He was baffled. Why would someone do something like that? Pa raced past him, pulling his shotgun from the sheath that rested on his saddle. He aimed high, firing a warning shot. The strangers looked up, smiling wickedly as they took off. Chauncey knew he couldn’t go after them. The cows were in a panic and rushing out of the fence that had been cut. It was utter chaos. “Gather them up,” Pa shouted as he kept on riding. Chauncey didn’t like the fact that his pa was going alone. He knew the rest of his brothers would be here shortly, but he just couldn’t let his pa face those fuckers alone. “I’m going to help Pa,” Chauncey yelled as he took off. He could hear Riley shouting for him, but Chauncey ignored his oldest brother. He wasn’t going to let his pa wander into the unknown. There were four of them who had cut the fence. After about a half a mile, Chauncey caught up with his pa.
