The Trail West
“But to his mind it had been worth it. He couldn’t see much of the town as they rode in. Just that it wasn’t much of a town. Naturally, Julia didn’t say a word. At nightfall, he had taken over ferrying her, much to Butch’s delight, and he swore, it was like riding double with a big sandbag.
But he’d been thinking she was acting the way he would’ve acted if he’d been in her situation, if he’d been just a little snip of a girl and all, and had been picked up and bossed around by Sweeney—who was at least a foot taller than her—and himself. And he was even taller than Sweeney, especially with his boots on. He wondered who had legal charge of her. He’d never thought to ask.
Sweeney stopped in front of a dark building, which, by its scent and size, could only be the livery. Lost in his thoughts, Monahan stopped just in time to avoid riding right over the top of him.
From behind, the girl said a cranky, “Hey!” She slid down, then looked back up at Monahan. “I’m gonna have me enough trouble to...night without you crashin’ me in the middle of the street!”MoreLess
But he’d been thinking she was acting the way he would’ve acted if he’d been in her situation, if he’d been just a little snip of a girl and all, and had been picked up and bossed around by Sweeney—who was at least a foot taller than her—and himself. And he was even taller than Sweeney, especially with his boots on. He wondered who had legal charge of her. He’d never thought to ask.
Sweeney stopped in front of a dark building, which, by its scent and size, could only be the livery. Lost in his thoughts, Monahan stopped just in time to avoid riding right over the top of him.
From behind, the girl said a cranky, “Hey!” She slid down, then looked back up at Monahan. “I’m gonna have me enough trouble to...night without you crashin’ me in the middle of the street!”MoreLess
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