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Chapter 6: Retribution

            Kapow! Kapow! Kapow!             Reuben had just settled down for a good night’s sleep when he heard the three shots. There was trouble, but where?             The gunfire obviously came from one of his Sugar Creek neighbors. Reuben scanned the night as he exited his canvas shelter. A red glow came from Mace Johnson’sContinue reading “Chapter 6: Retribution”

Chapter 4: Squatter

Chapter 4: Squatter             Kablam!             The man had jumped into the road from behind a bush. The first shot from his pistol was a warning, aimed over Reuben’s head. Now the gun was leveled at him. Before he could even think about grabbing the musket by his side, two more men emerged from theContinue reading “Chapter 4: Squatter”