An Incident At Steepers Bog
John Vale sat by the fire, his arm in a sling. The burning sensation in his shoulder numbed his mind to the events happening outside. Two people entered the room quietly, one was his son. The sight of Morgan and Rachael made him feel better. He grasped his son's hand affectionately. A fuss was made of Rachael and Susie gave her some clean clothes to wear. The talk and chatter grew in excitement as plans were made for the future; Christmas would now be a merry time! The whole family seemed to have changed from the fearful way in which they had been living recently.
Outside, the mangled body of Ben Stickles lay in the snow. Behind a low stone wall, the boar lay on it’s side, its life duty done and no one would miss it’s ugly temper. The shot fired by Stickles ki
