Less than an hour later the girls were nearly ready to leave. Amy had just gone out to saddle her horse, and Loretta was about to join her, when Amy burst back inside the house, slamming the door behind her.
"Jumpin' Jehoshaphat, Hunter's here!"
Loretta's heart leaped. "Oh, God, drop the bar, Amy!"
Loretta grabbed the bed and slid it away from the trap. Amy came running to help, her small face pinched with terror.
"Did they see you?" Loretta cried.
"I don't think so. But our horses are out front! They'll know, Loretta Jane! What in blazes are we gonna do?"
"Hide!" Loretta threw the trap wide and shoved Amy down the steps. Grabbing the rifle, she cast a worried glance at the bed to be sure it was sitting straight and the covers weren't mussed. If the least little thing looked odd, Hunter would notice and know the bed had been moved. Once he made that deduction, it wouldn't take him long to think of a floor trap. She no longer believed Comanches were stupid, Hunter least of all.
"Jumpin' Jehoshaphat, Hunter's here!"
Loretta's heart leaped. "Oh, God, drop the bar, Amy!"
Loretta grabbed the bed and slid it away from the trap. Amy came running to help, her small face pinched with terror.
"Did they see you?" Loretta cried.
"I don't think so. But our horses are out front! They'll know, Loretta Jane! What in blazes are we gonna do?"
"Hide!" Loretta threw the trap wide and shoved Amy down the steps. Grabbing the rifle, she cast a worried glance at the bed to be sure it was sitting straight and the covers weren't mussed. If the least little thing looked odd, Hunter would notice and know the bed had been moved. Once he made that deduction, it wouldn't take him long to think of a floor trap. She no longer believed Comanches were stupid, Hunter least of all.
( Catherine Anderson )
[ Comanche Moon ]
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