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it won’t
stay that
way long.
I haven’t seen him
check those flashy red
wheels
once
since we
left independence.
His rattlin’
hubs sound
mighty
loose
to me.
Then someone
should
warn
Lex.
I’ll do
it!
Giddyup,
girl!
sigh…
Thought I’d left you
in the dust at Rattler
Creek, Zeb.
Well, lookie
what the sun-
set drug in.
S
low but steady as was his
way, Zeb eventually caught up
to the main wagon train where
they camped for the night.
Hardly. Just
stopped to
grease the axles
on my wagon.
Now Miss Jenny, you
needn’t fret about
my accoutrements. I
reckon those wheels
cost me more than
Zeb’s entire rig.
twice the
price,
twice
the
quality,
I always
say.
Menial
labor is
so
overrated.
Not worth
a lick of
lizard spit if
they aren’t
maintained.
Oh, Lex, I meant
to remind you
earlier to check
your wheels, too.
What’s
that, Zeb?
Didn’t quite
catch that.
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