Baby Screamed Nonstop On A Stagecoach Until A Widow Did The Unthinkable For A Rich Cowboy…

Baby Screamed Nonstop on a Stagecoach Until a Widow Did the Unthinkable for a Rich Cowboy

The stagecoach hit a deep rut and rocked so hard the passengers grabbed the seats like the wood might save them. The springs groaned, the lantern swung, and the whole box of it seemed to lift off the ground for half a breath before slamming back down into dust.

Then the baby screamed again, louder than the wheels, louder than the horses, louder than the driver cursing up front. The sound cut through heat and grit and went straight into every man’s skull like a spike.

Two grown men looked like they would rather jump out into the prairie than sit through one more mile of it. One had already tried holding his hat over his ears like felt could stop misery, and the other kept shifting as if he might find a position where sound couldn’t reach him.

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