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When he saw the Captain put two boxes of rifle shells into his saddlebag he felt even prouder, for it meant he might be expected to fight. Lorena just kept shaking her head. That's a pretty mad bear. They say he could track anything.

Poor thing, Clara said. I can catch varmints, she said. July wondered if the man was listening, and what he was thinking, in case he was. Clara looked at the baby and offered it her finger.