Chapter 18
Dan found him there early the next morning when he went into the tent to check on Juval. He saw nothing unusual at first. Juval was still there; it didn't look as though he'd moved a muscle all night. Dan drifed over toward him. He was in a bemused state of benevolence this morning. After a night of love and ecstasy beyond belief, he had just escorted Debra to her father's trailer. This morning, the world was lit by a rosy glow. He couldn't even find it in himself to hate Cotty Starke.
Then he grunted aloud. The chains were around the casket! The lid was down, the chains padlocked around it. He took a few running steps, vaulted over the chain, and skidded to a stop against the coffin. He stared down into Cotty's dead face. Cotty was not handsome in death; he had died violen
