Of course he would be the first one massacred if there was any smart Indians left. I thought we was going to strike Ogallala, Needle reminded him. When the third day passed and Gus wasn't back, Call began to be uneasy. I never took you for a suicide, Gus, Call said.
By the time he had three long swigs of the whiskey Newt felt that the world had suddenly changed. If he kills me he'll die with me, Needle said grimly. He himself had been plagued from the start by a sense of hopelessness about finding his way, and would have welcomed a guide. I thought they went east, he said.
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