The Man From Eagle CreekChapter 16
Tom rode back to the crossroads on the south side of town and kept going east toward the river. He was close to forty miles from Omaha and he had about six hours of sunlight left. Not knowing this part of the country he felt his best bet would be to travel during daylight and lay low until the next morning. He came to the trail that led south along the Missouri River and headed away from Newton and the friends he’d made in the short time he was there. Sheriff Keyes had told Tom that the...