“You think we’ll have trouble like we
almost did in the Army?”
“Well, if we keep a low profile—stick
to ourselves—nobody should bother us. Not too many people west of Missouri right now anyway.
If we live far enough from a settlement and only go to town once or twice a year,
it shouldn’t be a problem.”
“What about when folks come in and
they see one bed? What will they think then?”
“We’ll always have to keep two
bedrooms up,” Gregory said sleepily.
“All right,” Frank said as he drifted
off to sleep.
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It's sad the lengths people had to go to in the past to stay safe (and still today, depending on where you are).
ReplyDeletePainfully sad, having to hide like this.
ReplyDeleteSad, but it sounds like they're thinking things through well and planning for what could go wrong.
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