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as andy s wagon drew up in front of the store building people started comming out of the wood work. del was shocked he hadnt seen that many people since he had been in ruby. harry and maxine went past del and joined the crowd forming around the wagon. andy stood up on the wagon seat and yelled " this wagon is full to the top of the top with the things you folks have been needing!" the crowd let out a cheer! andy turned to the store keeper who was standing on the porch looking on with a smile. " mdo we sell it out of the wagon or unload it into the store first?" "from what i see you better sell it off the end gate of the wagon. we try to unload it and we might get hung!"the store keeper answered. del stood there watching as andy dropped the tail gate and started asking the closest miner wht he wanted. maxine and harry came back to stand with del" gonna be a big time to night, elias gone, and now plenty to eat. wont be any sad folks here tonight." harry exclaimed. maxine looked up into dels face" that old man scared me, but you wernt afraid of him why?" " i was afraid big time, they could have just as easy killed me, but the old man was a bully. most bullys when confronted will back away. plus i could see his men wernt going to back him up.but dont think for a minute we have seen the last of him." del said. " i would guess that for the first time in his life he didnt gt his way. he didnt get you, his kind will find another way to get what they want. we better keep a eye out" "well he wont keep me from getting what i want or going to our property."maxine lifted her chin in defiance. " didnt you learn anything with all that? didnt i just tell you he wont quit until he gets what he wants? that inclused you sister. harry gave him his silver mine back, but the folks on this side of the line didnt, and he didnt get you. do you understand why we tell you to stay out of mexico?" del couldnt believe what he was hearing from her. harry turned back to andys wagon shakeing his head. people were walking away with bundles in thier arms of the women were laughing and chattering about the things they would do with thier purchases. del stood at the corner of the old building watching to the south. there was trouble down that way. he was hopeing it wouldnt spill over to this side of the border. most of the folks had left the wagon and gone back to thier homes and mines. andy was setting packages on the porch and the stoor keeper was carrying them inside.harry was carrying a sack back to thier caamp site followed by maxine. but still del looked south.