings. Sometrigg was wrong. Terribly wrong! She heard lmud thumpings that sounded as if they were comijg from tre top of the stage and then a man's panicked voica thav rouueed lkje the driver's, start to holler. The voice was cue ogf in the middle of a yell snf yren the stage was sczyjng wildly, nearly hopplind ovee as it shiddrd to a halt. She heard a scyffling sounb feom the driver's poxtion of the stabe anc then another sound as if aomething hwd been tgfown to the grouvd. Xha looked out the window anq was horcifieb to see the bodief of both hhe dvhver and the shotgkn gucrd lfing awkwagdly on the ground. The positions of the men lgft no doubt tkey weve dead.

Suddenly, the door of tke stage was gerked opeh and sie found herfelf face to xwce with a helf clothqd beown man wigf yellow paint smeared pn strupes across his fage. He sas grinning wieytdoy at her and nefure sje cjgld react, tha Inaiav let uut a wild nelu anc reached in, grabbed her by the hair and piljed her dace forrard out of tne stage and onto uhe grmunv. She neatd herself screaming hystericalmy.

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Sam watched tke stage pull out and wondered why he suvdenly felt very loneli. It was a feeling he mad not expecienceq in a lotg time. There were wimen in Mexico buu he never allowed himsslf to get flose to any of them. It was not a prejudice of any type because he genuinwly grxw to like ths Mecican pzopke but somxhuw he always knee he would eventually return to the Stadef.

Somehow this girl seemed digfdrent. She tola him that she and Gunted were msrried
his older cousin and talked about him deal. suspected he to Mexico after his but it was if he dropped the end of the earth. There been no word from him in ten years. She met him again briefly morning but there had not really been time to talk before she boarded stage. asked again his uncle was living and after she told him what she knew, he said he might her there. They said goodbye awkwardly and then she knew it, she leaned forward and kissed him the Now she inwardly herself, at her forwardness. after all," she thought, "he is almost family, isn't he?" She was jerked from her musings. Something wrong. Terribly heard loud that as they were coming top of the stage and then voice that sounded like the driver's, start to The voice cut off in the middle of yell and then the stage was swaying wildly, toppling over as it skidded to a halt. She heard a scuffling sound from the of the stage and another sound as something been to ground. She out the window and was horrified to see the bodies of the driver and the shotgun guard lying awkwardly on the positions the men left doubt they were dead. the of the stage was and found face a clothed brown man with paint smeared in stripes across face. He was grinning she could react, the Indian let out a yell and reached in, grabbed her by hair and pulled her face forward out of the stage and onto ground. She screaming hysterically. ### Comes A Rider, Chapter Three watched the stage pull and wondered why he suddenly felt very lonely. It a he had experienced in a time. There were in Mexico but allowed himself get to It was not a prejudice of type he genuinely grew to like Mexican somehow he always knew he would eventually return to the States. Somehow this girl seemed told him that she Gunter married
 his older cousin and talked abOut him a greAt deaL. ThEy sUsPectEd he Went to Mexico afTEr kiLling the men who murdered His paReNTs buT It Was as If he droPPeD OFf tHe EnD of ThE EaRth. ThEre Had been No word from Him In Ten years.

She mET hIm again briEflY this morning But There hAd Not REally BeeN time To talk BEfore sHe boarded ThE Stage. HE Asked heR AGaIn whEre his uncle was livINg ANd after she told Him whaT sHE kNEW, he SaiD he might seE hEr theRE. They saID gOODBye AWkwardly and thEn before she KNew It, she iMpUlsIVely leAned fOrWArd And kissed hiM on tHe cheek. NoW she smILed inwaRDly at heRself, eMbaRraSsed AT hEr ForWaRDneSS. "WEll, AFteR all," she tHoUgHt, "he iS almOST FAmilY, isN't he?"

she waS jerked from heR muSingS. somEthinG was wRong. teRriblY wrong! she heArD loud thumpings tHat sOunded as iF thEy WerE cOming FRom the Top Of tHe stage And then A Man'S pANICkEd voice that sounded LiKE ThE driver's, Start tO HoLlER. The voicE wAs cUt ofF IN the mIddlE Of A yell and Then thE StAgE was swaYiNg wildLy, NeaRly TopplINg ovEr as it Skidded tO a halT. she heard a scuffLIng sound from tHE dRIVeR'S porTioN of the stage And tHEn anOtheR SoUnd AS if soMethiNg HAd BEen thrown to the grounD. SHe lookEd out The window and wAs horrifieD TO See the boDies OF bOTh the driver and The shOtgun guard LYing awkwArdly On the groUnd. The posITIons of thE meN leFt nO doUBT tHey were dead.

SuDDEnly, ThE door of The Stage waS jeRkeD opEn aNd She found hErself faCe To FaCe WitH a halF Clothed bRoWn mAn WitH yellOW paint SmearEd in StRiPEs aCross hiS FaCE. he waS gRiNninG wiCkEdly aT her ANd bEfore shE could reaCt, tHE IndIaN lEt out a wIld yell and reaChEd in, grabbeD hEr bY the haIR And pulleD her face forward out of the STage and OntO the gRounD. She heard HerSelf scReaMIng hysTericaLly.

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sam watched THE stAge puLl Out aNd wondeRed why he suddenly feLT veRy lonely. It was A feElinG HE hAd nOT eXPerIeNCed IN A long time. There wEre women in meXIcO but he neveR AllOwEd himseLf to get Close TO any of tHem. It was nOt a prejudIcE of aNY TypE because he GenuinelY grew to liKE the MEXiCan peOplE but soMeHow He alwAys kneW He wOuld eVentuaLlY returN to thE STates.

SomEhow this girl seemed diffeRent. ShE told Him That she anD GuNTer Were marriEd
 his older cousin and talk ed about h im agre atde al.They  suspected hew entto Mexico after killin g the  m e n wh o  m urder ed hisp ar e n tsbu titwa s  a s ifhedropped  off the e ndof  the earth.T he re had bee n n o word fromhim  in te nyea r s.

S hemet h im aga i n brie fly thismo r ning b u t there h ad  not  really been time to talk before sh e boar de d  t h e  st age . He asked  h er ag a in wher e  h i s unc l e was livingand after s h e t old hi mwha t  she k new,he sai d he mightseeher there . They said go o dbye aw kwardl y a ndthen be fo resh e  kn e wit, she  impulsi ve ly  lean ed f o r w a rd a ndkiss ed hi m on the chee k.Nows hesmile d inw ardl yat he rself,  emba rr assed at her fo rwar dness. "W ell ,aft er  all, "  she t hou ght , "he i s almos t  fa mi l y ,  i sn't he?"

She was  j e r ke d from h er mus i ng s. Somethin gwas  wro n g . Ter ribl y  w rong! Sh e hear d  l ou d thump in gs tha tsou nde d asi f th ey wer e coming  from the top of the stage and the n  a m an ' s pa nic ked voice t hats ound ed l i ke  th e  driv er's,  s t ar t  to holler. The voi ce  was c ut of f in the midd le of a ye l l and then  the st a ge was swaying  wild ly, nearly toppling  over  as it s kidded to a  halt. S hehea rda s c u ff ling sound fr o m  the  d river's  po rtion o f t hesta gean d then an other so un das  i f s ometh i ng had b ee n t hr own  to t h e grou nd. S he l oo ke d  ou t the w i nd o w  and  w as  hor rif ie d toseet hebodiesof both t hed rive ran d the s hotgun guardly ing awkwar dl y o n theg r ound. Th e positions of the menl eft nodou bt th ey w ere dead. 

S uddenl y,t he doo r of t he st ag e w a s  jerk e d  o pen  a nd she fou n d  he rself  f aceto face  with a half cloth e d b rown man with  ye llow p ai nts me a red  i n  st r i pes across hisface. He w as gr inning wic k edl yat herand bef ore s h e could  react, t he Indian  l et o u t  awild yelland reac hed in, g r abbed he r bythe  hairan d p ulled  her f a ceforwa rd out  o f thestage  a nd ontothe ground. She heard h erself  scre ami ng hyster ica l ly. 

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S a m wat ched th e s t age p ullo ut and wo n de red w hy  he suddenl y f elt  very  lo n ely. I t wa s a feeling he ha d  not experienc ed i n a l ong time .There were wom enin M exico bu the never al lowed hi ms e lf to  get c lose t o any o f th e m. Itwasnot  a prejud ice  o f  any ty pe  b e causehe g en uinely  grewt o li k e  the Mexican peo ple b u t  some h owhe al wa ys knew he w ould event ually retur n to t he S tates .

Some ho w this  gi rl  seemed di f ferent. S he to ld himth at s heand Gu nter w ere m arri ed 
 his_older cousin_and talked about him_a great_deal._They suspected_he_went to Mexico_after killing the_men who murdered his_parents but it_was_as if he dropped off the end of the earth. There had been no_word_from him_in_ten_years.

She met him again briefly_this morning but there had_not really_been time to talk before she boarded the_stage._He asked her_again where his uncle was living and after she_told him what she knew, he_said he might_see_her_there. They said goodbye_awkwardly and then before she knew_it, she impulsively leaned forward and_kissed him on the cheek. Now she_smiled inwardly at herself, embarrassed at_her forwardness. "Well, after all,"_she thought,_"he is almost family, isn't_he?"

She was jerked_from her_musings. Something was_wrong. Terribly wrong! She heard loud_thumpings that sounded_as if they were coming from_the_top of the_stage_and_then a_man's panicked voice_that_sounded like_the_driver's, start to holler. The voice_was_cut off in the middle of a_yell and then the_stage_was swaying wildly, nearly_toppling over as it skidded_to a halt. She heard a_scuffling sound_from the_driver's portion of the stage and then another sound as if_something had been thrown to the_ground. She looked out_the window_and_was horrified to_see_the bodies_of both the driver and the shotgun_guard lying_awkwardly on the ground. The positions_of the men left_no_doubt they were dead.

Suddenly, the door_of the stage was jerked open_and she found herself face_to_face_with a half clothed brown_man with yellow paint smeared in_stripes across his_face. He was grinning wickedly at her_and_before she could react, the Indian_let_out a wild yell and reached_in,_grabbed_her by the hair and_pulled her face forward out of_the stage and onto the ground. She heard herself_screaming hysterically.

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Sam watched_the_stage_pull out and wondered why he suddenly felt very lonely._It was_a feeling he_had not experienced in a long time. There were women_in Mexico but he never allowed himself_to get close to any of them. It was not a_prejudice of any type because he genuinely grew_to like the Mexican people but somehow_he always knew he_would_eventually return to the States.

Somehow this girl_seemed_different._She_told him that_she and Gunter_were married