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Pistolero
Member since 1-2-11
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01-30-12, 10:07 AM (Pacific Time) |
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"Opinions Laura Pritz & the Apaches!"
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Hello all,
Any of you who have read "The Lonely Men", I need your opinions: As most of you know Laura Pritz Sackett was an evil, conniving creature who helped her dad in his illegal, corrupt activities which caused the death of a lot of men in "The Daybreakers". As you know she shows up again in "The Lonely Men" and told Tell that hers and Orrin's son had been captured by Apaches. Just to get him to go into Apache country hoping to get him killed to get back at the Sacketts. I had a lot written out about what happened but deleted it so as not to give the story away to any who have not read "The Lonely Men". But the story says at one point when Tell looked back at her:
"She had caught one of the horses and was trying to mount. The horse was worried by her skirt and was sidlign around. That was the last I saw of her, of Laura, who had been Orrin's wife." What is y'all's opinions as to what happened to her? I hope the Apaches got her. Just curious.
Thanks,
Pistolero What do I know of cultured ways, the gilt, the craft and the lie?
I, who was born in a naked land and bred in the open sky.
The subtle tongue, the sophist guile, they fail when the broadswords sing;
Rush in and die dogs--I was a man before I was a king!
---From The Road of Kings |
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10987654321
Member since 1-15-11
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01-30-12, 10:33 PM (Pacific Time) |
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1. "RE: Opinions Laura Pritz & the Apac"
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Pistol, What I didn't like was that because of her, Tell's friends that came with him to the Apache homelands died, and they seemed like solid men. Tampico was my favorite. LD Pederson
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Pistolero
Member since 1-2-11
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01-31-12, 04:49 AM (Pacific Time) |
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2. "RE: Opinions Laura Pritz & the Apac"
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Yes, I liked Tell's friends. And I hated that they got killed and hated her for it. But I hated her before this happened, back in "The Daybreakers" when because of her and her evil father, several good men were murdered, including Juan Torres, whom I really liked! But there is a chance one of them came out of it though. Didn't Tell say that he had not seen nor heard from J Battles and was not sure if he survived or not? That leaves it open that he might have survived, just hadn't shown up yet. But then again, you would think he would have during the time Tell got back, was in jail, working the mine, etc.. Oh, you never did give your opinion: Do you think Laura made it out or was captured by the Apaches? The story just sort of left it hanging. I hope she was. Serve her right to be a slave for the squaws to work, or some Brave's squaw! Almost funny if you think of it.
Later,
Pistolero What do I know of cultured ways, the gilt, the craft and the lie?
I, who was born in a naked land and bred in the open sky.
The subtle tongue, the sophist guile, they fail when the broadswords sing;
Rush in and die dogs--I was a man before I was a king!
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DocKaty
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02-01-12, 08:01 AM (Pacific Time) |
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7. "Laura Pritz & Pete Kitchen"
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I guess the moral of the story is that a woman's place is not in the kitchen! ****************************************** May we live to learn well, and learn to live well.
May you live as long as you want,
and never want as long as you live.
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