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Show 48 moment, and then plodded off in the darkness toward greener pastures. Chinook turned to continue the game by chasing the burro on its way, but Josh shamefacedly called him back in a loud whisper. Gathering himself up, still shaking, he found his knife and made his way back toward his bed with as much caution as he had approached the tree. With all his heart, Josh prayed that Cap Mullins was still sleeping soundly and had not heard his encounter with the beast. He had, he knew, acted like the greenest tenderfoot in the world, and he fervently hoped no one would ever learn of his embarrassment under the pinyon tree. |