No one even smiled. Musical did not mean to be funny. He placed the pieces tenderly on the table, his eyes saddened as he looked at them.
“I sure liked that piece,” he said simply.
“I know you did, Musical,” said Big Medicine.
It seemed as if he had forgotten his own troubles to sympathize with Musical.
“Do yuh think that Torres done this?” queried Hashknife.
“I don’t know,” said Big Medicine.
“But what did they expect to find in here?” asked Cleve. “I don’t sabe why they tore everythin’ to pieces like this.”
“Money,” said Big Medicine. “They thought I kept it hidden, I suppose.”
Hashknife wondered if someone had been looking for money. If that was it, he felt better about it. He decided to keep quiet about the hidden drugs, and see how things work out.