Letting her horse go, she took a seat beside Jack on the fallen log and listened to his suggestion that they needed a better place than this. You had to have a keen eye out at all times. Snakes and spiders abound, and one had to be careful where they left their property. Keeping one step ahead of the constabulary was one thing, but dealing with the dangers of the bush was another. Living a life like this, roughing it in the outback was not easy. She was a bit excited about the bush oven, since that would make it so much easier to cook with. On reaching the campsite near the billabong, Annie dismounted her horse once more and started to take off the saddle as well as the purchases she had made in the town. He did have a love of teasing her when he could, and she put herself in it by her comments.
She never meant she was one, it was just that it was harder all round for a woman in today’s society to get away with the things she did. “ glancing around he knew this was hardly the best defendable place and not exactly a place where you can just leave your gear lying around, but a house costs too much and most houses were in towns, it was rare to see a shop or house built in the middle of nowhere.ĬharlotteCarrendar: The taunts from Jack about being a damsel in distress only had Annie roll her eyes. “We still need a better place to rough it than the side of a billabong that’s for sure. “Most don’t like getting into fights, what more do ya expect from a bunch of yellow bellied shop keepers anywho” Soon enough they reached their destination, he took the horses gear off and allowed it to roam around freely as he took a seat on a fallen log. “ I never thought you would be the first one to say it’s too hard” chuckling lightly he wouldn’t let that one slide down as he nodded in agreement, the shop keeper went white as a ghost when he challenged the man to drop the prices. Smirking he glanced back head half cocked “Oh so the damsel in distress needs to make life easier” he laughed out loud teasing her as he looked around, for now they were heading back to their billabong camp. IceTe3a: – The horse slowly trotted along with Annie up behind, he was admiring the new rifle as he checked it over, listening to Annie ramble on about how it was easier to be a male. I could see the colour drain away from his face.” ”That shopkeeper though…Ahaha…the look on his face when ya challenged him to go cheaper. She just found it easier to pretend to be male. Women were not meant to ride in pants, let alone be seen in such establishments as the pubs. ”And what is this about you likin’ ma hair down? Not be taking too much of a shine to me are ya?” Often Annie tried to act more male, to get away with more. ”Aha! What ya think ta call me then? Rough riding Annie?’ This was said with a smirk as she thought that sounded ridiculous. She should have a name for herself as a dreaded outlaw. Annie bent down as her horse went under a low hanging branch, then righted herself, only to hear Jack say that she shouldn’t hide the fact she was a woman. Little did they know they had just been fleeced by them. Annie had to admit that the drunken gamblers were a bunch of fools the way they took her at her word about bush rangers. Having gotten the supplies they needed, their horses with new shoes and more gold than when they started, they certainly had luck on their side. CharlotteCarrendar: – Riding along at a slower pace with the bag of gold jingling, the pair had gotten away with murder so to speak.
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