I don't think the like o' this
day an' night wuz ever done on this continent afore. I'm for
revenge, I am, like that place where the Bible says, 'an eye for
an eye, an' a tooth for a tooth,' an' I'm goin' to stay in this
part o' the country till we git it!"
It was seldom that Shif'less Sol spoke with so much passion and
energy.
"We're all going to stay with you, Sol," said Henry. We're
needed here. I think we ought to circle about the fort, slip in
if we can, and fight with the defense."
"Yes, we'll do that," said Shif'less Sol, "but the Wyoming fort
can't ever hold out. Thar ain't a hundred men left in it fit to
fight, an' thar are more than than a thousand howlin' devils
outside ready to attack it. Thar may be worse to come than
anything we've yet seen."
"Still, we'll go in an' help," said Henry. "Sol, when you an'
Paul have rested a little longer we'll make a big loop around in
the woods, and come up to the fort on the other side."
They were in full accord, and after an hour in the bushes, where
they lay completely hidden, recovering their vitality and energy,
they undertook to reach the fort and cabins inclosed by the
palisades. Paul was still weak from shock, but Shif'less Sol had
fully recovered.
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