I knew Vaughan was going to be pissed that blood had been shed needlessly, with all the unwanted attention that came with it. Worse for me, being that most of Vaughan"s g**g were Indians from the Umatilla Reservation, I was conspicuous as I was the only white man with that bunch who had ridden off with the stolen horses that day, even though we all wore bandanas pulled up over our faces. If the law didn"t catch us, I knew the local vigilance committee was planning on throwing a neck tie party for us four, complete with a warning to all other horse thieves pinned to one of our coats as we dangled from some tree branch or a corral crossbar. So I took my chances that the boys would be honest enough to give me a cut of the profits back on the Umatilla Rez, and headed out on my own.
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