Joko
“Now, as he and Jocko trotted down the old loggers’ road in Gert’s wagon, Johnny thought of those times with a sense of guilt. If Gert knew what he’d put her horse through she’d have never let him take the wagon. Tilly wanted to run, but Johnny held her back.“No you don’t, girl,” shouted Johnny. “No more Derby runs for you.”Tall pines lined the edges of the narrow dirt road. Rain had gashed it with deep furrows in places, revealing stones and boulders left by the mighty glaciers eons ago. Older ...and wiser now, Johnny wondered how Tilly had negotiated the road without breaking a leg.The country was still wild, but more and more people were coming in all the time. Before too long humans would tame even these vast regions; men and machines would come to strip the mountains of their riches. There was talk of gold farther up in Alaska, and men and women were beginning to stream into the area, willing to endure great hardships just to fill their pockets.As the wagon pitched and wobbled down the road,Johnny looked at Jocko seated next to him.Johnny wondered.MoreLess
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