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Chapters (25)
  1. Also by
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. CHAPTER 1
  6. CHAPTER 2
  7. CHAPTER 3
  8. CHAPTER 4
  9. CHAPTER 5
  10. CHAPTER 6
  11. CHAPTER 7
  12. CHAPTER 8
  13. CHAPTER 9
  14. CHAPTER 10
  15. CHAPTER 11
  16. CHAPTER 12
  17. CHAPTER 13
  18. CHAPTER 14
  19. CHAPTER 15
  20. CHAPTER 16
  21. CHAPTER 17
  22. CHAPTER 18
  23. CHAPTER 19
  24. CHAPTER 20
  25. Teaser chapter

Now that Jesse seemed to be concerned as well, Booth answered. “I’m thinkin’ a posse, or a bunch of soldiers, could set on both paths to this cabin and catch us like a coon up a tree.” When Jesse seemed to be thinking about that, Booth continued, “Oh, we could hold out awhile, but I went to a lot of trouble to get my hands on that money. I’d like to make sure I get to spend some of it. I ain’t thinkin’ about gettin’ ready to hold off a bunch of lawmen in this cabin. I’m thinkin’ that the smart thing to do is pack up right now and get the hell outta here before the door’s closed on us.”

Booth’s words had a sobering effect on his brother. The scene he described was not beyond belief. Up until this incident with Blue and Tater, all of them had felt they had gotten away with the massacre of the group of Quakers, with nothing to tie it to them. Then right away, a stranger shows up and one of them is dead. Jesse had always believed in Booth’s intuition about making decisions. He saw no reason to go against it now. “Maybe you’re right,” he decided. “But if we leave right now, where do we go?”

“Well, for right now, we could go to Wolf Creek, to Bodine’s. He’s made a livin’ outta hidin’ outlaws. That ain’t more’n about sixty miles from here. If we just stop to rest the horses a couple of times, we could ride straight through and be there tomorrow. We can lay around there a day or two and decide where we wanna go to spend some of our money, where there ain’t nobody lookin’ for us.”

“I reckon that might be the smart thing to do,” Jesse said. “We might as well pack up right now.” He got up from the table. “Listen up, boys. Me and Booth have decided to leave this cabin right now, and head down to Wolf Creek.” His announcement caused a look of astonishment on the faces of their two partners, so he explained the reason, just as Booth had convinced him.

“You mean right now?” Trip asked, still confused.

“Just as fast as you can get all your stuff loaded on your horse,” Booth answered. “Course, you’re free to make your own decision. If you wanna stay here, in case I’m wrong, that’s up to you.”

“I’m goin’ with you,” Tater quickly decided.

Trip shrugged. “I reckon I might as well, too.”

CHAPTER 8

CHAPTER 8