Now a new and worse fear struck him. I got the solution to both our problems, Louisa said. He knew the Captain had to leave, and yet he hoped he wouldn't--not for another few days anyway. No one had ever called him cowboy before, but it was a natural mistake.
Well, what's it going to be, marriage or Texas? Louisa asked after a while. Ben Rainey, an excellent rider, had been assigned the task of breaking the mustangs, but on the very first day of work a strong black horse threw him into a tree and broke his arm. Needle, Bert, Pea, Deets and Dish were waiting to go to Mexico. How far's town? she asked.
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