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Chapter 103

On the other hand, if we started back for the fort where there was a medical man, Bear’s wound would be treated by tomorrow morning. Not only that, we’d leave a wounded Hanlihan stranded far behind without any way out except to walk. Or ambush somebody else.

The sergeant made the decision for me. A bullet crashed through the brush beside my head. I hugged the ground. The terrain was clear for a hundred feet, so he had to be in a depression somewhere in front of me. I fired a shot at nothing and edged backwards into the small ravine. Should I try to flank him? Or wait for him to try the same maneuver? I paused and tried to suppress my labored breathing to hear.