Trail of the Mountain Man (2013)
“Peyton’s spread was a good twenty-five miles away from Sugarloaf, his range bordering Tilden’s holdings.
It was not long before the fire’s glow had softened, and then faded completely out.
“Peyton refused our offer of help,” Buttermilk said. “Some of us offered to stay over thar with him. But he turned us down flat.”
“We’ll ride over in the morning,” Smoke said. “At first light. There is nothing we can do this evening.”
“Except wonder what is happening over there,” Ralph stated.
“And how many f...unerals you gonna have to hold,” Luke added.
Peyton, his wife June, and their kids had been forced to retreat into the timber when it became obvious they were hopelessly outnumbered and outgunned. The family had made it out of the burning, smoking area with the clothes on their backs and nothing else.
They had lain quietly in the deep timber and watched their life’s work go up, or down, in fire. They had watched as the hooded men shot all the horses, the pigs, and then set the barn blazing.MoreLess
It was not long before the fire’s glow had softened, and then faded completely out.
“Peyton refused our offer of help,” Buttermilk said. “Some of us offered to stay over thar with him. But he turned us down flat.”
“We’ll ride over in the morning,” Smoke said. “At first light. There is nothing we can do this evening.”
“Except wonder what is happening over there,” Ralph stated.
“And how many f...unerals you gonna have to hold,” Luke added.
Peyton, his wife June, and their kids had been forced to retreat into the timber when it became obvious they were hopelessly outnumbered and outgunned. The family had made it out of the burning, smoking area with the clothes on their backs and nothing else.
They had lain quietly in the deep timber and watched their life’s work go up, or down, in fire. They had watched as the hooded men shot all the horses, the pigs, and then set the barn blazing.MoreLess
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