Clara noted that Gus had already charmed the girls--July Johnson would be lucky to get another bowl of soup out of them as long as Gus was around. She took the utensils to the creek and washed them before putting them back in the packs. Janey was standing a few feet in front of him, with a big rock raised over her head. Dish had to hold him on his horse as they rode back, for Pea Eye had so little strength he could not even grip the saddle horn.
When they crossed the Powder they could see the Bighorn Mountains looming to the west--not really close, but close enough that anyone could see the snow on top of them. The narrow-channeled Pecos was running and the coffin was underwater. And yet she had been determined to go riding off with Jake, who had not even looked after her three weeks. It seemed life would never change.
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