Mat Sullivan 2 Chapter 13
New Mexico Territory, September, 1894 September is a very pleasant time of the year to be traveling through the high desert of New Mexico Territory. The monsoon is over, so there is little chance of sand storm problems, and the extreme heat has moderated, so that it is not so unpleasant to be out in the midday sun. Yes, it was good to be alive! Ouch! Then it happened! At first, I thought that I had been shot, there was such a sharp pain in my back; then I realized that I had not heard a...