In the morning, when they left, there were a number of buzzards and two or three prairie wolves hanging around, waiting for them to leave the carcass. Young Bill Spettle, the one they called Swift Bill, was no older than Newt, and his brother Pete only a year older than Bill. It might even be a hundred dollars. She didn't want Clara to see the letter.
Did Ma leave? Joe asked. At the sight of Jake he felt a deep apprehension. Pea Eye scarcely knew what to think. She was tall and skinny, and she just stood there by her husband, crying.
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