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Chapter 6

           Grampathrowedhishipoutajointlaughin’.How’dmyfolksgosoeasy?"

           "Well,theguythatcomesaroun’talkedniceaspie.’Yougottogetoff.Itain’tmyfault.’Well,’Isays,’whosefaultisit?I’llgoan’I’llnutthefella.’It’stheShawneeLan’an’CattleCompany.Ijus’gotorders.’Who’stheShawneeLan’an’CattleCompany?’’Itain’tnobody.It’sacompany.Gotafellacrazy.Therewasn’tnobodyyoucouldlayfor.Lotathefolksjus’gottiredoutlookin’forsomepintobemadatbutnotme.I’mmadatallofit.I’mstayin’."

           Alargereddropofsunlingeredonthehorizonandthendrippedoverandwasgone,andtheskywasbrilliantoverthespotwhereithadgone,andatorncloud,likeabloodyrag,hungoverthespotofitsgoing.Andduskcreptovertheskyfromtheeasternhorizon,anddarknesscreptoverthelandfromtheeast.Theeveningstarflashedandglitteredinthedusk.Thegraycatsneakedawaytowardtheopenbarnshedandpassedinsidelikeashadow.

           Joadsaid,"Well,weain’tgonnawalknoeightmilestoUncleJohn’splacetonight.Mydogsisburnedup.How’sitifwegotoyourplace,Muley?That’son’yaboutamile."

           "Won’tdonogood."Muleyseemedembarrassed."Mywifean’thekidsan’herbrotheralltookan’wenttoCalifornia.Theywasn’tnothin’toeat.Theywasn’tasmadasme,sotheywent.Theywasn’tnothin’toeathere."

           Thepreacherstirrednervously."Youshouldofwenttoo.

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