Echoes of War Page #4

that I have made them.'"

Boy, they are wretched.

Why did you go there?

Why do you let them

do this to you?

That's not your concern, Wade.

Well, like it or not,

I am your family.

I have a right to know.

They don't take much.

That's not the point.

It's wrong.

And you, of all people,

should know that.

Let me help you.

I don't need your help.

"The earth was

filled with violence.

And God said..."

I was in the war...

I saw a lot of men get down on

their knees and start praying.

They died all the same.

Sometimes in this life

you need to do

things for yourself.

Oh, look. It's a 10.

All right, jeez, man.

Look at this here.

Nice. We got a...

Howdy.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

It's all right.

It's just me, Wade.

I was just sitting there,

and I saw you.

Just wanted to say hello, Dill.

It's been a while.

What you want?

Nothing.

You wanna put the gun down?

I ain't... I ain't

supposed to talk to you.

Ah, well, I ain't

gonna cause any trouble.

Then what you want?!

Nothing, like I told you.

Just wanna come by

and say howdy.

Can't a guy do that anymore?

That's nice.

That is a real nice

collection you got there.

No, no, no, I didn't

mean anything by that.

Got yourself a raccoon,

skunk, and a rabbit.

That's a big coon.

That is a big raccoon.

Hey, you remember that time

when we were out in your

father's pasture...

and we spooked the cattle?

You remember that?

And they went running.

Yeah.

Craziest thing I ever saw.

Them big dumb animals

running everywhere.

And then

your... your old man

comes crashing out

of that front porch,

and he starts yelling at us.

You remember that?

Uh-huh.

What happened after that?

Uh, he's chasing us.

- Uh-huh.

- And... And you says, "Run for it,

and I got away from him 'fore...

And you ain't

never said a thing.

Yeah.

Please!

Please!

Please!

Please!

Mama!

Mama!

Come on!

Please!

Please! God!

Please!

Abigail.

Just gonna go pick some flowers.

Mama,

you shouldn't be

in Jasper's room.

Mm. Mm.

I been...

It's all right.

It's all right, Mama.

Dillard?!

You seen your brother?

No. What was he doing?

He was due back hours ago.

Dillard!

Come here, son.

What...

He... He...

Who done this to you, boy?

He did it.

He stole it, Pa.

Who?

Aah!

It was Wade.

- Ohh!

- Don't move, boy.

Don't move.

You told me it would stop.

What do you want, pelts, meat?

I'll go get it

for you right now.

Abby, please,

can you just tell him to lay low, will you?

Just let this all

blow over. Come on.

What, so it can go back

to how it was?

Yeah, exactly.

Bet your father would like that.

Abby, I want the same as you do.

I just... I need a little more

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