Climb the Highest Mountain (2015)
“Fort Laramie was alive and teeming, for the Sioux attacks were growing worse, much worse. Getting through to Montana along the Bozeman Trail was almost impossible, for Red Cloud had announced he would kill every white man who set foot upon the Sioux hunting grounds, and he was doing a very good job of keeping his word. With the Civil War finally over, more soldiers were being sent west to build up the troops for a new war—with the Indians. She made her way up the wooden steps at the front of th...e officer’s quarters, stomped the mud and slop from her feet, walked along the porch to the door to Dan’s living quarters, and tapped on the door.
She waited a moment until a supply wagon rattled by; then she tapped again. A soft voice responded, “Come in.” She opened the door and peeked into the small room. Dan sat in a chair, staring at the wall, a bottle of whiskey on a nearby table and a small glass of it in his hand. Bonnie frowned in confusion, for his hair was uncombed and he wore uniform pants but only his cotton undershirt.MoreLess
She waited a moment until a supply wagon rattled by; then she tapped again. A soft voice responded, “Come in.” She opened the door and peeked into the small room. Dan sat in a chair, staring at the wall, a bottle of whiskey on a nearby table and a small glass of it in his hand. Bonnie frowned in confusion, for his hair was uncombed and he wore uniform pants but only his cotton undershirt.MoreLess
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