In fact, he seemed amused by it, and he rode up and got off his horse as if nothing were happening. It's just me, Newt managed to say. In minutes, the arrival of Gus McCrae had mixed up everyone, just as it usually had in the past. Once that was done, he could go off with the pistol and join his dead.
He knew cowboys were supposed to be able to stay in the saddle two or three days at a stretch without sleep, but he was guiltily aware that he had not yet learned the trick. She had never told him that Dee had died--if he had. Can't wait to get to town. After waiting for the moment so long, what was a little dust? Once in a while, though, he dropped back a little.
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