He bragged and they hung him from a tree, Sally said. They had eaten the corn bread right out of the pan, so there were no dishes to wash. Indians had been known to dress in white men's clothes to disarm unwary settlers, and there were plenty of white men in the Territory who were just as dangerous as Indians. A slow walker, too, once his hip got broke, Pea Eye said.
It was clear that people would think the worst of him, whatever he did. Lorena thought he meant to drown her and tried to grab his legs to pull herself out; but evidently he just wanted to give her a bath, because he soon let go and walked back to the horses. He's sick, Lorena said. In trying to think of what he would say in his letter he remembered all that had happened.
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