How far is Miles City? he asked. Shot 'em, hung 'em, and _then_ burned 'em. Several times his life had been endangered when strangers discovered he had no means of paying them the sums he had just lost. Lorena had come to like the space--it was a relief after her years of being crowded in a little saloon.
At first she was only conscious of how scared she was, though she felt flickers of anger at Jake for letting it happen. Across the street the piano was still playing. Bob spent the day worrying, looking at the bleak plains and wondering what he would do in such a place without her. He ain't much taller than a rock.
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