She was boiling water for tea when a whore from the rum shanty came in with a poster.
‘I pulled it from a tree when no one was lookin.’
The picture looked different. But it was him.
‘Have you ever seen a reward that big? And there were riders. A policeman and riders gathering around it.’
The girl sighed.
She went to the bed. She put her hand on his chest.
‘Wake up, brother. You must run.’