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Chapter One<br > Late May, 1884<br > Callie walked slowly around the hanging platform, hardly<br > aware of the bustle of people around her, the clatter of wagons,<br > dogs barking, children laughing and screaming, playing tag.<br > The hanging planned for tomorrow had turned the streets of<br > i Rawlim, Wyoming, into a virtual circus, with people coming<br > in from as far away as Cheyenne to watch the gruesome event.<br > - A train whistle wailed in the distance, and she did not doubt<br > s assenger cars were stuffed with more gawkers. A<br > the uain p .. " into watch.<br > hanging was big news. Whole fatmhes were coming<br > After all, seeing men justly punished was a good lesson to<br > children, showing what could happen if you make the wrong<br > choiee~ in life.<br > Callie was herself curious. The newspaper said a good hang-<br > man fixed things so a man s neck would break instantly once<br > the noose whipped tightly around his throat. Otherwise he d<br > kick for a while. She hoped that if she ever found her mother s<br > murderers, their necks wouldn t break right away. She wanted<br > to see them kick.<br >
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Love's Bounty 在线电子书 pdf 下载 txt下载 epub 下载 mobi 下载 2024