vacca's

Updated: May 12, 2025

Annixter, instantly killed, fell his length to the ground, and lay without movement, just as he had fallen, one arm across his face. On their way to Derrick's ranch house, Hilma and Mrs. Derrick heard the sounds of distant firing. "Stop!" cried Hilma, laying her hand upon young Vacca's arm. "Stop the horses. Listen, what was that?"

Frank Norris - The Octopus : A story of California