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.