Cattleman s LamentChapter 9
As the men from the Collins ranch left the Indian encampment behind there was a lot of frustration. Jonas and Buckshot didn’t know for sure where the tracks were leading because they headed back in the direction they had come. That suggested that they should have seen the party as they approached the Indian village. Because they hadn’t seen anyone, Jonas insisted that some man had stolen his wife and daughter, and had some kind of control over them, hiding them from the men while they rode by...