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Chapter 39

           Saidhewasreelin’drunkandcussin’atthetopofhislungs.Alexsaidheneverheardsuchfinecussin’.Alex’shorsewasstandin’thereandyourpaclimbedonitwithoutaby-your-leaveandoffhewentinacloudofdustsothickitchokedyou,cussin’everybreathhedrew.

           "Well,aboutsundownAshleyandmeweresittin’onthefrontstep,lookin’downtheroadandmightyworried.MissMellywasupstairscryin’onherbedandwouldn’ttellusnothin’.Terrectly,weheardapoundin’downtheroadandsomebodyyellin’liketheywasfoxhuntin’andAshleysaid:‘That’squeer!ThatsoundslikeMr.O’Harawhenheusedtorideovertoseeusbeforethewar."

           "Andthenweseenhimwaydownattheendofthepasture.Hemusthavejumpedthefencerightoverthere.Andhecomeridin’hell-for-leatherupthehill,singin’atthetopofhisvoicelikehedidn’thaveacareintheworld.Ididn’tknowyourpahadsuchavoice.Hewassingin’‘PeginaLow-backedCar’andbeatin’thehorsewithhishatandthehorsewasgoin’likemad.Hedidn’tdrawreinwhenhecomenearthetopandweseenhewasgoin’tojumpthepasturefenceandwehoppedup,scaredtodeath,andthenheyelled:‘Look,Ellen!Watchmetakethisone!’Butthehorsestoppedrightonhishaunchesatthefenceandwouldn’ttakethejumpandyourpawentrightoverhishead.Hedidn’tsuffernone.Hewasdeadtimewegottohim.Iguessitbrokehisneck."

           Willwaitedaminuteforhertospeakandwhenshedidnothepickedupthereins

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