Chad arrived at a large field on the edge of town where the Wild West show was to be performed. Several tents were being erected. In another area a large outdoor amphitheater was being set up. The would-be cowboy hardly knew where to look first. Horses pulled on thick ropes which raised the heavy poles and canvases. Men swung sledge hammers, pounding the stakes that would hold the tents fast. Since the weather was warm, many of the men were stripped to the waist.
As he stood watching, a voice came from behind him.
“Howdy!”
Chad turned to see the young man who’d smiled at him during the parade. He was smiling again now as he stood shirtless in the late afternoon sun. Sweat was running over his muscular torso, matting down the light covering of hair on his chest. The man took off his cowb
