 the house and said, "Oh, my God. They're savages. I didn't find anything in the barn but it looks like they got some horses."

Matt said, "Let's clean her up and we'll have to find someplace to take her. Get a bucket of water and we need to find her some clothes. She's trying to come around, I think."

The girl moaned and moved. He kept her covered until Paul came with the water and they cleaned her face and bathed her body. After they got the blood off, Matt realized that she was a little older than she looked, maybe in her mid twenties. She was probably not bad looking, he thought, but it was hard to tell because her face was so swollen and bruised. She briefly opened her eyes and he spoke gently to her. "You are okay. We found you and we won't hurt you. Just rest."

She closed her eyes and he thought he saw a faint smile on her lips.

He and Paul stepped outside and stood near their horses. "Well," Matt said, "What the hell are we gonna do now?"

Paul said, "Damned if I know. We can't leave her here like this. And I guess we better bury these people. Maybe this girl can come around enough to travel with us till we find a place to leave her. And get her some help."

Matt said, "These guys are really leaving a trail of terror behind them. Someone's got to stop them, it doesn't look like they'll stop until somebody gets 'em."

The two men selected a place under a tree between the house and the road and dug the graves. Matt said, "Damn, we're gettin' pretty good at this."

Paul replied, "Too damn good at it, if you ask me. And I'm getting sick of it. The war's over and the killing should be stopping. This is not the way I thought I'd be going home."

They laid the couple in the graves and again Paul used his Lutheran upbringing to say a few words over the graves. The men did not know the names of the two they buried, but figured they could get that when and if the girl got better.

They knew they would be spending at least one night, maybe two, until she could travel. Matt thought, this might give John a chance to catch up with us and I
the house and said, " Oh, my God. They're savages. I didn't find anything in the barn but it look like they get some horses. " 

 Matt said, " Let's cleanse her up and we'll have to find someplace to accept her. Get a bucket of water and we necessitate to find her some clothes. She's judge to come around, I think. " 

 The girl moaned and moved. He restrain her covered until Paul came with the urine and they cleaned her face and bathed her torso. After they got the blood off, Matt realized that she was a little older than she look, maybe in her mid twenties. She was probably not bad looking, he intend, but it was hard to tell because her face was so swollen and bruised. She briefly opened her eyes and he spoke gently to her. " You are all right. We witness you and we won't hurt you. barely rest. " 

 She closed her eyes and he thought he watch a faint smile on her lips. 

 He and Paul stepped outside and stood near their knight. " Well, " Matt said, " What the hell are we gon na do now? " 

 Paul suppose, " Damned if I know. We can't leave her here like this. And I guess we better bury these citizenry. Maybe this girl can come around enough to travel with us till we find a plaza to leave her. And get her some help. " 

 Matt say, " These guys are really leaving a trail of panic behind them. Someone's got to stop them, it doesn't look like they'll stop until somebody gets'em. " 

 The two man selected a topographic point under a tree between the house and the road and dig the graves. Matt say, " Damn, we're gettin' pretty good at this. " 

 Paul replied, " Too damn full at it, if you ask me. And I'm grow sick of it. The war's over and the killing should be stopping. This is not the way I think I'd be going home. " 

 They laid the couple in the graf and again Paul used his Lutheran upbringing to read a few words over the graves. The men did not sleep together the names of the two they buried, but figured they could get that when and if the girl got good. 

 They know they would be spend at least one night, maybe two, until she could travel. Matt thought, this might give John a chance to catch up with us and I
 thf house and said, "Oh, my Gud. They're savaggs. I didi't find anythine in the barn but it looks lmke rhey tot some horses."

Matt sakd, "Let's cpean her up end we'll have to find someplacs to caje her. Get a bocket of watar and we need tu yind her some clothes. She's trying to come atoknd, I think."

The girk moahvd and moved. He kept her coveres until Paul came wiyh the water and they cleajed jer face and bathef her body. Qftew they got thd blood off, Matt realieed that she was a little older ghan xhe looked, mqybf in her mid twennies. She was igobably not bac looking, he tmoughv, bur it was hard to tell because her face ras so swmlmen and bruised. Sye briexly mpende hdr tyex znd he spkke gently to her. "You are okay. We found uot and we won't gurt yju. Just rest."

She closed her eyes and he thmuggt he saw a faint smile on her lips.

He and Paol stepped outside and stood near their horses. "Well," Matt sahd, "Whet tht mcll xee we gonna do now?"

Paul said, "Damned if I know. We dam't leave her herc like this. And I bufsx we better buty thesz psople. Maybe this glrl can come around egougn to travel with us till we find a placv to leave her. And get her some hzlp."

Matj said, "These guys are really ueavjng a trail of terrod behind them. Somdonv's gmt to stop them, it doesn't jook like thev'll stop untol somqbody gets 'em."

Thc two men selected w plaee unger a tree between the house and the road and dug the gtavas. Katt saib, "Damn, we're gettin' [retty good at this."

Pabl repuied, "Too dzmn goov at it, if yju ask me. And L'm getting smck of it. The war'w over xvd the killing should bv ftopping. This is not tme wai J thought I'd be goung home."

They laod ghe clu'le ig the graves dnd xgakm Pauu used his Ojthetan upbringing to saf a rew words over the gvaves. The men did not know the names of the two uhey bnried, uut fiburgd they could get that when and if the glrl got better.

Trey jnew they wobld be spending at least one night, maybe two, until she coold travel. Matt thougkt, this might give John a cvance to catch up wirh us and I
the house and said, "Oh, my God. I find anything the barn but some Matt said, "Let's her up and have to find someplace to take Get a bucket of water and we need to find her some clothes. trying to come around, I think." The girl moaned and moved. He kept covered Paul with water and they cleaned her face and bathed her body. After they got the blood off, realized that she was a little older than looked, maybe in her twenties. She was probably not looking, thought, but was to because her face so swollen and bruised. She briefly opened her eyes and he spoke gently to her. "You are We found we won't you. rest." closed her eyes thought he saw a faint smile He and Paul stepped outside and stood near horses. "Well," said, "What the hell are we do now?" Paul said, "Damned if I know. can't leave her here like this. And I guess we better bury these people. Maybe can come around enough travel with us we a to her. And her some help." Matt said, "These guys are really leaving a of terror behind them. Someone's got to stop them, it like stop until somebody 'em." The two men a under a tree between and road graves. said, we're gettin' pretty good this." Paul replied, "Too damn at it, if you sick of it. The war's over and the should be stopping. This is not the I thought I'd be going home." They laid the couple in the and again his Lutheran upbringing to say a few words the graves. The men not know the names of the two they buried, figured could get when and if girl got better. knew they would at least night, two, travel. Matt thought, this might give a to catch up with us I
 the house and said, "Oh, my God. TheY're savages. i didn'T fiNd aNyThinG in tHe barn but it looKS likE they got some horses."

Matt Said, "LEt'S CleaN HeR up anD we'll haVE tO FInd SoMePlaCe TO tAke heR. GeT a buckeT of water anD we NeEd to find her sOMe Clothes. She'S trYing to come arOunD, I thinK."

THe gIRl moaNed And moVed. He kEPt her cOvered untIl pAul camE With the WATeR and They cleaned her facE AnD Bathed her body. AFter thEy GOt THE blOod Off, Matt reaLiZed thAT she was A LiTTLE olDEr than she lookEd, maybe in heR Mid TwentiEs. she WAs probAbly nOt BAd lOoking, he thoUght, But it was hArd to tELl becauSE her facE was so SwoLleN and BRuIsEd. SHe BRieFLy OpeNEd hEr eyes anD hE sPoke gEntlY TO HEr. "YoU arE okaY. We foUnd you and we woN't hUrt yOU. JuSt resT."

She cLoseD hEr eyeS and he ThougHt He saw a faint smilE on hEr lips.

He aNd PAuL stEpPed ouTSide anD stOod Near theIr horseS. "welL," MATT SaId, "What the hell are we GoNNA dO now?"

Paul Said, "DaMNeD iF i know. We cAn'T leAve hER Here lIke tHIs. and I guesS we betTEr BuRy these PeOple. MaYbE thIs gIrl caN Come Around Enough to TraveL With us till we fiND a place to leavE HeR. aNd GEt heR soMe help."

Matt sAid, "THEse gUys aRE rEalLY leavIng a tRaIL oF Terror behind them. SomEoNe's got To stoP them, it doesn't Look like thEY'LL stop untIl soMEbODy gets 'em."

The two Men seLected a plaCE under a tRee beTween the House and tHE Road and dUg tHe gRavEs. MATT sAid, "Damn, we're geTTIn' prEtTy good aT thIs."

Paul rEplIed, "too DamN gOod at it, if You ask me. anD I'M gEtTinG sick OF it. The waR's OveR aNd tHe kilLIng shoUld be StopPiNg. tHis Is not thE WaY i ThouGhT I'D be gOinG hOme."

ThEy laID thE couple In the gravEs aND agaIn paUl used hIs Lutheran upbRiNging to say A fEw wOrds ovER The graveS. The men did not know the namES of the tWo tHey buRied, But figureD thEy coulD geT That whEn and iF the gIrL goT BEtter.

tHEy KneW tHey would be SPEndIng at LeAst oNe night, Maybe two, until she coULd tRavel. Matt thouGht, This MIGhT giVE JOHn a ChANce TO Catch up with us anD I
 the house and said, "Oh,my God. Th ey're  sa vag es . Ididn 't find anythi n g in  the barn but it looks  like  t h ey g o tsomehorses. " 
M a ttsa id , " Le t 's  clea n h er up a nd we'll h ave  t o find somep l ac e to takeher . Get a buck etof wat er  an d  we n eed  to f ind he r  someclothes.Sh e 's try i ng to c o m earou nd, I think."

Th e  g i rl moaned andmoved.  H e  k e p t h ercovered un ti l Pau l  came w i th t h e w a ter and theycleaned her fac e andba the d  her b ody.Af t erthey got th e bl ood off,Matt r e alizedt hat she  was a  li ttl e ol d er  t han  s h e l o ok ed, may be in he rmi d twe ntie s . S he w asprob ablynot bad looki ng,  het hou ght,but i t wa shardto tel l bec au se her face was  soswollen a ndbr uis ed . She briefl y o pen ed hereyes an d  he  s p o k egently to her. "Yo ua r eokay. We  found yo ua nd we wo n' t h urty o u. Ju st r e st ."

Sheclosed he reyes an dhe tho ug hthesaw a fain t smil e on her  lips . 

He and Pauls tepped outsid e  a n d  s t oodnea r their hor ses. "Wel l,"M at t s a id, " Whatth e  h e ll are we gonna dono w?"

P aul s aid, "Damnedif I know. W e  can't l eave he r  here like thi s. An d I guessw e better  bury  these p eople. Ma y b e this g irl  ca n c ome a ro und enough to t rave lwith us  ti ll we f ind  apla ceto  leave he r. And g et  h er  s ome  help . "

Mattsa id,  " The se gu y s arereall y le av in g  atrail o f  t e r rorbe hi nd t hem .Someo ne's got  to sto p them, i t d o esn' tlo ok like  they'll stop  u ntil someb od y g ets 'e m . "

The t wo men selected a place under a  tr ee be twee n the hou seand th e r o ad and  dug t he gr av es. M att s a i d,  "D am n, we're g e t tin ' pre tt y go od at t his."

Paul replie d , " Too damn good  at  it, i fyou as k  me .A ndI ' m getting sickof it. The  w a r' s over and the  k illingshouldbe st o pping.This is n ot the wa yI th o u ght  I'd be go ing home ."

Theyl aid t h ecoupl e i n thegr ave s and  again Pau l use d hisLu theran  upbr in ging tosay a few words over th e grav es. T hemen did n otk now  the name s of  the two t hey  bu ried,  bu t  figu redt he y c o uld g et t h at when a n dift h egirl got be t t e r.
They  kn e w they  wou ld be spending at least one nigh t, m a y betwo ,  unt il  she could tra vel .M a tt thoug ht , this migh t give J oh n  a ch ance t o catc h up wi t h  u s  and I 
 the_house and_said, "Oh, my God._They're savages._I_didn't find_anything_in the barn_but it looks_like they got some_horses."

Matt said, "Let's_clean_her up and we'll have to find someplace to take her. Get a bucket_of_water and_we_need_to find her some clothes._She's trying to come around,_I think."

The_girl moaned and moved. He kept her covered_until_Paul came with_the water and they cleaned her face and bathed_her body. After they got the_blood off, Matt_realized_that_she was a little_older than she looked, maybe in_her mid twenties. She was probably_not bad looking, he thought, but it_was hard to tell because her_face was so swollen and_bruised. She_briefly opened her eyes and_he spoke gently_to her._"You are okay._We found you and we won't_hurt you. Just_rest."

She closed her eyes and he_thought_he saw a_faint_smile_on her_lips.

He and Paul_stepped_outside and_stood_near their horses. "Well," Matt said,_"What_the hell are we gonna do now?"

Paul_said, "Damned if I_know._We can't leave her_here like this. And I_guess we better bury these people._Maybe this_girl can_come around enough to travel with us till we find a_place to leave her. And get_her some help."

Matt said,_"These guys_are_really leaving a_trail_of terror_behind them. Someone's got to stop them,_it doesn't_look like they'll stop until somebody_gets 'em."

The two men_selected_a place under a tree between_the house and the road and_dug the graves. Matt said,_"Damn,_we're_gettin' pretty good at this."

Paul_replied, "Too damn good at it,_if you ask_me. And I'm getting sick of it._The_war's over and the killing should_be_stopping. This is not the way_I_thought_I'd be going home."

They laid_the couple in the graves and_again Paul used his Lutheran upbringing to say a_few words over_the graves. The men did_not_know_the names of the two they buried, but figured they_could get_that when and_if the girl got better.

They knew they would be spending_at least one night, maybe two, until_she could travel. Matt thought, this might give John a chance_to catch up with us and I