You took a chance, gettin' on a boat with men like us, Fowler said. Occasionally one would follow him, wanting to chat. Yes, Clara said. She offered her body--it was all she knew to do.
They did what they wanted with her but it wasn't enough--she could see them looking at her after they finished, and the looks made her more scared even than the things Monkey John threatened. Even Jasper, normally so worried about rivers, forgot his fear and swam right back across the Canadian to help get the wagon. When they first came to Nebraska, he had had the drinking habit. Is Gus dead? Call asked, afraid to hear the answer.
Join the newsletter to receive news, updates, new products and freebies in your inbox.