We bought the dry goods and extra food items we were going to need and then bought two more Bowie knives, 10 pounds of lead, 10 pounds of powder, 250 ...caps and can of gun oil.We spent the night and left the next morning, both mules packed full and us riding our horses. Half way to my cabin we saw smoke coming from the next ridge over. We rode up the ridge and looked down into the valley to see the remains of a small wagon train. We carefully and slowly rode down into the valley. Eight wagons. We’ll never have to worry about Marek having any more kids, I’ll guarantee that!”Sheila and Joni were both laughing when TJ flashed, “I was just telling Charlie, Rex and Jeremy, that Franklin’s Congressional Confirmation hearing just got moved up from Friday to Thursday. I’ll bet the bastard attacked you so you wouldn’t be able to testify at his hearing.”Bill sighed, “The problem is the cops just got here and I honestly don’t know who to trust. If I had my druthers, I’d just get the hell out of. The deer were still there. I watched them move about in the early morning fog. They had incredibly thin legs for such large animals. I was still wearing my tee shirt and panties.A pair of strong arms wrapped around me. "You better watch out honey, you might fall over." Paul said in my ear."Paul! You scared the hell out of me!" I looked up. The deer were bounding away. "Look, you scared the deer away." They'll come back now they found the corn. Look what I've found." He had a hand on each of my. Both of them were concerned that Stick's bad foot might cause a problem. Two Bears had found a stick that had a rounded "Y" at the top and was trying to convince Stick to use it under his arm to help support and balance his weak side while they crossed. Sticks similar to that were often used to help older people who had difficulty with standing or walking, and Two Bears was trying to convince Stick that there was no shame in using one to make their crossing safer. It was cold enough, Stick.