Many men left the reservations, looking for food for their families. They naturally gravitated toward the ranches with the most cattle, and Tunstall o...wned a lot of cattle. This made problems for Cletus!With cold weather coming on, Cletus planned to increase the number of patrols back to 4 per week. This would involve hiring a lot more men, but there were a lot of Mexicans looking for work, so the manpower was available. The Mexican vaqueros made excellent candidates for Cletus' force; they had. A good time now to see, to try at least to begin to see, theway the land lies.Quiet, except for, every few minutes, the sound, like cloth tearing, ofthe passing cars. Dark, except when a pool of harsh fluorescent lightspills from an empty store. Walking.Mainly dark at first. Then more light. And in the rising, ebbingshushing whisper of the tires of the passing cars, a momentary pause. Aglance, perhaps, out of a window to the night. A muttering. snatchedaway as the car moves on. A whistle in the. Boudee takhon amar laura prayee addek ta mukhe dhukiye chuste laglo aar ami komor ta ektu aste aste oopore kore amar laura ta diye boudeer mukhe halka halka thap marte laglam. Amar boudeer mukhe thap marar songe songe boudee laura ta mukh theke bar kore amake bollo, “ohhhh! Partho tumi ekhon thap mere mere jato ta paro tomar ei mota laura ta ke amar mukher bhetore dhukiye dao aar pore eita ke amar guuder bhetore dhukiye bhalo kore thapio. Amar guud tomar mota laurar thap khabar janno dekho ras. “Hi, I'm Mike, the guy who rescued your friend here last night” I explained “I found her wandering downtown near where I work, and what she's telling you is the truth.”She looked up at me, a slight smile playing at the corners of her mouth “Oooh, nice upgrade from Josh!” she said to Chantelle.“Would you wake Josh up for me?” I asked politely “Chantelle would like her belongings returned.”“Okay” she hesitated “he's gonna be pissed though, mister”“If you don't, I will.” I threatened.“Okay, jeez,.