Seeing a movement from Rubin, I thought he was going to get up.
With his hands, he pushed himself halfway up. His eyes were wide open, staring straight at me.
Stopping in his effort of getting up, still staring at me, his mouth opened as if to say something.
Words never came. Instead, a large red bubble slowly worked its way out of his mouth and burst.
He fell back to the ground. I knew he was dead. Scared, not knowing what to do, I called for Rainie.
I got no answer. I called his name again and again. I could get no reply. My voice echoed in the darkness of the silent night.
A cold chill ran over my body. I suppose it is natural at a time like that for a boy to think of his mother.
I thought of mine. I wanted to get home. Going over to my dogs, I glanced to where the blue hound was.
He was trying to get up. I was glad he wasn’t dead. Picking up my lantern, I thought of my ax.
I left it. I didn’t care if I never saw it again. Knowing I couldn’t turn my dogs loose, I broke off enough of the wire to lead them.
As I passed under the branches of the bur oak tree, I looked up into the dark foliage. I could see the bright eyes of the ghost coon.
Everything that had happened on this terrible night was because of his very existence, but it wasn’t his fault.
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