CHAPTER 27 MOON SHINE

JACK HAD BEEN OUT FOR A HOUR WHEN HE CAME TO WITH LIZZIE AND SUSIE CLOSE BY.

LIZZIE GOOD HAVE YOU BACK JACK.

SUSIE YOU SURE RAISE CANE OVER THE CLEANING OF SORE.

JACK "LADIES" I KNOW YOU DO NOT KNOW MUCH ABOUT MOON SHINE. BUT MOON SHINE LOT STRONGER THAN REGULAR WHISKEY.  NEED BE CUT OR BURN SKIN.

LIZZIE WE SORRY JACK ,WE DID NOT KNOW. I BET THAT HURT.

JACK MORE THAN YOU KNOW. ""TO DRINK"", NEED TO BE MIX WITH WATER HALF AND HALF, OR IT BURN THE SKIN OUT YOUR MOUTH.

SUSIE SO THAT'S WHY THE MEN CALL IT FIRE WATER.

JACK TAKE LITTLE IN CUP TOSS IN THE FIRE, BUT STAND BACK.

LIZZIE DID AS JACK HAD SAID WHEN SHE TOSS ON THE FIRE IT WENT ""WHAMP"" THE FIRE JUMP UP.

JACK "THAT'S PURE STUFF" WE CALL IT WHITE LIGHTEN. USE ANY MORE CUT IT PLEASE.

LIZZIE YES JACK ,""WE SORRY"" WE DID NOT KNOW. WE AS SCARED AS YOU OVER THIS.

LIZZIE JACK I AM AFRAID .I LOOSE YOU, I'LL DIE.

JACK YOU THE REASON I'M HERE. I HAD THE GUN TO MY HEAD, AFTER KILLING FLAP JACK. THOUGHT I OWE YOU THE TRY TO MAKE IT THREW THIS. IF I DO NOT MAKE IT TAKE THE GOLD AND GO ON WITH OUR PLAINS.I.LL LIVE WITH YOU IN IT. I TRY TO BE THERE.

LIZZIE CRAZY DOG BEEN GONE FOR 4 HOURS NOW. HE SHOULD BE GETTING TO VILLAGE SOON. IT IS CLOSE TO SUNSET. IF THEY TRAVEL AT NIGHT BE HERE AT SUN RISE.

JACK CRAZY DOG AND RED BEAR KNOW THIS LAND LIKE BACK OF HAND ,,THEY BE ON TRAIL AT NIGHT. THAT DAM LEG IS THROBBING. KEEP ME WARM AS YOU CAN. TO NIGHT.

LIZZIE WE KEEP FIRE HIGH. KEEP YOU COVERED WITH BISON ROBE. SUSIE AND I SLEEP AT YOUR SIDE.

JACK CLOSE TO 4 AM START GETTING ME DRUNK. FOR LEG SET.

LIZZIE WHAT YOU LIKE DRUNK, MEAN .NASTY, OR WHAT, WE NEED TO KNOW?

JACK I GOT DUNK ONCE WHEN WE LOST LOT MEN, THEY SAY I WAS HAPPY AND JOKE A LOT. THAT WAS AFTER I KILL 9 MEN IN COMBAT.

SUSIE THEN IT IS TRUE YOU KILL TEN MEN HEAD TO HEAD.

JACK ONLY NINE UNLESS THE ONE GOT AWAY DIED TO. HE WAS HIT ,I THOUGHT I ONLY NICK HIM. I BOUGHT TWO JIGS OF THE SHINE. THINK CRAZY DOG HAS HIT IT, FEW TIMES,, CHECK IT SEE ANY LEFT ; WE USE IT GET DRUNK ON.

LIZZIE CHECK IT LOOKS AT JACK ,""HALF GONE.""

JACK WE USE IT SAVE THIS JUG, HID IT ;CRAZY DOG DRINK IT.

LIZZIE HE DOES I'LL KILL HIM, THAT'S FOR CUTS ,AND SORES TO CLEAN THEM WITH.

IT WAS DARK WHEN CRAZY DOG GOT TO VILLAGE ,AS DOG BARK TELLING THAT SOME WAS COMING. RED BEAR COMES OUT SEE WHAT DOG WAS BARKING ABOUT. CRAZY DOG RIDES UP TO HIS TEE PEE IN COMANCHE HE TELLS RED BEAR THAT JACK HAS BROKEN HIS LEG. CRAZY DOG HORSE IS WORE OUT ,AND LATHER UP FROM LONG HARD RIDE.

RED BEAR TOLD HIM DRY HIS HORSE OFF GET THE ONE JACK HAD TRADED HIM ,AND BE READY TO GO BACK. CRAZY DOG DOES AS HE TOLD, AND RED BEAR GOES TO SPOTTED DEER TEE PEE.

RED BEAR CALL SPOTTED BEER OUT ,AND TELL HIM OF JACK IN COMANCHE. TELL HIM GET READY; THEY GO IN HOUR. RED BEAR GOES GET HIS FAVORITE MOUNT READY TO GO. SPOTTED DEER HAS SOME BISON LEG BONES AND RAW HID STRIPS, IN A LARGE RAW HIDE BAG ,AND TREE MOSS. HE GOES GET HIS MOUNT.

SPOTTED DEER HAS A ARMY MULE, HE FOUND. OUT ON THE PLAINS. MUST GOT AWAY FROM THE CALVARY. THIS IS HIS RIDE OF CHOICE. HE COULD HAD HIM A MUSTANG, BUT HE LIKE THIS ONE. AS THEY WERE MOUNTING UP TO GO, RED BEAR LOOKS, HAS A LITTLE GRIN AND THINKS,"" WE HALF GO SLOW ON ACCOUNT OF THAT ASS"" HEEE HONK, "ONK". "ONK".

CHEROKEE BILL IS MAY BE THREE DAYS RIDE FROM RED BEAR VILLAGE. HE HAS CAMP SET UP. COFFEE GOING AND A RABBIT ON A STICK HE KILL THAT AFTER NOON. HE HEAR SOME THING, THERE WAS A MAN WITH A GUN ON HIM.

CHEROKEE BILL NO NEED FOR GUN I WILL GIVE YOU SOMETHING TO EAT.

MAN I WANT THAT HORSE. MY HORSE BROKE HIS LEG. AND ANY MONEY YOU HAVE.

CHEROKEE BILL TAKE HORSE. MONEY IN BAG THERE.

ROBBER "NO FUNNY STUFF". AS HE GOES OVER TO SADDLE BAGS AND PICK THEM UP.

CHEROKEE BILL PULL THE PEPPER BOX OUT FROM UNDER HIS BELT.

CHEROKEE BILL SHOULD TOOK THE MEAL """BAM"" ALL FOUR BARRELS FIRE.

THE ROBBER FALL BACK BEEN HIT WITH 4 -38 CALIBER SHOTS.

CHEROKEE BILL LOOKS AT THE GUN AND THINKS ""SERGEANT HAD NICE HID AWAY GUN , "WORK GOOD"" AS HE KICK THE ROBBER MAKE SURE HE DEAD.