Sheriff Gilmore was a man of few words. Silently he slid the Deputy Star towards me. Then, with a groan as if it was almost too much of an effort, he muttered: ‘Go to Cliffside and find out why we haven’t heard anything from them recently. I’ve heard strange reports from the mountains so be careful. Might be Indians on the warpath again.’
I nodded and agreed, then turned and walked out of the Sheriff’s Office smiling.A ride over to Cliffside wasn’t so bad. If it was the Indians I’d call the Cavalry, if it was just a rockslide in Jasper’s canyon, I’d have to organize some help to move it away. Either way it sounded like an easy first assignment.
Boy was I ever so wrong.
Wow, I really can’t believe it’s almost over. I also can’t believe how far we’ve come and we only started on Monday! It’s been a great time so far, learning a lot and working under time pressure shows where our deficiencies are.
I think our game will be almost but not quite finished till Saturday evening.
