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Leaving Independence 1863Chapter 3
Tom Watson spent a lot of time near Mrs. Mary Whittle, the widow of the man who started the Indian trouble two days outside Grand Island. They were close to the same age and had become attracted to each other. Her two sons, Johnathon and Abner, got along well with Tom, so that barrier was not really there. The attraction was strong enough that Tom had started taking his meals with Mary and the boys, rather than with the other guards. Since they both were in their late 20s, a few tongues did...