South from Dodge

[Silver Creek Slim]

"Ya think the Comanches will attack us?"

[Delmonico]

Suddenly strange noises come from the river.  "Pffflllaaaaattttt."

A large flock of Comanches' head south-east with their ponies at a dead run.

"Nope Slim, I think we are safe looks like they're gonin' back ta Fort Sill, we'll be safe cause they'll be in the other thread."  Looks like Tinity saved us>  But be sure ta get water from upstream."

[Silver Creek Slim]

"Well that's good. Can we get the sauerbraten cook'n? I ain't et in a couple of days. Or do we need them cookies that Gopher Grease has not made yet?"

[Delmonico]

I bought some in Fort Sill, I'll sear the roast in some lard, you remove the peppercords and the bay leaf from the marinate.  When the roast is seared we'll add the marinate and simmer it for 2-3 hours or until it is tender.  We'll then use the gringersnap cookies ta make the gravy, would you also crush them please.  

If ya peel some tators we'll have boiled tators ta put the gravy over.  I'd ask Trinity ta help but I'm not sure his hands are clean.

[Silver Creek Slim]

"Sure I might be able to do that for you. Where is the roast, cookies, and taters?"

[Delmonico]

The cookies are in my saddle bags, you wear hidin' from the Indians behind my crock and ya was usin' the sack of tators as a rifle rest.

[Silver Creek Slim]

Slim runs over, grabs the saddle bags, and does a great impersonation of the Cookie Monster.
"Cookies!" 

[Delmonico]

Not that great a onebut, "slim make sure I got about a dozen and a half, looks like there be that much liquid, sorry with the Indian scare I didn't have time ta make pumpernickel bread.

[Silver Creek Slim]

"Tar mi be a don an hav lef." After Slim has had his fill of ginger snaps. He takes the peppercorns and the bay leaf from the marinate. He, then peels some tators. He gets his bed roll, lays it out next to the fire, and decides to take a nap. The expedition with the injuns done tuckered him out.

[Trinity]

Trinity drags back from the river "Damn!  That were the worst blowout ever!"  He goes over to his bed roll.  As he passes Slim and Delmonico they cringe from the stench and notice a large brown stain in the seat of Trinity's pants!  Trinity fishes a second pair of pants and a second pair of drawers out of his pack and heads back to the river with a shovel.

Later, Trinity returns in his... well, they aint new and they don't look clean, but at least they dont smell like $#!t duds.  "Ah'm goin back to town.  Whenever Ah drink in the saloon, Ah don get sick.  It's almost like someone playin a joke on me!  'Sides, that derned Saurbraten is takin toooo long!  Ah'll be back after Ah've had a gooood and legal drunk, like the first time we met!

Trinity straps on his gunbelt and mounts his horse and heads to town.  "Mebbe Ah'll see the Sarge" he shouts over his shoulder.

[Delmonico]

He must be just too busy ta come over here.  I've seen him over on TFS when I've drifted over there.

[Trinity]

As Trinity trots in the direction of town (he hopes) he begins to nod.  He jerks his head up and shakes it in the effort to wake himself when he notices a familiar set of wagons rolling his way.

OH BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"They got clean likker... mebbe not other things, but the Doc is far away an cant do me no harm!!!"

[Delmonico]

What Delmonico fergot ta mention is that Gopher Grease most likely knows more'n any "Old West" doctor cause he was a Navy Corpman.  And he probbally be meaner than Doc Stone cause he was a Navy Corpman fer the Marines.

Don't do it Trinity, if ya come back diseased Gopher Grease gonna cut it off with a parin' knife.

[Silver Creek Slim]

Slim rides into camp with a turkey tied to the horn. "What's fer breakfast? Here is a turkey for supper. I didn't see any Comanches around this morning, but they are probably lying in wait to roast my brain."

[Delmonico]

Yer safe, check the Fort Sill thread, they went back ta the Reservation.

[Silver Creek Slim]

Whew! 

[Delmonico]

Ya got up early this mornin' good cause ya slept from yesterday afernoon.  Ya want sauerbraten fer breakfast.

[Silver Creek Slim]

"Sauerbraten sounds good to me. Then, I will go shoot some buffs."

[Delmonico]

Ya gonna have ta skin em' yerself, all ar' skinners have disapeared agin.

[Silver Creek Slim]

"I might be able to do that. Ya got any grub I can take along? I will be out there for a couple of days." Slim gets a plate of sauerbraten and taters. He starts to eat. "Delmonico, this is some real good stuff. Sure better than beans." Slim finishes eating and gets packed for his buff hunt. He gets a few pack mules to carry back the hides.