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about
that."
    She fought and struggled as he pushed her
down on the cot and covered her body with his.
At that moment the door burst open, and Earl entered. When he saw what was happening, he
leaped across the room and tore Eugene off Saber.

    "If you touch her again, you won't ever see another sunset," Earl said angrily. "She's going to
bring us money, but not if you don't keep your
hands off her."
    Sulkily, Eugene slammed out the door. All the
rest of that day he kept his distance from Saber,
although his eyes seemed to be on her all the
time. He made her feel as if he knew what she
looked like with her clothes off.
    She curled up on the cot, wondering if she
would ever be free of these men, or if she would
ever feel warm and clean again.
    Saber had decided that the youngest brother,
Sam, was the least threatening of the three. She
hoped to catch him alone so she could attempt
to win his confidence and perhaps her freedom.
It wasn't likely he would help her, but she was
desperate, and he might be her only hope.
    Her chance came sooner than she expected.
Earl ordered Eugene to ride up the hill and
watch the road because he had to leave to meet
someone. Earl then mounted his horse and rode
out of sight while Eugene grumbled, picked up
his rifle, and left.
    Saber waited until she was certain that the
two older brothers had gone before she ap proached Sam. She would never have a better
chance to talk to him alone. She eased herself
off the cot and hobbled over to sit beside him on
the rickety bench near the wood-burning stove.

    Sam glanced at her suspiciously and said in a
surly voice, "You best get back to the cot. Earl
won't like it none if he finds me talking to you."
    "Please don't send me away. I'm so lonely and
frightened. Let me talk to you for a moment. If
we hear your brothers returning, I promise I'll
go back to the cot right away."
    He leaned back and looked at her for a long
moment. "You've got a right to be afraid."
    She gazed purposefully into his eyes; her lips
were trembling. "Are your brothers going to kill
me?"
    He shook his head. "It ain't us you have to
fear. 'Course, you need to be watchful of Eugene.
He's always been mean to women, and I've seen
the way he looks at you. Just stay away from
him."
    Saber could not suppress the shiver that
rushed through her body. Just the touch of Eugene's hand on her had made her feel sick inside.
"Did he do anything to me before I woke up?"
    Sam saw her fear and tried to calm her. "I
don't know. He was alone with you for more
than an hour after we brought you here. But you
don't have to fear him any now because Earl won't let him hurt you none." He lowered his
voice, although there were only the two of them
in the room. "You just have to make sure you
ain't alone with him." His eyes widened as he
looked into her eyes, and a blush stained his
rough cheeks. "You're 'bout the prettiest woman
I've ever seen. I ain't never talked to no grand
lady before. What's your front name?"

    "My what?"
    "Your front name-you know, your given
name?"
    "Saber. My name is Saber."
    He grinned, looking boyish. "That sounds
more like a weapon than a name, ma'am."
    "It is a family name on my father's side." She
could see that he was softening toward her, and
she wanted to take advantage of that softness
while she could. "May I call you Sam?"
    He nodded, unable to look into her brilliant
blue eyes. "I reckon there's no harm in it. But
only when we're alone."
    "I understand. Sam, I would like to think we
would have been friends if we had met under
other circumstances."
    She saw him swallow hard as he raised his
gaze to her. "You wouldn't even have spoken to
me if we'd met on the street, ma'am. You'da sashayed past me in your fancy duds, never even
noticing me. I ain't good enough to-"

    "Don't think that," she said, reaching out her
hand to him, and then letting it fall to her side
when she saw a blush stain his face once more.
"You