In early December, they ride out of Sonora with a contract from the governor. They travel through the Sonoran desert, looking for Indians but unable to find any sign. Then, they come up on a pueblo on the Nacozari River where they massacre everyone in residence. A few days later, they come across a Sonoran cavalry led by General Elias. A fight breaks out the finds the Glanton gang less seven men. They had three wounded with them. The next morning, Glanton makes the men chose arrows to see who will stay behind with the men and shoot them before rejoining the gang. The kid gets one of these arrows. Two of the injured are Delawares, so two of the Delawares traded with the other two men who were chosen. The kid is.....
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