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She slept restlessly that night Several tiht movement around the ca to the night for a while she fell asleep again By dawn she ake again - ready to get started The sooner they got started, the sooner they would reach Ashley The Indians were probablythe freight wagons, anyway?

Sheany wildlife and found a fire ready She made coffee and some oatmeal, and then went to harness her teaain? She returned to the fire and found the rabbed a bowl and dipped out the last of the oat near the fire, putting his breakfast away Apparently scrounging food off the desert wasn't nearly as easy as harnessing a tea his for our breakfast?"

He paused with the spoon half way to his lips and raised one brow "Snake or tortoise?"

She et I askedplease"

She finished her oat Bordeaux was the only one who didn't have coffee, she poured another cup and handed it to him As she turned away from him, Pete winked at Davis War her cap for Bordeaux She glanced quickly at Bordeaux, as giving his coffee undue attention Had he seen theht was unexpectedly disturbing He was a good looking man, and probably expected such attention Let theive theons were ready to roll, she sn innocence but her eyes were probably full of on today?"

His expression went from surprise to wary and on to a on behind those fantastic eyes, she couldn't say, but Pete's jaw must have dropped a mile Davis stared at her, too shocked to speak

Bordeaux took her elbow in his hand and cere her into the wagon in the sarabbed her by the collar and waistband and duon