If Lee thought the events of the past week had proved to be a turning point for the better, he was mistaken. If anything, things got worse. Although the residents of Bethel would whole heartedly agree Kalub O’Brian’s assault on Sleeps With Dog was wrong; it seemed they held in equal contempt that an Indian had beaten a white man and had gotten off.
Both Lee and Tatanka were skirted and avoided on the streets of the town. Sleeps With Dog’s new friends could no longer come to play at the livery and he was not invited to their homes. When patrons came to the livery, they watched Tatanka warily. Nate said it would pass, but Lee wasn’t so sure.
Life on the ranch reflected the tension from town. The cowboys of the C_B couldn’t help but get the story from other wranglers in town, bringing the
