Spettle

Deets was looking hangdog, and the Spettle boy could only shake his head.

The Lonesome Dove Series Larry McMurtry 1995

The Spettle boys came out of the river wide-eyed with fright, clinging to their wet mounts.

The Lonesome Dove Series Larry McMurtry 1995

Jimmy went in, and Newt clumped down the stairs and found Pete Spettle waiting at the bottom.

The Lonesome Dove Series Larry McMurtry 1995

Ned Spettle, the father of them all, had died of drink two years before.

The Lonesome Dove Series Larry McMurtry 1995

The widow Spettle had a brood of eight children, Bill and Pete being the oldest.

The Lonesome Dove Series Larry McMurtry 1995

Pete Spettle and the others consumed their share of the candy with dispatch.

The Lonesome Dove Series Larry McMurtry 1995

He had been chatting with Bill Spettle not two hours before the storm began.

The Lonesome Dove Series Larry McMurtry 1995

Young Bill Spettle, the one they called Swift Bill, was no older than Newt, and his brother Pete only a year older than Bill.

The Lonesome Dove Series Larry McMurtry 1995

No one knew quite what to say to Pete Spettle, who had somehow held the remuda together all night.

The Lonesome Dove Series Larry McMurtry 1995

When he took his leave, Mrs. Spettle and the six remaining children scarcely noticed him.

The Lonesome Dove Series Larry McMurtry 1995