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Steel Dust Dawn

By: John Richman

...n to me next time. Bobby, can you show Montana to the bunkhouse? Take him to Pete’s room. Montana, you get settled out there and we’ll expect you f... ... It would normally belong to the foreman, but we haven’t had a foreman since Pete left a month or so ago, so just make yourself at home.” The gue... ...he old foreman? Ann told me he left a month or so ago. Why did he leave?” “Pete was foreman for about three years and he was a hand for a few yea... ...d when Clint started to drag him out, a few of his new friends jumped Clint. Pete either didn’t want to help or was too drunk to. Instead of makin’... ...ad of makin’ a big deal out if it, Clint rode back alone. The next afternoon, Pete showed up at the ranch and Clint let him have it. I remember him... ...ete showed up at the ranch and Clint let him have it. I remember him telling Pete that he was a lousy leader and that he better clean up his act fa... ...it on his own or if somthin’ else happened. Either way, somethin’ changed in Pete. None of that was like him and most of us don’t know any more abo... ...ms to have taken a likin’ to you and your horse there. And don’t worry about Pete. I suspect he’s back in the bottle and long gone.” We cooled do... ... around his mouth. “What the heck is this all about?” asked Luke. “What’s Pete doin’ out here and why’d you let those Indians run off? What’d th...

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