The Mystery Of The Galloping Ghost - Plot & Excerpts
“H-hanged him?” Trixie squeaked. “Just for being lazy?” Honey asked, horrified. “Oh, no. I mean, ja, they hanged him, but it wasn’t his laziness that finally got him strung up.” Gus paused and rubbed his palm across his stubbled jaw. “Well yes, you could say it was, because it’s just plain lazy to steal another man’s prize cow instead of raising your own.” “You mean all he did was steal a cow? That’s what they hanged him for?” Trixie asked. Gus shrugged. “Well, now, things were different then. A man’s cows was all he had. If someone stole one, he couldn’t just go out and buy a new one. Oh, no. He went without meat and milk, and his family went without, too. That was serious—almost like a murder, you might say.” “But to hang him!” Honey exclaimed. “Now, I’m not saying they should have done that. My pa thought they shouldn’t have and he was there. He even tried to talk the guys out of it.” “You mean he testified for Gunnar in front of a jury?”
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