Dead Birds Page #3

-He disappeared.

He went to take the horses to the barn

and hasn't come back yet.

We're all out lookin' for him.

I'll be right down.

Todd and Clyde are out back.

Are you comin'?

Yeah, I'll be along in a minute.

Dog!

Joseph?

You seen him?

I thought I heard Dog in the field.

I went after him, but...

he must have gotten turned around

in there or something.

You couldn't find your way out there

in daylight,

much less at night with a storm coming.

Joseph?

He'll either come back or he won't.

Let's all keep our pistols handy.

I gotta take care of something.

I'll be around in a minute.

We shouldn't leave

the gold unattended again.

We've been lucky so far,

especially with those two around.

Do you think they're

planning something serious?

Things are different now.

From now on, one of us three

stays with the gold at all times,

no matter what.

At least until we figure out

what's going on here.

-Got that?

-Yeah.

All right.

Dog?

Hey... Hey, now.

Stay with the gold.

-What is it?

-There was a boy in here.

-A boy?

-He ran out.

You all right?

Yeah, I'm fine. It just...

It just scared me, that's all.

Maybe it was the light.

-Was it a young kid?

-Yeah, he was young. He was small.

If there was a boy here,

Sam will find him.

We're the only ones on this floor.

-Could he have gone out a window?

-I don't see how.

He didn't go downstairs.

We would have passed him.

-Sure you weren't dreaming?

-No! He could've gone out another way.

-lf there was a boy...

-It wasn't a dream.

-Sam?

-Sam? Sam...

On your feet.

-You all right?

-Yeah, I'm fine.

I just got queasy after running up

all these goddamn stairs.

-You need to lie down and rest.

-I'm OK. Just give me a minute.

-Lie down.

-Come on.

Annabelle...

I believe you about the boy.

Get some rest.

-I didn't say I don't believe you.

-No, you just said I had a bad dream.

Oh, Christ, Annabelle.

Sam's wound is infected.

He won't be in a condition to ride

if it gets much worse.

All right, fine.

You got any suggestions?

It's just that...

There's something wrong with this place.

There was something awful

about that boy upstairs.

-Why can't we leave now?

-There's no chance of leaving tonight.

We can't just leave Joseph here.

He could be passed out somewhere.

What have you been doing?

Did you see Joseph come by?

I could've sworn I saw him

moving around in there.

You sure it was him?

I saw a head and shoulders

moving through the rows, but...

What?

Then I didn't see it no more.

It's either him

or something pretty big.

Our Father, thou who art in heaven...

My parents used to lie in this bed.

This is where my mother was

when the consumption took her.

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