“News travels fast in a small town like Fries,” Bud said with a deep belly laugh.
“Now Sam’s gonna be in for one of your delicious lunches in about an hour, Bud. You take good care of him.”
“I sure will Chiney. Birddog tells me you guys are going hunting. Hope you have good luck. If you get more than you can eat, you know where I live.”
“Now I will surely do that.”
“So,” Chiney said as he turned to Sam, “think you can keep yourself busy until I pick you up at two?”
“Yes, I’m looking forward to our afternoon.”
“Me too,” Chiney agree as he grabbed Sam’s hand for a hearty goodbye shake, “let me go take care of a few things. I’ll pick you up at the boarding house. And don’t worry about getting any boots, looks like we wear about the same size, I’ll bring you a pair of mine.”
Sam turned
