Fire on the Prairie

Please Go Ahead Of Me. I'M Deathly Afraid Of Spiders. Announcing Her Fear Lila Turned To Face Neunan As He Squeezed Past Her. When Their Bodies Touched Chance Paused And Placed The Candle On A Stone Outcropping From The Wall And Drew Lila To Him. The Pitcher Hung Precariously From The Girl'S Hand As Her Arms Encircled The Soldier'S Neck And Their Lips Met. Her Kiss Was Hot And Demanding As Chance'S Hands Groped Her Backside. She Offered No Resistance Or Complaint As They Forced Their Impassioned Bodies Against Each Other. Then As Abruptly As She Had Given Up Her Body She Stopped And Pushed Chance Away. Take The Candle. I'Ll Direct You. It'S Only A Little Further. Besides We'Ll Have Time For More Of This Once You'Ve Eaten. Her Finger Tips Flipped The Hair Above Neunan'S Collar. The Flickering Candle Did A Poor Job Of Illumination As They Entered The Enlarged Portion Of The Cellar. Hogsheads And Casks Stacked One On Top Of The Other Lined One Wall Of The Damp Intersanctum. Nearing The Back Of The Room Chance Had Moved Ahead And Torched Several Cobwebs That Impeded His Progress When Suddenly His Eyes Picked Up A Faint Glimmer Of White That Seemed To Float Before Him In The Humid Darkness. Leaning Forward He Brought The Candle Closer; Its Glow Broadening And Brightening The Cellar'S Corners And Crevices. Chance Stiffened. Then He Drew Back In Horror! Protruding From A Stack Of Wooden Crates Was A Shoeless Waxen White Human Foot! Stricken With Fear Neunan Cried Out And Turned To Run But Before He Could Take A Step A Huge Black Mass Knocked Him Sprawling In The Gravel Of The Floor. The Figure Rushed Past The Soldier'S Twisting Body And Threw Itself Onto Lila Samples. The Unexpected Assault Sent The Puny Candle Flying Before Its Flame Extinguished Against The Cellar Wall. In The Darkness Chance Rolled Under A Stout Table And Fought To Untangle The Small Revolver From The Fabric Of His Pant'S Pocket. Sounds Of A Struggle Grunts Scraping Shoes In The Floor