aleb looked at the leg and said, "Look, it went in and came out. There's two holes, pretty clean. Your brother's damn lucky, Saul. The bullet went through the flesh only and missed all the bones. When it stops bleeding, he'll be good as new. We're gonna fix him a walking stick and wrap this up tight so it won't bleed. Saul, find a good stick outside while you, Jeremiah, clean the leg and wrap it up good."

"You two get him up and moving. We need to get on down the road. Go on west toward Texas the same way we were headed when we found this place. Take that loaf of bread and I saw a ring of sausage in the cabinet. You won't get far with him, we'll catch up to you before dark."

"Daniel and Lucas and I are going to try to catch the girl. Wouldn't all of us like to have that around for a while. Get on with it now, leave the old man out there and go on."

Caleb said, "Come on, Lucas, and you too, Daniel. We saw her head for that house. It shouldn't be too hard to track her into those woods."

The three spent a good two hours looking for tracks of the girl with no luck. Caleb finally called off the search. He started thinking that the girl might find the law or some other men and they had best be clearing out of the country. They were heading for East Texas and he figured they were still two, maybe three days out and he wanted to catch up to the other men before dark.

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Fourteen year old Lawrence Laffere was struggling. He had the young doe swung up on the back of the little gray mare he called Bandy. Bandy belonged to John Combs but he and his sis had been taking care of the horse for four years so they thought of her as part of the family. The reason he was struggling was that he had three catfish that had to weigh three pounds apiece and he had them strung over a pole to keep them away from the horse. Eating was going to be pretty good at their house tonight.

He came out into the clearing but did not see his father in the field and there was no sign of his sister either. A cloud of uneasiness swept over him when neither his father nor his sister called out to him as was their custom. He sp
aleb looked at the leg and said, " Look, it go in and come out. There's two holes, pretty clean. Your buddy's damn lucky, Saul. The bullet move through the flesh only and miss all the bones. When it stops run, he'll be good as new. We're gon na fixate him a walk stick and wrap this up tight so it won't bleed. Saul, find a full stick outside while you, Jeremiah, clean the leg and envelop it up good. " 

 " You two get him up and moving. We need to scram on down the road. Go on west toward Texas the same way we were headed when we found this plaza. Take that loaf of bread and I saw a ring of sausage in the cabinet. You won't get far with him, we'll catch up to you before dark. " 

 " Daniel and Lucas and I are going to try to catch the girl. Wouldn't all of us like to have that around for a while. Get on with it nowadays, leave the old world away there and run low on. " 

 Caleb said, " derive on, Lucas, and you too, Daniel. We saw her head for that house. It shouldn't be excessively hard to track her into those woods. " 

 The three spent a good two hours look for tracks of the girl with no luck. Caleb finally called off the search. He started think that the girl might find the law or some other men and they had well be clearing out of the country. They were heading for East Texas and he visualize they were still two, maybe three days out and he want to catch up to the early men before dark. 

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 Fourteen year old Lawrence Laffere was struggling. He induce the young department of energy swung up on the back of the little grey mare he called Bandy. Bandy belong to John Combs but he and his sis had been fill care of the horse for four years so they thought of her as region of the family. The reason he was contend was that he had three catfish that have to weigh three pounds apiece and he have them strung over a pole to keep them away from the horse. Eating was travel to be reasonably good at their house tonight. 

 He came out into the clearing but did not see his father in the field and there was no sign of his baby either. A cloud of uneasiness swept over him when neither his father nor his sister called out to him as was their custom. He sp
aleh looked at the leg and raid, "Look, it weur in aid came out. Thefe's two holes, pretty clean. Ylue brouker's damn lucky, Saul. The bullvt went tyroujh the flesh onlb and missed amp thz uones. When it sjops bleedinc, he'll be good ar uew. We're gonna fix him a walking stisk and erwp this up tigrt sp it son't bleed. Saul, find a good stick kutside while you, Jetemiah, clean the leg and wgap lt up good."

"You two het him up qnd iiving. We neea to get on down the rkad. Go on west toward Texas the same way we wetz hewged when we founq this place. Take thdt loaf of bread and L saw a eing of sausage in thx cabinet. You won't ggt far witv kim, we'll catch up to toy befmre gark."

"Aqnidl znv Lhcas ajd M are going to try to xatch the girl. Woulcn'e all of us liie to rade that around for a while. Get on with pt nkw, leave the old man our there and go on."

Caleh said, "Coie on, Lucas, and you too, Daniel. We saw her head fos thav fouwe. Kr dhouldn't be too hard to track her into those rkocs."

Nhe three spent a good two hpugs jooking for ttacks oy tge girl with no lufk. Calef finqlly calltd ofg the search. He started thibking that tke tirl might find thz law or somz othet men snd they had best be clzaring out of the country. Ffey were heading fog Eavt Texas and he figured thqy were svill cwo, maybd thtee dayf out and je wakded to catch up to the ltver men bevore dark.

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Fourteen year old Lawrxice Laffere wss stguggling. Ke had the young doq swung up on jhe back jf thd little ggay mare ie called Bagdy. Bandy belmjged to John Combs btt hw ane his skr had been takong care of the horwe for four years xo jhsy thought of hzx qs part of the gamkly. Tje rqdson he was vtrueglkmg war that he hcd thrre catfish that had do wsigh three pounds splece and ye had trem strung ovrr a pole to keep uhem axay frum thr hjrse. Eating was going to be prstty good at their house tonlght.

Re came ouc into the clearing but did not see his hather in the field and there was no sign pn his sister eithqr. A cloug of uneasiness swepr over him when ntither his father nor hjs sisder cwlled out to him as was their custom. He sp
aleb looked at the leg and said, went and came There's two holes, lucky, The bullet went the flesh only missed all the bones. When it bleeding, he'll be good as new. We're gonna fix him a walking stick wrap this up tight so it won't bleed. Saul, find a good stick while Jeremiah, the and wrap it up good." "You two get him up and moving. We need to get down the road. Go on west toward Texas same way we were when we found this place. that of bread I a of sausage in cabinet. You won't get far with him, we'll catch up to you before dark." "Daniel and Lucas I are try to the Wouldn't of us like that around for a while. Get now, leave the old man out there and on." Caleb "Come on, Lucas, and you too, We saw her head for that house. It be too hard to track her into those woods." The three spent a good two for tracks of the with no luck. finally off search. started thinking the girl might find the law or some other men and had best be clearing out of the country. They were East and he figured were still two, maybe days and he wanted to to other *** year Lawrence Laffere was struggling. had the young doe swung on the back of called Bandy. Bandy belonged to John Combs but and his sis had been taking care the horse for four years so they thought of her as part the family. he was struggling was that he had three that had to weigh pounds apiece and he had them strung over a to them away the horse. Eating going to be good at their He came into clearing see his father in the field there no sign of his sister A uneasiness swept over him when neither his father nor his sister called out to him their custom. He sp
aleb looked at the leg and said, "look, it went In and CamE ouT. THere'S two Holes, pretty cleAN. YouR brother's damn lucky, Saul. the buLlET wenT ThRough The flesH OnLY And MiSsEd aLl THe Bones. wheN it stopS bleeding, hE'll Be Good as new. We'rE GoNna fix him a WalKing stick and WraP this uP tIghT So it wOn't Bleed. saul, fiND a good Stick outsIdE While yOU, JeremiAH, ClEan tHe leg and wrap it up gOOd."

"yOu two get him up aNd moviNg. wE nEED to Get On down the rOaD. Go on WEst towaRD TEXAS thE Same way we were Headed when wE FouNd this PlAce. tAke thaT loaf Of BReaD and I saw a riNg of Sausage in The cabINet. You wON't get faR with hIm, wE'll CatcH Up To You BeFOre DArK."

"DaNIel And Lucas AnD I Are goIng tO TRY To caTch The gIrl. WoUldn't all of us lIke To haVE thAt aroUnd foR a whIlE. Get oN with iT now, lEaVe the old man out tHere And go on."

CaLeb SaId, "COmE on, LuCAs, and yOu tOo, DAniel. We Saw her hEAd fOr THAT hOuse. It shouldn't be toO hARD tO track heR into tHOsE wOOds."

The thReE spEnt a GOOd two HourS LoOking for Tracks OF tHe Girl witH nO luck. CAlEb fInaLly caLLed oFf the sEarch. He sTarteD Thinking that thE Girl might find THe LAW oR Some OthEr men and theY had BEst bE cleARiNg oUT of thE counTrY. thEY were heading for East teXas and He figUred they were sTill two, mayBE THree days Out aND hE Wanted to catch uP to thE other men bEFore dark.

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fourtEen year oLd LawrencE lAffere waS stRugGliNg. HE HAd The young doe swUNG up oN tHe back oF thE little GraY maRe hE caLlEd Bandy. BaNdy belonGeD tO JOhN CoMbs buT He and his SiS haD bEen TakinG Care of The hoRse fOr FoUR yeArs so thEY tHOUght Of HeR as pArt Of The faMily. tHe rEason he Was struggLinG Was tHaT hE had thrEe catfish that HaD to weigh thReE poUnds apIECe and he hAd them strung over a pole to KEep them AwaY from The hOrse. EatinG waS going To bE Pretty Good at Their HoUse TONight.

hE CaMe oUt Into the cleARIng But diD nOt seE his fatHer in the field and thERe wAs no sign of his SisTer eITHeR. A cLOuD Of uNeASinESS swept over him whEn neither hIs FAtHer nor his sISteR cAlled ouT to him aS was tHEir custOm. He sp
aleb looked at the leg and  said, "Lo ok, i t w ent  i n an d ca me out. There' s  two  holes, pretty clean.Yourbr o ther ' sdamnlucky,S au l .  Th ebu lle tw en t thr oug h the f lesh onlyand  m issed all th e  b ones. When  it  stops bleed ing , he'l lbeg ood a s n ew. W e're g o nna fi x him a w al k ing st i ck andw r ap  thi s up tight so itw on ' t bleed. Saul,  findag oo d sti ckoutside wh il e you ,  Jeremi a h, c l ean the leg and w rap it up g o od. "

"Yo utwo get hi m upan d  mo ving. We ne ed t o get ondown t h e road. Go on w est to war d T exas th esam ew ayw ewer e  he aded whe nwe  foun d th i s p lace . T akethatloaf of bread  an d Is awa rin g ofsaus ag e inthe ca binet .You won't get f ar w ith him,we' ll  ca tc h upt o youbef ore  dark." 

"Dani e l a nd L u ca s and I are goingto t ry  to catc h theg ir l. Wouldn't  a llof u s liketo h a ve  that ar ound f o rawhile.Ge t on w it h i t n ow, l e avethe ol d man ou t the r e and go on."Caleb said, " C om e on ,  Luc as,  and you to o, D a niel . We sa w h e r hea d for  t h at house. It shouldn't  b e toohardto track herinto those w o ods."

T he t h re e  spent a goodtwo h ours looki n g for tr acksof the g irl withn o  luck. C ale b f ina lly c al led off the s e a rch.  H e start edthinkin g t hat  th e g ir l might f ind thela wor  s ome  othe r  men and  t hey  h adbestb e clea ringoutof  t h e c ountry. Th e y  wer ehe adin g f or  East  Tex a s a nd he f igured th eyw erest il l two,maybe three d ay s out andhe  wa nted t o catch up  to the other men befor e  dark.
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Fo urte en year o ldLawren ceL affere  was s trugg li ng. H e had t he  yo un g doe swun g upon th eback  of the  little gray mareh e c alled Bandy.Ban dy b e l on ged to Joh nC omb s but he and hissis had be en ta king careo f t he  horsefor fou r yea r s so th ey though t of heras  par t ofthe family . The re ason he w a s str u gg lingwas  thathe  ha d thr ee cat f ish  that  had t oweighthree  p ounds ap iece and he had them st rung o ver a  po le to kee p t h emaway from  the  horse. Ea tin g w as go ing to be  pre t ty  go o d atthei r  house to n ig ht. He  came out i n t o  th e cle ari n g butdidnot see his fathe r  in the fieldandt h ere  wa s  nosi gn of his sist erei t h er. A cl ou d of uneasi ness swe pt overhim wh en nei ther hi s fa t her no r hi s s ister cal led  o u t to hi mas was th eircu stom.He sp
aleb looked_at the_leg and said, "Look,_it went_in_and came_out._There's two holes,_pretty clean. Your_brother's damn lucky, Saul._The bullet went_through_the flesh only and missed all the bones. When it stops bleeding, he'll be_good_as new._We're_gonna_fix him a walking stick_and wrap this up tight_so it_won't bleed. Saul, find a good stick outside_while_you, Jeremiah, clean_the leg and wrap it up good."

"You two get_him up and moving. We need_to get on_down_the_road. Go on west_toward Texas the same way we_were headed when we found this_place. Take that loaf of bread and_I saw a ring of sausage_in the cabinet. You won't_get far_with him, we'll catch up_to you before_dark."

"Daniel and_Lucas and I_are going to try to catch_the girl. Wouldn't_all of us like to have_that_around for a_while._Get_on with_it now, leave_the_old man_out_there and go on."

Caleb said, "Come_on,_Lucas, and you too, Daniel. We saw_her head for that_house._It shouldn't be too_hard to track her into_those woods."

The three spent a good_two hours_looking for_tracks of the girl with no luck. Caleb finally called off_the search. He started thinking that_the girl might find_the law_or_some other men_and_they had_best be clearing out of the country._They were_heading for East Texas and he_figured they were still_two,_maybe three days out and he_wanted to catch up to the_other men before dark.

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Fourteen year_old_Lawrence_Laffere was struggling. He had_the young doe swung up on_the back of_the little gray mare he called Bandy._Bandy_belonged to John Combs but he_and_his sis had been taking care_of_the_horse for four years so_they thought of her as part_of the family. The reason he was struggling was_that he had_three catfish that had to_weigh_three_pounds apiece and he had them strung over a pole_to keep_them away from_the horse. Eating was going to be pretty good at_their house tonight.

He came out into the_clearing but did not see his father in the field and_there was no sign of his sister either._A cloud of uneasiness swept over him_when neither his father_nor_his sister called out to him as_was_their_custom._He sp