Guessing that the older woman was trying to think of something else to say that would persuade her into going to a shelter, she agreed. "I will, Mrs. ...." She was hoping to end the conversation before Bonnie could think of anything else. Then looking up, she quickly added, "I have to go now, so I'll see you tomorrow, okay?"She'd added that last bit just to make sure that she hadn't been fired. After all, it was very obvious to her that Bonnie wasn't pleased at all to find her arguing with Andy. Instead, he said: "You're right about keeping it from the girls. Jean's in no condition for this kind of jolt. How is she, anyway, have you seen her?" I looked in. She's resting and Carol's with her." Good. We'll give them a little story and head down town," Mark said, scooping up his hat. "I don't like the sound of things at all, Steve. That wild-sonofabitch, Caesar... the brute's gone too far attacking Aaron Newell's daughter! God knows, any woman in the valley would have been horrible. I went to the bathroom where there was a full-length mirror and looked at myself. I didn't see anything different. Though when I lifted up my sweatshirt I noticed my nipples where a little larger and slightly swollen. I almost screamed in excitement until I realized that Dad had just gotten home and probably hadn't told Mom yet since I requested him not to.I calmed myself down, used the bathroom for what it was intended for and returned to the supper table. We ate quietly, like always. I. I stowed my gear and rode away before any Apaches appeared on the scene.As I was riding away, I tried to conceal my trail this time, and I must have succeeded. I didn't see any sign of me being followed, so I rode back to check out what was going on. The Apaches were gone by now, but I did see what they had done for their wounded companions.There were a few trees in the vicinity, so they had rigged a travois for the man with the hip wound. They had laid him out on the travois that they had.