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Show Chapter 53 But that it (Mormonism) could be dealt with by legislation there can be no doubt, if the government and the Nation would wake up to the fact that Mormonism is a conspiracy, whatever else it may be, to establish an independent theocratic empire in America. Polygamy is as nothing in comparison with Mormonism as a whole. It is a great mistake to regard this crime as the sole objection to the system. "The Mormon Conspiracy" Booklet published by the Salt Lake Tribune, 1885 Another day passed with no sign of Madge or a doctor. Ben was still weak, but was now eating and drinking. His temperature was back to normal. Even the swelling in the leg had come down some, though the smell the stench of rotten flesh and mildew was getting worse. Nellie had just returned from picking more yarrow in preparation for cleaning the wound and making a fresh dressing. Ben had resigned himself to letting her work on the wound, knowing it would be painful. The Indian boy and Lobo were playing near the creek the boy throwing a stick up the bank, the dog retrieving it. A cool breeze was blowing off the mountain, a pleasant contrast to the warmth of the sun-warmed sun-warmed cliffs. Carefully Nellie began pulling out the blood-soaked sprigs of yarrow, yar-row, gently applying moisture where they were stuck to dry flesh. Ben was on his back, his elbows holding his shoulders up so he could watch. He acted as if the pain were bearable, but Nellie could tell from the occasional oc-casional twitch of his cheeks and the perspiration on his forehead that her work was bringing him pain. It was Nellie who finally cried out as she removed the last large wad of yarrow. It was not a cry of pain, but one of surprise. As she removed the wad, three white worms with black heads quickly wiggled wiggl-ed deeper into the wound. "Looks like the flies laid some eggs," Ben responded as Lobo and the boy ran up to see what had alarmed Nellie. "I've heard maggots will clean up a bad wound." "Whether they do or not, we're getting them out of there," Nellie said firmly. "I'll not have worms eating you up." She placed the damp wad of old yarrow back over the wound where the maggots had been, in the hopes that when it was covered again, they would return to the surface. While waiting for them, Nellie fashioned a pair of tweezers from a green willow stick. Lobo and the boy stayed close, curious about what she was doing. With the tweezers poised a few inches above the wound, Nellie jerked away the dressing, quickly clamping down on a fat maggot before it could follow its companions into the flesh. Victoriously, Nellie held it up for all to see before releasing it on a flat rock beside her. Lobo stepped forward to sniff the white worm as the boy qucikly picked it up and popped it into his mouth. "No! " screamed Nellie, "Spit that out!" Even though the boy hadn't been around white people long enough to understand their language, he knew the meaning of the word "no." Reluctantly the boy spit the still wiggling worm onto his palm and handed it back to Nellie, expecting her to pop it in her mouth. To the boy's amazement, she dropped it on the ground and crushed it in the dirt beneath her foot. Not understanding this strange white woman, the boy shrugged his shoulders and returned to the creek where he had been playing. Lobo followed. Nellie bent back over the wound in searchof a second maggot. "Why didn't you let him eat it?" Ben asked. "What?" she asked, looking up from her task. "Why don't you let him eat it?" he repeated. "Because it was a maggot," she said, astonished Ben would ask a question with such an obvious answer. "That's not a reason," he said grinning. "Reason enough for me," she responded, looking back down at her work, quickly removing the yarrow wad and trying to grab another worm. "Some Indians eat grubs, caterpillars, even grasshoppers," Ben explained. "Lots of vitamins and minerals. You may have denied the boy what he thinks is a real treat." "You really think so?" she asked with pretended innocence, looking look-ing into his eyes. , "Very likely," he responded, looking back at her. Previously, Ben had always considered Nellie a threat because of the things she might write about him and his church. Today he looked at her differently. It wasn't just that she had saved his life by tying off the spurting artery and doctoring him while he was unconscious. He felt drawn to this woman by an unwavering force. She looked better to him all the time. He couldn't forget her drawing close to him that cold night to share her warmth with him. In fact, he found himself wondering how he might fake another set of chills so the experience could be repeated. "Close your eyes," she ordered. By now Ben was used to taking orders from Nellie concerning his health, so without thinking he closed his eyes. No sooner had he done so than he felt something small and moist being pushed between his lips. It wiggled. "By switch ! " he hollered, spitting out the maggot and reaching for Nellie, who had already darted out of reach. "Lots of vitamins and minerals," she niimicked. When Ben tried to stand to go after her, a searing pain ripped through the entire length of his wounded thigh, causing him to collapse. Nellie was laughing, and in spite of the pain, Ben laughed with her. 1 4:65 CD MOVIE (TUE) MOVIE (THU) 6:00 O (3D CBS MORNING NEWS Sl LASSIE DAYBREAK ZORROfTHU) RESTLESS SEA(MON) MUPPETS MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. 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