Summary

In Chapter 24, when Medicine Ed saw Maggie laying in Pelter’s empty stall he remembered his own hurt when Broomstick, the one horse he’d loved, had died. Tommy was in such a way about getting the Mahdi back that he didn’t say anything to Maggie about Pelter. Medicine Ed watched Maggie from the tack room trying to think what he could say to her to make her feel better. As he watched he saw Bigg’s car drive up. Medicine Ed could tell that Maggie didn’t like Bigg. Bigg tormented Maggie about the loss of Pelter but then began to catch her interest by suggesting that he could talk to D’Ambrisi about Pelter. Medicine Ed tried telepathically to send Maggie a message to stay away from Bigg. He told Maggie that if she got in the car...