Joelle's Secret
“Won’t be a general store along the way.”
“We stop at some army posts, don’t we?”
“Oh sure. Fort Laramie and some others, but they don’t have much, and what they have is high as a cat’s back. I’ll tell you what, you make out a list of groceries, and I’ll look it over. While you’re doing that, I’ll make sure we’ve got plenty of ammunition.”
“All right.” Joelle took a piece of paper out of her pocket, sat down on top of a pickle barrel, and wrote industriously. It helped to be able to look around the store, and finally Owen came back.
“You about finished?”
“I think so.” She handed him the list and said, “This is all I could think of.”
Owen stared at the list, and his lips turned upward at the corners in a smile. “We’re not going to China, you know. Last time I went, all I had was my rifle. I shot game along the way.”
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