The Log of Matthew Roving Episode 13: The Duel
By Don Wallace; Illustrated by Jan Adkins
His teeth chattering, every limb trembling, Matthew sat upright in darkness on the hard wooden bench of a two-horse wagon, jolting along toward a rendezvous with death. He tugged the blanket that wrapped him tighter, dug in his pockets for a green onion to nibble on and, perhaps, sharpen his senses—if not his aim. But his pockets were empty: wrong season, wrong century. There would be no green anything for another four months, and even then that most likely would be grass pushing up over his grave.
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Don Wallace is a novelist, essayist, and editor. Jan Adkins is the author and illustrator of more than 36 books for children and adults.
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