The Rogue
“The last of their canteens of water was empty. The decision Holt had postponed had to be made now, and Guy reminded him of it.
“We’re out of water. What are we going to do?” he challenged. “Our horses haven’t had any since this morning.”
“We’ll wait until five. If the stallion hasn’t brought the mares in by then, we’ll go to the waterhole.”
They waited. Five o’clock came and went with no sign of the white stallion and his mares. Diana sensed Holt’s reluctance to enter the canyon, but the overri...ding concern was their own need for water.
“Saddle up,” he said when he saw Rube’s signal that there was no movement in the canyon. “We’ll take the horses in and let them drink their fill.”
On horseback, the climb to the canyon rim seemed shorter. Rube saw Guy leading his saddled horse and smiled widely.
“I figured you was gonna leave me perched up here like some goddamned bird. I was gonna hitch a ride if ya did,” he declared. “If I gotta be sittin’, I’d rather be astraddle a horse.MoreLess
“We’re out of water. What are we going to do?” he challenged. “Our horses haven’t had any since this morning.”
“We’ll wait until five. If the stallion hasn’t brought the mares in by then, we’ll go to the waterhole.”
They waited. Five o’clock came and went with no sign of the white stallion and his mares. Diana sensed Holt’s reluctance to enter the canyon, but the overri...ding concern was their own need for water.
“Saddle up,” he said when he saw Rube’s signal that there was no movement in the canyon. “We’ll take the horses in and let them drink their fill.”
On horseback, the climb to the canyon rim seemed shorter. Rube saw Guy leading his saddled horse and smiled widely.
“I figured you was gonna leave me perched up here like some goddamned bird. I was gonna hitch a ride if ya did,” he declared. “If I gotta be sittin’, I’d rather be astraddle a horse.MoreLess
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