Pearl
“The saddle he’d dug out needed work, and that’s what he planned to do now as he untied a roll of tanned cowhide he’d brought from the ranch, just in case.
‘‘Hey, Mr. Harrison. You brought in another horse.’’ Opal leaped from the top porch step and bounded out to the rail.
‘‘No, really, oh, he must have followed me in.’’ He enjoyed hearing Opal laugh at his jokes. Unfettered and free, her laugh sparkled its way above the trees and danced on the breeze.
‘‘What are you going to do with that hide?’...’ ‘‘Repair the saddle. See, it needs new leathers for the stirrups, and the strap on the cinch looks like a mouse has been gnawing on it.’’ ‘‘You can fix it?’’ ‘‘Sure. You want to help?’’ ‘‘Do I have to chew the hide?’’ She kept her face without expression, poker-faced one might say, but her eyes laughed, crinkling slightly at the corners.
He knew she was referring to his comments on an earlier visit about Indian women chewing the hide to soften it.MoreLess
‘‘Hey, Mr. Harrison. You brought in another horse.’’ Opal leaped from the top porch step and bounded out to the rail.
‘‘No, really, oh, he must have followed me in.’’ He enjoyed hearing Opal laugh at his jokes. Unfettered and free, her laugh sparkled its way above the trees and danced on the breeze.
‘‘What are you going to do with that hide?’...’ ‘‘Repair the saddle. See, it needs new leathers for the stirrups, and the strap on the cinch looks like a mouse has been gnawing on it.’’ ‘‘You can fix it?’’ ‘‘Sure. You want to help?’’ ‘‘Do I have to chew the hide?’’ She kept her face without expression, poker-faced one might say, but her eyes laughed, crinkling slightly at the corners.
He knew she was referring to his comments on an earlier visit about Indian women chewing the hide to soften it.MoreLess
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