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Episode 1S a y a d a n W i n n e t o u s e d a n g b e r a d a d i l i n g k u n g a n s u k u N a v a j o , y a n g j u g a me n g a k u i n y a s e b a g a i p e m i m p i n me r e k a , k a r e n a s u k u N a v a j o s e b e t u l n y a t e r m a s u k d a l a m s u k u A p a c h e . M e r e k a s e d a n g b e r k e m a h d i A q u a G r a n d e d a n s e l a n j u t n y a b e r m a k s u d p e r g i k e C o l o r a d o , t e t a p i me r e k a t i d a k a k a n b e r a n g k a t s e b e l u m b e r t e m u d e n g a n b e b e r a p a p e m b u r u k u l i t p u t i h y a n g h e n d a k i k u t me r e k a .

S e m e n t a r a k a m i me n a n t i k a n k e d a t a n g a n me r e k a , p e n j a g a I n d i a n k a m i me m b a w a d u a o r a n g I n d i a n a s i n g , y a n g me r e k a t a n g k a p k a r e n a me r e k a b e r a d a d i d a e r a h p e r k e m a h a n d e n g a n s i k a p y a n g me n c u r i g a k a n . M e r e k a s e g e r a d i t a n y a i , t e t a p i t e t a p me m b i s u s e r i b u b a h a s a . M e r e k a t i d a k ma u me n g u c a p k a n s e p a t a h k a t a p u n ; w a j a h me r e k a t i d a k d i c a t d a n k a r e n a me r e k a j u g a t i d a k me m a k a i t a n d a a p a p u n y a n g me n u n j u k k a n a s a l k e s u k u a n me r e k a , s u k a r l a h u n t u k me n e n t u k a n t e r m a s u k s u k u ma n a me r e k a i t u .

K a m i t a h u b a h w a a k h i r - a k h i r i n i o r a n g - o r a n g U t a h b e r s i k a p b e r m u s u h a n d e n g a n s u k u N a v a j o , k a r e n a i t u s a y a b e r k a t a k e p a d a W i n n e t o u :

" S a y a k i r a me r e k a i t u o r a n g U t a h , s e b a b s u k u i n i t e l a h mu n d u r k e s e l a t a n d a n r u p a - r u p a n y a me r e k a b e r m a k s u d me n y e r a n g s u k u N a v a j o . M u n g k i n me r e k a d i p e r i n t a h k a n ma j u l e b i h d u l u u n t u k me n c a r i t a h u t e m p a t p e r k e m a h a n s u k u N a v a j o . "

T e n t a n g s u k u - s u k u y a n g b e r d i a m l e b i h k e a t a s W i n n e t o u l e b i h me n g e t a h u i d a r i p a d a s a y a , d i a p u n me n j a w a b :

" M e r e k a i n i o r a n g P a - U t e . T e t a p i s a u d a r a s a y a b e n a r b a h w a d i a me n g a n g g a p o r a n g - o r a n g i n i ma t a - ma t a . "

" M u n g k i n k a h o r a n g - o r a n g P a - U t e me n g g a b u n g k a n d i r i d e n g a n o r a n g U t a h ? "

"W i n n e t o u t i d a k r a g u - r a g u s e d i k i t p u n t e n t a n g h a l i t u , s e b a b k a l a u t i d a k , k e d u a p r a j u r i t i n i t i d a k a k a n b e r t a h a n b e g i n i k e r a s u n t u k me m b e r i b e b e r a p a k e t e r a n g a n p a d a k i t a . "

" K a l a u b e g i t u s e k a r a n g k i t a h a r u s w a s p a d a ! D i d a e r a h s e p e r t i i n i d a p a t k i t a p e r k i r a k a n b a h w a p e r i n t i s - p e r i n t i s h a n y a b e r a d a d a l a m j a r a k t i g a h a r i p e r j a l a n a n d a r i k a w a n -k a w a n me r e k a . J a d i k i t a d a p a t me n g h i t u n g b e r a p a d e k a t n y a mu s u h k i t a ! "

" U f ! K i t a a k a n me n c a r i me r e k a ! "

" S i a p a y a n g a k a n me l a k u k a n n y a ? "

" A n d a d a n s a y a . "

" S e l a i n i t u t i d a k a d a l a g i ? " " E m p a t ma t a y a n g b a i k d a p a t me l i h a t l e b i h b a n y a k d a r i p a d a s e r a t u s y a n g j e l e k d a n s e m a k i n b a n y a k y a n g k i t a i k u t k a n , s e m a k i n mu d a h k i t a d i k e t a h u i . "

" I t u b e n a r , t e t a p i mu n g k i n k i t a p a d a s u a t u w a k t u p e r l u me n g i r i m k a n s e o r a n g k u r i r . "

" M a r i k i t a b a w a s e o r a n g N a v a j o , l e b i h d a r i i t u , t i d a k . H o w g h ! "

U c a p a n n y a y a n g t e r a k h i r i t u b e r t u j u a n me n e k a n k a n k a t a -k a t a n y a d a n b e r a r t i s e b a g a i : s e k i a n , s a y a t e l a h b e r b i c a r a ; ma k a s a y a t i d a k b e r u s a h a l a g i me n g a j u k a n u s u l - u s u l k e p a d a n y a .

Episode 2

B a g i a n s u k u N a v a j o y a n g b e r s a m a k a m i , k e c u a l i o r a n g t u a , w a n i t a d a n a n a k - a n a k , k i r a - k i r a b e r j u m l a h t i g a r a t u s o r a n g b e r a d a d i b a w a h p i m p i n a n N i t s a s K a r ( P a n a h B e s a r ) , s e o r a n g p e j u a n g y a n g s a n g a t c a k a p . J a d i j u m l a h me r e k a c u k u p b a n y a k u n t u k me n g a l a h k a n s e r a n g a n d a r i mu s u h y a n g t i d a k a k a n me n y e r b u d e n g a n p a s u k a n y a n g b e s a r . B a g a i m a n a p u n j u g a k a m i b e r s i k a p h a t i - h a t i d e n g a n me n g u t u s s e o r a n g k u r i r k e b a g i a n s u k u y a n g l a i n , u n t u k me m b e r i t a h u k a n me r e k a a t a s b a h a y a y a n g a k a n t e r j a d i .

S e t e l a h b e r u n d i n g s e b e n t a r d e n g a n N i t s a s K a r , k e i n g i n a n W i n n e t o u d i k a b u l k a n . W i n n e t o u , s a y a , s e r t a s e o r a n g p e j u a n g mu d a t e t a p i c a k a p , p e r g i u n t u k me n c a r i t e m p a t k e d i a m a n mu s u h , d a n o r a n g - o r a n g N a v a j o d e n g a n p o s p e n j a g a a n y a n g d i p e r k u a t d u a k a l i l i p a t t i n g g a l b e r k e m a h d i t e m p a t i n i me n a n t i k a n k a m i k e m b a l i a t a u p u n me n a n t i k a n k u r i r k a m i .

H a r i ma s i h p a g i , j a d i s e l u r u h h a r i ma s i h t e r s e d i a b a g i k a m i . K a m i me n g e t a h u i b a h w a p a d a um u m n y a o r a n g U t a h b e r d i a m d i s e b e l a h s e l a t a n d a r i s u a t u d a e r a h y a n g s e n a m a , s e d a n g s u k u P a - U t e k i r a - k i r a d a p a t d i c a r i d i p e r b a t a s a n n e g a r a b a g i a n U t a h , C o l o r a d o , A r i z o n a d a n N e w M e x i c o . N a m u n

p e t u n j u k - p e t u n j u k i n i t i d a k s e l a l u p a s t i d e m i k i a n , l e b i h -l e b i h k a r e n a s e k a r a n g k a m i t a h u b a h w a j i k a o r a n g k u l i t me r a h b e r n i a t me n g a d a k a n s e r a n g a n , me r e k a t e n t u t e l a h me n i n g g a l k a n d a e r a h t e r s e b u t . J a d i h a r u s k e m a n a k a h k a m i ? D e m i k i a n p e m b u r u - p e m b u r u p r a i r i y a n g t i d a k b e r p e n g a l a m a n a k a n me n a n y a k a n d i r i n y a s e n d i r i ; s e d a n g k a m i me m p u n y a i s a t u j a l a n k e l u a r y a n g d a p a t k a m i t e m p u h y a i t u j e j a k k e d u a p e r i n t i s y a n g k a m i t e m u i , s e g e r a s e t e l a h k a m i me n i n g g a l k a n d a e r a h p e r k e m a h a n .

K a m i b e r a d a d i s a l a h s a t u d a e r a h A r i z o n a y a n g p a l i n g g e r s a n g , d i d a e r a h i n i h u j a n h a n y a t e r k a d a n g s a j a t u r u n , s u n g a i - s u n g a i y a n g s e d i k i t j u m l a h n y a me m p u n y a i d a s a r b e r u p a j u r a n g y a n g s a n g a t d a l a m . I n d u k s u n g a i , y a i t u s u n g a i C o l o r a d o , me n g a l i r d i a n t a r a d u a p e g u n u n g a n b a t u y a n g d i s a n a - s i n i h a m p i r d u a r i b u me t e r t i n g g i n y a , me n j u l a n g d e n g a n t e g a k k e a t a s . D i a t a s n y a , t e r b e n t u k s u a t u d a t a r a n t i n g g i y a n g g u n d u l d a n j a r a n g d i t u m b u h i t a n a m a n , t e r b e n t a n g d a l a m t e r i k s i n a r ma t a h a r i s e r t a a n g i n k e n c a n g me n g h e m b u s d i a t a s n y a .

H a n y a k a d a n g - k a d a n g d a p a t d i t e m u i k u b a n g a n a i r , k e d a l a m ma n a k i t a h a r u s me n e m p u h j a l a n y a n g j a u h me n u r u n d a h u l u d a n d i s i n i t u m b u h d e n g a n l e b a t r u m p u t y a n g h i j a u s e r t a s e m a k -s e m a k d a n p o h o n - p o h o n y a n g me n y e d a p k a n p a n d a n g a n ma t a , k a r e n a h a l i n i s a n g a t j a r a n g d i j u m p a i . D i m a n a s u n g a i - s u n g a i k e c i l me n g a l i r s e a r a h , t u m b u h l a h h u t a n - h u t a n , d i a n t a r a ma n a t e r b e n t a n g p r a i r i - p r a i r i y a n g me n g h i j a u . D i t e m p a t y a n g d e m i k i a n l a h s e k a r a n g i n i k a m i b e r a d a d a n t i d a k l a h d i b u t u h k a n k e t a j a m a n p a n d a n g a n y a n g t e l i t i u n t u k me n g e t a h u i j e j a k k e d u a p e r i n t i s y a n g t e l a h t e r t a n g k a p i t u .

O l e h k a r e n a me r e k a d i t a n g k a p p a d a w a k t u b a r u d a t a n g , j e j a k -j e j a k me r e k a ma s i h s e d e m i k i a n n y a t a n y a , r u m p u t - r u m p u t y a n g t e r i n j a k t e l a p a k k a k i k u d a b e l u m b e r d i r i k e m b a l i , s e h i n g g a k a m i d a p a t me l a r i k a n k u d a k a m i d e n g a n t e r u s d a p a t me l i h a t j e j a k - j e j a k i t u . P e r i n t i s - p e r i n t i s t e r s e b u t r u p a n y a b e r k u d a t e r u s s e p a n j a n g ma l a m , s e b a b k a m i t i d a k me n e m u i t e m p a t d i m a n a mu n g k i n me r e k a b e r k e m a h . S a m p a i l a h k a m i k e m u d i a n d i d a e r a h y a n g b e r b a t u - b a t u . S e k a r a n g k a m i t e r p a k s a b e r k u d a l e b i h p e r l a h a n , k a r e n a k a m i h a r u s me n g a m a t i l e b i h t e l i t i . S e b a l i k n y a , d a l a m k e g e l a p a n me r e k a t i d a k d a p a t b e r h a t i - h a t i s e h i n g g a k a m i d a p a t me n e m u k a n t a n d a - t a n d a y a n g n y a t a d a r i a r a h ma n a me r e k a d a t a n g .

Episode 3

B a r u me n j e l a n g ma l a m , t i b a l a h k a m i d i s u a t u k o l a m d i m a n a k e m a r i n me r e k a b e r h e n t i . D i s i n i k a m i me n e m u k a n j i m a t d a n t a n d a k e s u k u a n me r e k a y a n g d i s e m b u n y i k a n , s e h i n g g a k a m i me n g e t a h u i b a h w a me r e k a s u k u P a - U t e d a n s e d a n g d a l a m p e r j a l a n a n b e r p e r a n g . S e m a l a m me r e k a b e r i s t i r a h a t d i s i n i d a n p a g i h a r i b e r i k u t n y a me n e r u s k a n p e r j a l a n a n .

S a y a n g s e k a l i b a h w a mu l a i d a r i s i n i j e j a k - j e j a k i t u t i d a k d a p a t t e r l i h a t l a g i , t e t a p i k a m i t i d a k k h a w a t i r k a n h a l i n i , s e b a b k a m i h a n y a h a r u s me n g i k u t i a r a h y a n g me n u j u k e R i o S a n J u a n , d a n p a s t i l a h me r e k a b e r a d a d i s a n a . J a d i k a m i b e r k u d a k e a r a h t i m u r l a u t . M u l a - mu l a me l e w a t i p r a i r i d i m a n a r u m p u t n y a ma k i n me n j a d i j a r a n g l a l u me l a l u i d a t a r a n y a n g b e r b u k i t b a t u l i c i n d a n g u n d u l , b a g a i k a n d i n d i n g l a y a k n y a .

M e n j e l a n g s e n j a , k a m i l i h a t d i c a k r a w a l a t i g a b u a h b i n t i k y a n g d a t a n g me n d e k a t . K a r e n a t i d a k a d a p e r l i n d u n g a n d a n k a m i t i d a k t a h u a p a k a h k a m i a k a n b e r p a p a s a n d e n g a n o r a n g k u l i t p u t i h a t a u k a h d e n g a n k u l i t me r a h , ma k a k a m i p u n t u r u n , k u d a - k u d a k a m i p a k s a k a n u n t u k b e r l u t u t d a n k a m i s e n d i r i d u d u k d i a t a s b a t u - b a t u d i s a m p i n g me r e k a ; d e n g a n b e g i n i k a m i t i d a k a k a n s e g e r a t e r l i h a t .

B i n t i k t e r s e b u t me n j a d i l e b i h b e s a r , s e m a k i n me r e k a me n d e k a t d a n s e k a r a n g t a m p a k l a h b a h w a me r e k a i t u t i g a o r a n g b e r k u d a . W i n n e t o u me l e t a k k a n t a n g a n n y a d i a t a s ma t a n y a , me n g a m a t i d e n g a n s e k s a m a k e m u d i a n b e r s e r u :

" U f ! D i c k H a m m e r d u l l , P i e t H o l b e r s d a n s e o r a n g k u l i t p u t i h l a g i y a n g t i d a k s a y a k e n a l ! "

H a m m e r d u l l d a n H o l b e r s a d a l a h p e m b u r u - p e m b u r u y a n g k a m i n a n t i k a n . S a y a p u n me n g e n a l i me r e k a s e k a r a n g d a n b a n g k i t . K a r e n a W i n n e t o u s e r t a o r a n g N a v a j o k a m i me n g i k u t i s a y a , ma k a k a m i t e r l i h a t o l e h me r e k a s e k a r a n g , d a n me r e k a l a l u me n g h e n t i k a n k u d a - k u d a n y a . K a m i p e r i n t a h k a n k u d a k a m i b e r d i r i , k a m i t u n g g a n g i d a n b e r k u d a me n u j u me r e k a . H a m m e r d u l l d a n H o l b e r s s e k a r a n g me n g e n a l i k a m i j u g a d a n me l a r i k a n k u d a me r e k a u n t u k me n d a p a t k a n k a m i d a n b e r t e r i a k k e r a s - k e r a s .

P e r l u d i c e r i t a k a n b a h w a me r e k a i t u a d a l a h t i p e - t i p e o r a n g y a n g j a r a n g d a p a t d i j u m p a i d i F a r We s t . H a m m e r d u l l s e o r a n g y a n g p e n d e k , y a n g d i d a e r a h B a r a t i n i h a n y a s e d i k i t j u m l a h n y a , g e m u k d a n b e r w a j a h l i c i n t e r c o r e t - c o r e t d e n g a n p a r u t a n s e r t a b e k a s l u k a . A k a l d a n k e t a b a h a n n y a b e s a r d a n s e t i a p o r a n g me n y e n a n g i n y a , k e n d a t i p u n s a y a p i k i r d i a

s e r i n g t i d a k b e r p i k i r p a n j a n g . D i a s u k a me n g u c a p k a n k a t a -k a t a y a n g u n i k , y a i t u : "……. a t a u t i d a k , i t u s a m a s a j a . "

S e d a n g k a n P i e t H o l b e r s a d a l a h s e o r a n g y a n g am a t t i n g g i d a n am a t k u r u s . M u k a n y a y a n g k u r u s , d a p a t s a y a k a t a k a n h a m p i r d i k e l i l i n g i o l e h j e n g g o t y a n g l e b a t , n a m u n s e b e n a r n y a t i d a k d e m i k i a n , k a r e n a j e n g g o t n y a i t u h a n y a t e r d i r i d a r i s e r a t u s r a m b u t y a n g j a r a n g - j a r a n g , y a n g t u m b u h b e r s e r a k a n p a d a k e d u a b e l a h p i p i n y a , p a d a d a g u d a n b i b i r a t a s n y a , s e a k a n -a k a n t i k u s t e l a h me n g e r a t s e m b i l a n p u l u h p e r s e n j e n g g o t n y a . P i e t s a n g a t p e n d i a m d a n s e l a l u b e r p i k i r a n d a l a m , s e o r a n g l e l a k i y a n g d a p a t b e k e r j a d a n h a n y a b e r b i c a r a b i l a d i a d i t a n y a i .

P e n g e n d a r a k e t i g a t i d a k k a m i k e n a l , h a m p i r - h a m p i r d i a l e b i h t i n g g i d a n l e b i h k u r u s d a r i p a d a P i e t H o l b e r s s e h i n g g a d a p a t me n g e j u t k a n o r a n g . D a l a m p a n d a n g a n p e r t a m a i t u s a y a r a s a k a n b a h w a s a y a t i d a k d a p a t b e r g a u l d e n g a n d i a . M u k a n y a me m p u n y a i b e n t u k y a n g k a s a r d a n p a n d a n g a n ma t a n y a me n a n t a n g s e r t a k u r a n g a j a r .

Episode 4

S e m e n t a r a k a m i me n d e k a t i , D i c k H a m m e r d u l l b e r s e r u , "W i n n e t o u , O l d S h a t t e r h a n d ! D a p a t k a h e n g k a u me l i h a t me r e k a , o l d c o o n ? "

C o o n a d a l a h s i n g k a t a n d a r i R a c c o o n , s e j e n i s b e r u a n g y a n g h i d u p d i A m e r i k a U t a r a , s e b u t a n y a n g d i b e r i k a n k e p a d a k a w a n n y a y a n g p a l i n g a k r a b . D i a i n i me n j a w a b d e n g a t s i k a p n y a y a n g s a n g a t t e n a n g , " D i c k , j i k a k a u k i r a s a y a me l i h a t me r e k a , ma k a d e m i k i a n l a h a d a n y a . "

M e r e k a me n j a b a t t a n g a n s a y a , me n g g u n c a n g - g u n c a n g n y a d e n g a n k e r a s , s e d a n g H a m m e r d u l l b e r s e r u , " A k h i r n y a , a k h i r n y a k a m i me n e m u k a n A n d a ! "

" A k h i r n y a ? " t a n y a s a y a . " B u k a n k a h e n g k a u t i d a k me n g h a r a p k a n k e t e m u k a m i p a d a s a a t i n i , s e b a b k i t a b e r j a n j i a k a n b e r j u m p a d i A q u a G r a n d e y a n g ma s i h t i g a h a r i p e r j a l a n a n d a r i s i n i . J a d i k a u s a n g a t me n g h a r a p k a n k a m i ? "

" T e n t u s a j a , t a k t e r k i r a b e s a r n y a k e i n g i n a n k a m i i t u . "

" M e n g a p a ? D i m a n a y a n g l a i n n y a ? "

" I t u l a h s e b a b n y a . K a r e n a i t u l a h k a m i s a n g a t me n g h a r a p k a n A n d a . K a r e n a i t u k a m i p a c u k u d a k a m i h i n g g a s e t e n g a h ma t i . K a m i h a r u s s e g e r a p e r g i k e A q u a G r a n d e u n t u k me n g a m b i l o r a n g N a v a j o s e b a n y a k - b a n y a k n y a . "

" U n t u k a p a ? "

" U n t u k me n y e r a n g s u k u P a - U t e y a n g t e l a h me n a n g k a p t e m a n -t e m a n k a m i . M a r i l a h T u a n - T u a n , n a n t i k i t a t e r l a m b a t ! "

D i a ma u me n a r i k k a m i k e m b a l i , t e t a p i s a y a me r a i h t a l i k e k a n g n y a d a n b e r k a t a , " J a n g a n b e g i t u t e r g e s a - g e s a , D i c k ! S e b e l u m n y a k a m i h a r u s t a h u a p a y a n g t e r j a d i . M a k a t u r u n l a h d a n c e r i t a k a n s e m u a n y a p a d a k a m i . "

" T u r u n ? S a m a s e k a l i t i d a k ! S a y a d a p a t me n c e r i t a k a n n y a s a m b i l b e r k u d a ! "

" S a y a ma u me n d e n g a r n y a d e n g a n t e n a n g , d a l a m h a l b e g i n i e n g k a u c u k u p me n g e n a l s a y a . K a r e n a t e r b u r u - b u r u s e m u a n y a mu d a h me n j a d i k a c a u - b a l a u , s e m u a n y a y a n g a k a n d i k e r j a k a n h a r u s d i p e r t i m b a n g k a n l e b i h d u l u . "

" T e t a p i j i k a t i d a k a d a w a k t u u n t u k me m p e r t i m b a n g k a n n y a ? "

" K u k a t a k a n p a d a m u , k a m i me m p u n y a i c u k u p w a k t u ! B a g a i m a n a p u n j u g a e n g k a u h a r u s me m b e r i t a h u p a d a k a m i d u l u , s i a p a o r a n g y a n g b e r s a m a m u i t u . "

W i n n e t o u t e l a h t u r u n , s a y a me n g i k u t i n y a d a n d u d u k d i s a m p i n g n y a , ma k a y a n g t i g a l a i n n y a t i d a k d a p a t b e r b u a t l a i n . " Y a h , P i e t H o l b e r s , o l d c o o n , k a l a u b e g i t u k i t a t e r p a k s a me m b u a n g w a k t u y a n g b e r h a r g a i n i , " g u m a m H a m m e r d u l l d e n g a n s e d i h , " B a g i m a n a p e n d a p a t m u ? "

" J i k a O l d S h a t t e r h a n d d a n W i n n e t o u me r a s a k a n d e m i k i a n l e b i h b a i k , ma k a b e g i t u l a h a d a n y a . " j a w a b P i e t k a w a n n y a .

" L e b i h b a i k a t a u t i d a k , i t u s a m a s a j a ; s e k a r a n g k i t a h a r u s b e r t i n d a k s e c e p a t - c e p a t n y a . T e t a p i j i k a me r e k a b e r k e h e n d a k b e g i t u , ma k a k i t a h a r u s me n u r u t i s a j a . "

Episode 5

M e r e k a p u n d u d u k l a h d i t a n a h d i s a m p i n g k a m i . S i o r a n g a s i n g me n g u l u r k a n t a n g a n n y a k e p a d a s a y a , s e a k a n - a k a n k a m i t e l a h

b e r k e n a l a n b e r t a h u n - t a h u n , t e t a p i s a y a h a n y a me n j a b a t n y a s e b e n t a r s a j a , k a r e n a b u k a n l a h k e b i a s a a n k a m i me n j a b a t t a n g a n s e s e o r a n g y a n g b e l u m p e r n a h k a m i l i h a t . K e t i k a d i a j u g a me n g u l u r k a n t a n g a n n y a k e p a d a W i n n e t o u , W i n n e t o u b e r l a k u s e a k a n - a k a n d i a t i d a k me l i h a t n y a . J a d i o r a n g A p a c h e i n i , s e p e r t i j u g a s a y a , t i d a k b a n y a k me n a r u h s i m p a t i p a d a p a n d a n g a n p e r t a m a t e r h a d a p o r a n g i n i .

" A n d a ma u me n g e t a h u i s i a p a g e n t l e m a n i n i ? " t a n y a H a m m e r d u l l . " D i a b e r n a m a M r . F l e t c h e r , s u d a h h a m p i r t i g a p u l u h t a h u n d i d a e r a h B a r a t d a n b e r s a m a k e e m p a t o r a n g t e m a n n y a t e l a h me n g g a b u n g k a n d i r i d e n g a n k a m i u n t u k b e l a j a r me n g e n a l W i n n e t o u d a n O l d S h a t t e r h a n d . "

" Y a , T u a n - T u a n , a p a y a n g d i k a t a k a n o l e h M r . H a m m e r d u l l i t u b e n a r , " s e l i n g F l e t c h e r d e n g a n n a d a s u a r a me n e k a n .

" T e l a h t i g a p u l u h t a h u n l a m a n y a s a y a me n g e m b a r a d i F a r We s t d a n s a y a b e r u s a h a u n t u k me n u n j u k k a n p a d a o r a n g - o r a n g k u l i t me r a h y a n g k e p a r a t ……. . b a h w a d i a t a s b u m i k a m i… . . i n i , me r e k a h a r u s b e r k a w a n d e n g a n s e t a n - s e t a n s a j a . G e r o m b o l a n a n j i n g - a n j i n g……. . i n i a k a n d i k a l a h k a n o l e h…… d a n k a r e n a s a y a h a r a p A n d a j u g a s e p e n d a p a t d e n g a n s a y a , A n d a a k a n me n g a k u i b a h w a ma k h l u k - ma k h l u k …….i n i , o l e h s e t a n a k a n d i t u m b u k s a m p a i me n j a d i b u b u r ! "

T e r u s t e r a n g s a y a t e r k e j u t a t a s p e r k a t a a n - p e r k a t a a n i t u . U c a p a n - u c a p a n d e m i k i a n b e l u m p e r n a h s a y a d e n g a r , a p a l a g i u n t u k me n u l i s n y a ; s a y a t i d a k s a n g g u p . T i a p t a n d a t i t i k -t i t i k y a n g s a y a t u l i s d i a t a s , a d a l a h s u a t u ma k i a n . L a g i p u l a d i a me m a n d a n g k e p a d a k a m i s e a k a n - a k a n d i a me n g h a r a p k a n b a h w a k a m i a k a n b e r g e m b i r a p a d a n y a . S e b a l i k n y a l a h , s a y a me r a s a k a n s e o l a h - o l a h me n d a p a t p u k u l a n b e r k a l i - k a l i d i k e p a l a s a y a . T i d a k p e r n a h s a y a t a h a n me n d e n g a r k a n ma k i a n - ma k i a n y a n g d e m i k i a n d a n k e r a p k a l i h u k u m a n n y a a k a n l e b i h c e p a t me n i m p a n y a d a r i p a d a y a n g d i s a n g k a .

S e k a r a n g s a y a t a h u d e n g a n p a s t i s i a p a d i a i n i , l e b i h b a i k d a r i p a d a y a n g d a p a t d i p e r k e n a l k a n D i c k H a m m e r d u l l k e p a d a s a y a . S e r i n g k a l i s a y a me n d e n g a r o r a n g - o r a n g me m b i c a r a k a n t e n t a n g d i a , y a n g d i k e n a l o l e h s e t i a p o r a n g p a d a ma k i a n n y a y a n g k e r a s i t u . Y a , d i a a d a l a h s e o r a n g p e m b u r u d a r i p r a i r i , t e t a p i d a r i g o l o n g a n y a n g r e n d a h . D i a d a p a t me l a k u k a n s e t i a p p e r b u a t a n y a n g j a h a t . T a l i g a n t u n g a n t e l a h b e r k a l i -k a l i me l a m b a i - l a m b a i d i a t a s k e p a l a n y a d a n k e b e n c i a n n y a t e r h a d a p b a n g s a I n d i a n j a u h me l e b i h i y a n g l a i n - l a i n .

O r a n g - o r a n g b e r c e r i t a t e n t a n g p e t u a l a n g a n - p e t u a l a n g a n n y a y a n g me n e g a k k a n b u l u r o m a . T a m b a h a n p u l a , d a l a m s e t i a p u c a p a n n y a d i a s e l a l u me m a k i - ma k i , s e h i n g g a o r a n g - o r a n g y a n g p a l i n g k a s a r p u n t i d a k s u d i b e r g a u l d e n g a n d i a . H i n g g a s e k a r a n g ma s i h me r u p a k a n m i s t e r i b a h w a d i a d a p a t l o l o s d a r i s e g a l a h u k u m a n d a n d e n d a m k e s u m a t o r a n g - o r a n g I n d i a n . K i r a n y a s e t i a p o r a n g y a n g me n g e n a l n y a s e t u j u , b a h w a d i a h a r u s d i t u m p a s b a g a i k a n s e e k o r b i n a t a n g b u a s . K a r e n a b a d a n n y a y a n g b e g i t u k u r u s d a n k e b i a s a a n n y a y a n g k o t o r u n t u k me m a k i p a d a s e t i a p k a l i m a t y a n g d i u c a p k a n n y a , o r a n g -o r a n g me n y e b u t n y a O l d C u r s i n g D r y ( s i C e k i n g T u k a n g M a k i ) . T e t a p i s u d a h d i k e t a h u i b a h w a b a r a n g s i a p a y a n g b e r a n i me n y e b u t n y a b e g i t u , b e r a r t i me m p e r t a r u h k a n h i d u p n y a .

"W e l l , a p a k a h mu n g k i n k a l i a n b i s u , T u a n - T u a n ? " t a n y a n y a , k e t i k a d i a t i d a k me n d a p a t j a w a b a n , " S a y a s a n g k a A n d a b e r d u a d a p a t b e r b i c a r a . "

Episode 6

W i n n e t o u me m a n d a n g n y a d e n g a n r a m b u t ma t a n y a t e r t u t u p . B i l a d i a ma u b e r b i c a r a t e n t u l a h d i a a k a n me n g u c a p k a n n y a d e n g a n p i s a u n y a . K a r e n a i t u s a y a y a n g b e r t u g a s me n j a w a b n y a d a n b e r k a t a , " K a t a k a n k e p a d a s a y a b i l a s a y a k e l i r u , s a y a k i r a e n g k a u i n i O l d C u r s i n g D r y ! "

T a d i d i a d u d u k , s e k a r a n g d i a me l o m p a t , me n g h u n u s p i s a u n y a , s e r a y a b e r t e r i a k , " S i a p a……… a p a……… s i a p a s a y a i n i ? B a g a i m a n a e n g k a u me n y e b u t s a y a ? A k a n s a y a t i k a m k a n………. i n i k e d a l a m t u b u h m u ? S a y a p a s t i a k a n b e r b u a t b e g i t u k a l a u e n g k a u t i d a k s e g e r a me m i n t a ma a f . "

" T u t u p mu l u t m u ! " s a h u t s a y a , s e m b a r i s a y a k e l u a r k a n p i s t o l d a n me n g a r a h k a n p a d a n y a .

" P a d a g e r a k a n y a n g s e d i k i t s a j a d e n g a n p i s a u m u i t u , p e l u r u s a y a a k a n b e r s a r a n g p a d a k e p a l a m u ! O l d S h a t t e r h a n d b u k a n l a h o r a n g y a n g mu d a h d i b i a r k a n d i t i k a m s e p e r t i s a n g k a m u . L i h a t l a h p u l a W i n n e t o u j u g a t e l a h me m b i d i k k a n p i s t o l n y a p a d a m u . E n g k a u d i s i n i b e r a d a d e n g a n o r a n g - o r a n g y a n g b e r a n i me n g a m b i l t i n d a k a n s e g e r a , j a r i - j a r i s a y a s i a p p a d a p e l a t u k , ma k a k a t a k a n l a h d e n g a n s i n g k a t d a n j e l a s a p a k a h e n g k a u O l d C u r s i n g D r y , a t a u b u k a n ! "

M a t a n y a b e r k i l a u - k i l a u k e m a r a h a n , t e t a p i d i a i n s y a f b a h w a j i k a b e r a n i me l a w a n k a m i s a m p a i l a h a j a l n y a . M a k a d i a p u n

me n y a r u n g k a n p i s a u n y a , d u d u k d a n b e r k a t a a g a k t e n a n g , " S a y a b e r n a m a F l e t c h e r , b a g a i m a n a ……….. d a n b a j i n g a n - b a j i n g a n l a i n me m a n g g i l s a y a , s a y a d a n A n d a t i d a k u s a h me m p e r d u l i k a n n y a . "

" A h a ! B a g i k a m i b u k a n l a h s e s u a t u y a n g t i d a k h a r u s d i p e r h a t i k a n d e n g a n s i a p a k a m i b e r g a u l . D i c k H a m m e r d u l l , s u d a h t a h u k a h e n g k a u b a h w a o r a n g i n i O l d C u r s i n g D r y ? "

" T i d a k . " j a w a b D i c k d e n g a n ma l u .

" S u d a h b e r a p a l a m a d i a b e r s a m a e n g k a u ? "

" S e m i n g g u k i r a - k i r a . B u k a n k a h b e g i t u P i e t H o l b e r s , o l d c o o n ? "

" D i c k , j i k a k i r a m u s u d a h s e k i a n l a m a n y a , ma k a a k a n d e m i k i a n l a h a d a n y a , " j a w a b H o l b e r s .

" B e t u l a t a u t i d a k , i t u s a m a s a j a . T e t a p i s u d a h t e p a t s e m i n g g u , t i d a k l e b i h d a n t i d a k k u r a n g . "

" K a l a u d e m i k i a n t e n t u k a m u t a h u b a h w a d i a s u k a me n c a c i -ma k i . "

" M e m a k i ? Y a , s a y a p e r n a h b e r h a r a p b a h w a d i a a k a n b e r b i c a r a d e n g a n c a r a l a i n . T e t a p i b a h w a d i a O l d C u r s i n g D r y , i t u s a y a t i d a k t a h u . "

" K a l a u b e g i t u s a y a t i d a k a k a n b e r b i c a r a l a g i t e n t a n g d i a , t e t a p i a n d a i k a n e n g k a u t a h u d a n e n g k a u me m b a w a n y a k e m a r i , ma k a s a y a a k a n me n y a m b u t m u d e n g a n c a r a y a n g l a i n . D i m a n a k a m i b e r a d a , p e r c a k a p a n h a r u s b e r l a n g s u n g d e n g a n s o p a n , k a m i t i d a k me n e r i m a ma k i - ma k i a n d a n s i a p a y a n g t i d a k s e t u j u , b o l e h p e r g i . D a n s e k a r a n g i n i s a m p a i s e k i a n ! K i t a h a r u s me m b i c a r a k a n h a l - h a l y a n g l e b i h p e n t i n g . K a m i n a n t i k a n e n g k a u d e n g a n d e l a p a n o r a n g l a g i , a p a k a h me r e k a i n i j u g a j a t u h k e d a l a m t a n g a n o r a n g - o r a n g P a - U t e ? "

" Y a . "

" K a p a n ? "

" K e m a r i n ma l a m . "

" D i m a n a ? "

" D i R i o S a n J u a n . "

" D e n g a n c a r a b a g a i m a n a ? "

" D e n g a n c a r a b a g a i m a n a , i t u s a m a s a j a , s a y a b a h k a n t i d a k t a h u . "

" S a y a t i d a k me n g e r t i . E n g k a u s e h a r u s n y a k a n t a h u a p a y a n g t e l a h t e r j a d i . "

" I t u b e n a r , k a l a u k a m i j u g a me l i h a t n y a , M r . S h a t t e r h a n d . "

" B e g i t u , j a d i k a m u t i d a k b e r a d a d i s a n a ? "

" T i d a k . K a m i s e d a n g p e r g i u n t u k me n c a r i d a g i n g , d a n k a r e n a k a m i t i d a k s e g e r a me n e m u k a n b i n a t a n g l i a r , k a m i p e r g i a g a k j a u h d a r i t e m p a t p e r k e m a h a n . K e t i k a k a m i k e m b a l i h a r i s u d a h g e l a p d a n k a m i p a s t i ma s u k k e d a l a m p e l u k a n o r a n g P a - U t e , b i l a m a n a M r . F l e t c h e r t i d a k me n y o n g s o n g k a m i d a n me m b e r i t a h u k a n k e p a d a k a m i . "

" S e l a n j u t n y a ? A p a k a h k a m u b e r k u d a ? "

" Y a , s e b a b k a m i b e r b u r u b i n a t a n g a n t i l o p e . "

" A p a k a h F l e t c h e r j u g a b e r k u d a ? "

" T e n t u s a j a ! K e t i k a k a m i t e l a h b e r t e m u d i a , k a m i s e m b u n y i k a n k u d a - k u d a k a m i , k a m i me r u n d u k k e t e m p a t p e r k e m a h a n , y a n g s u d a h d i d u d u k i o l e h o r a n g P a - U t e . K a m i b e r h a s i l ma s u k s e d e m i k i a n d e k a t n y a s e h i n g g a k a m i d a p a t me l i h a t k e d e l a p a n k a w a n k a m i . M e r e k a d i i k a t d i a n t a r a o r a n g -o r a n g k u l i t me r a h . "

" T i d a k a d a k a h s e o r a n g p u n y a n g ma t i ? "

" T i d a k , y a n g l u k a s a j a p u n t i d a k a d a . "

" H m m , a n e h . J a d i k a m u t i d a k me n d e n g a r t e m b a k a n - t e m b a k a n ? "

" T i d a k , k a m i t e r l a l u j a u h d a r i t e m p a t p e r k e m a h a n . "

" T i d a k a d a k a h t a n d a - t a n d a b a h w a t e l a h t e r j a d i p e r k e l a h i a n ? "

" D u a o r a n g I n d i a n t e r g e l e t a k ma t i d e k a t a p i . "

" I t u l e b i h a n e h l a g i . A p a k a h k a m u me n d e n g a r k a n a p a y a n g me r e k a p e r b i n c a n g k a n ? "

" M e n d e n g a r k a n a t a u t i d a k , i t u s a m a s a j a , t i d a k s e p a t a h k a t a p u n y a n g d i u c a p k a n . L a g i p u l a k a m i t e l a h b e r a n i s e d e m i k i a n j a u h n y a , j a d i k a m i h a r u s b e r u s a h a me n y e l a m a t k a n d i r i . K a r e n a i t u k a m i c a r i k e m b a l i k u d a - k u d a k a m i d a n p e r g i b e r k u d a . "

" K e m a n a ? "

" T e n t u k e m a r i , s e b a b b a g i k a m i t i d a k a d a j a l a n l a i n l a g i d a r i p a d a me n d a p a t k a n A n d a , k e m u d i a n d e n g a n b a n t u a n o r a n g N a v a j o b e r u s a h a me l e p a s k a n me r e k a y a n g d i t a n g k a p . K a r e n a i t u l a h s a y a me n y a r a n k a n u n t u k s e g e r a p e r g i k e A q u a G r a n d e . "

" S a b a r , " s e l i n g s a y a , " K i t a b e l u m s a m p a i s e j a u h i t u . K i t a h a r u s me m p e r t i m b a n g k a n s e m u a n y a d u l u s e b e l u m me n g a m b i l k e p u t u s a n . C o b a c e r i t a k a n d u l u , s i a p a y a n g me m b u n u h k e d u a I n d i a n i t u . M u n g k i n e n g k a u t a h u M r . F l e t c h e r ? "

" J a n g a n me m b a w a - b a w a s a y a , " j a w a b n y a d e n g a n k a s a r . " P e r d u l i a p a s a y a d e n g a n b a j i n g a n - b a j i n g a n me r a h i t u ! "

" E n g k a u j u g a t i d a k me m p e r d u l i k a n o r a n g - o r a n g k u l i t p u t i h y a n g d i t a h a n ? "

" K a l a u a n a k d a n s a u d a r a s e p u p u s a y a t i d a k b e r s a m a me r e k a , s a y a t i d a k p e r d u l i j i k a me r e k a ma u t e r j u n k e n e r a k a . "

" C o b a d e n g a r k a n , e n g k a u h a r u s b e r b i c a r a d e n g a n c a r a y a n g l a i n . J i k a t i d a k , k a m i a k a n me n g u s i r m u d a n e n g k a u h a r u s b e r u s a h a s e n d i r i b a g a i m a n a c a r a me l e p a s k a n s a n a k k e l u a r g a m u ! K a m i b e r s e d i a me n o l o n g m u , t e t a p i k a m i m i n t a a g a r e n g k a u me n g a t a k a n y a n g s e b e n a r n y a . J a d i e n g k a u t i d a k t a h u b a g a i m a n a s a m p a i o r a n g - o r a n g I n d i a n i t u t e w a s ? "

" T i d a k . "

" K a l a u d e m i k i a n , c e r i t a k a n b a g a i m a n a p e n y e r g a p a n i t u t e r j a d i . "

" I t u p u n s a y a t i d a k d a p a t me n c e r i t a k a n p a d a m u , s e b a b s a y a t i d a k a d a d i s i t u . "

Episode 7" J a d i e n g k a u j u g a t i d a k b e r a d a d i t e m p a t p e r k e m a h a n ? J a d i d i m a n a ? "

" M e n c a r i d a g i n g . "

" J a d i e n g k a u t u r u t b e r b u r u d e n g a n D i c k d a n P i e t ? "

" T i d a k , me r e k a p e r g i t e r l a l u l a m a , k a r e n a i t u s a y a j u g a p e r g i . K e t i k a p a d a ma l a m h a r i y a n g r e m a n g - r e m a n g s a y a k e m b a l i , s a y a d e n g a r p e k i k p e p e r a n g a n o r a n g k u l i t me r a h d i p e r k e m a h a n y a n g t e l a h d i s e r a n g . S a y a t i d a k d a p a t b e r b u a t l a i n s e l a i n me n y u s u l d a n me m b e r i t a h u M r . H a m m e r d u l l d a n M r . H o l b e r s . I n i l a h s e g a l a n y a y a n g s a y a k e t a h u i t e n t a n g p e r i s t i w a y a n g …….…. i t u . "

" B e r a p a k i r a - k i r a k e k u a t a n o r a n g P a - U t e i t u ? "

" K i r a - k i r a t i g a r a t u s o r a n g . J i k a k i t a d a p a t me m p e r o l e h o r a n g N a v a j o s e t e n g a h d a r i j u m l a h i t u , s a y a y a k i n b a j i n g a n -b a j i n g a n ……….in i , d a p a t k i t a p i s a h k a n j i w a d e n g a n t u b u h n y a , s e h i n g g a……. "

" D i a m ! " s i A p a c h e , y a n g h i n g g a s a a t i n i b e r d i a m d i r i , me m o t o n g p e r k a t a a n n y a , " E n g k a u y a n g me m b u n u h k e d u a P a - U t e i t u ! "

" T i d a k , b u k a n s a y a ! "

" E n g k a u b e r d u s t a . E n g k a u l a h p e m b u n u h n y a ! "

K e d u a o r a n g i t u s a l i n g b e r p a n d a n g a n d a l a m - d a l a m . R a u t mu k a W i n n e t o u y a n g b a g a i k a n t e m b a g a , d i n g i n k e l i h a t a n n y a d a n p e n u h k e b a n g g a a n s e p e r t i s e o r a n g r a j a ; s e d a n g d a l a m mu k a F l e t c h e r t e r b a y a n g h a w a n a f s u y a n g t i d a k d a p a t d i k e k a n g . D i a t i d a k t a h a n me m a n d a n g w a j a h o r a n g A p a c h e i t u l e b i h d a r i b e b e r a p a d e t i k s a j a , d a n t e r p a k s a me n u n d u k k a n p a n d a n g a n ma t a s e r a y a me n g a n g k a t t a n g a n n y a s e p e r t i o r a n g b e r s u m p a h s e r t a b e r s e r u : " S e m o g a s a y a me n j a d i b u t a d a n h a n c u r l u l u h , j i k a s a y a p e m b u n u h n y a ! C u k u p s e k i a n , j a n g a n me n g g a n g g u s a y a l a g i d e n g a n s e t a n - s e t a n me r a h k a m u y a n g………….. "

P e r a s a a n d i n g i n me n g a l i r k e s e k u j u r t u b u h s a y a . S a y a j u g a me n g a n g g a p d i a l a h p e m b u n u h n y a , t e t a p i s a y a t i d a k

me n g u c a p k a n n y a . M u l u t s a y a t i n g g a l t e r k a t u p , t e t a p i W i n n e t o u b a n g k i t d a n b e r s e r u s e p e r t i s e o r a n g n a b i : " O r a n g b e r m u k a p u c a t y a n g me n g h u j a t T u h a n i n i , p a d a w a k t u p e r t e m u a n y a n g p e r t a m a t a d i t e l a h me m a k i - ma k i s e l u r u h b a n g s a k u l i t me r a h , j a d i j u g a me m a k i - ma k i s a u d a r a s a y a d a n s a y a s e n d i r i . W i n n e t o u d i a m s a j a , s e b a b d i a ma k l u m b a h w a M a n i t o u y a n g B a i k a k a n d a p a t me n g u b a h s u m p a h - s u m p a h y a n g j a h a t d e n g a n b e r k a t n y a . S e k a r a n g s i T u k a n g M a k i i n i t e l a h me n g h u j a t s e n d i r i M a n i t o u y a n g B a i k d a n me m b a n g k i t k a n d e n d a m p a d a n y a . D i a b e r t a r u h d e n g a n Y a n g M a h a K u a s a d e n g a n p e n g l i h a t a n ma t a n y a d a n k e h a n c u r a n a n g g o t a t u b u h n y a . M a n i t o u y a n g A g u n g s a m a - s a m a t a h u d e n g a n W i n n e t o u d a n O l d S h a t t e r h a n d , b a h w a F l e t c h e r - l a h p e m b u n u h n y a . M e n u r u t w a k t u n y a D i a a k a n me n g a d i l i n y a . H o w g h ! "

S e t e l a h b e r k a t a b e g i t u W i n n e t o u d u d u k p u l a d a n t i d a k s e o r a n g p u n d i a n t a r a k a m i s e g e r a s e t e l a h i t u y a n g b i s a b e r c a k a p s e s u a t u . T e t a p i F l e t c h e r me l o m p a t d a n me n g u l a n g i l a g i ma k i - ma k i a n n y a , y a n g me m b u a t s a y a ma r a h . S a y a me n a n t a n g d i a , d a n s a y a a c u n g k a n t i n j u s a y a k e p a d a n y a s e r t a b e r k a t a : " T u t u p mu l u t m u s e g e r a , k a l a u t i d a k n a n t i s a y a p u k u l . E n g k a u s e p e r t i b i n a t a n g , y a n g k e m a t i a n n y a me r u p a k a n b e r k a t b a g i o r a n g l a i n ! S a y a j u g a t i d a k ma u me n g u r u s i e n g k a u . A p a s a j a y a n g a k a n t e r j a d i , e n g k a u t i d a k p e r l u me n g h a r a p k a n p e r t o l o n g a n k a m i . "

Episode 8

D i a me n u n d u k k a n k e p a l a n y a , t e t a p i ma s i h d e n g a n s u a r a y a n g a g a k l a n t a n g b e r s e r u , " B i a r k a n s a j a s a y a s e n d i r i ! S a y a j u g a t i d a k b u t u h k a l i a n , s a y a h a n y a b e r u s a h a me n c a r i b a n t u a n b a g i o r a n g - o r a n g y a n g d i t a n g k a p . J a d i b e g i n i l a h p e r t o l o n g a n y a n g d a p a t d i h a r a p k a n d a r i o r a n g - o r a n g p r a i r i y a n g b e g i t u t e r m a s y h u r s e p e r t i k a l i a n i n i , t e r i m a k a s i h ! "

" E n g k a u t i d a k p e r l u b e r t e r i m a k a s i h , s e b a b e n g k a u t i d a k d a p a t me n u n t u t a p a - a p a d a r i k a m i . T e n t a n g p a r a t a w a n a n i t u , k a m i a k a n b e r b u a t u n t u k me r e k a s e d a p a t k a m i . B i l a me r e k a d a p a t d i s e l a m a t k a n , me r e k a a k a n d i s e l a m a t k a n . "

" K a l a u d e m i k i a n k i t a h a r u s b e r g e g a s , " p i n t a D i c k H a m m e r d u l l .

" T e n t u A n d a me n g e r t i b a h w a k a m i h a r u s b e r u s a h a j a n g a n s a m p a i k e h i l a n g a n s e m e n i t p u n , M r . S h a t t e r h a n d . T i d a k k a h k i r a m u j u g a b e g i t u , P i e t H o l b e r s , o l d c o o n ? "

" H m m ! " g e r e n d e n g y a n g d i t a n y a , " K a l a u s a y a t i d a k k e l i r u , t i d a k a d a l a i n y a n g k i t a d a p a t k e r j a k a n l e b i h b a i k d a r i p a d a me n y e r a h k a n s e m u a n y a p a d a O l d S h a t t e r h a n d d a n W i n n e t o u . M e r e k a i n i l e b i h b i j a k s a n a d a r i p a d a e n g k a u , D i c k y a n g b u d i m a n , s a y a l e b i h b a i k d i a m s a j a . "

" K a l a u b e g i t u l e b i h b a i k j i k a t a d i e n g k a u t i d a k me n g a t a k a n a p a - a p a ! S e e k o r c o o n y a n g t u a s e p e r t i e n g k a u i n i , s e b e n a r n y a j a n g a n l a h p e r n a h me m b u k a mu l u t n y a . "

"W e l l , j i k a p e n d a p a t m u d e m i k i a n , mu l a i s e k a r a n g e n g k a u j a n g a n me n a n y a k a n a p a - a p a l a g i k e p a d a s a y a , ma k a s a y a t i d a k p u n y a a l a s a n l a g i u n t u k b e r b i c a r a . "

T e n t u s e k a l i i n i s e m u a n y a h a n y a s e n d a u g u r a u b i a s a . S e b a b k e d u a s a h a b a t t e r s e b u t t i d a k p e r n a h b e r t e n g k a r d e n g a n s e r i u s . S e k a r a n g H a m m e r d u l l h a r u s me n e r a n g k a n k e p a d a k a m i t e m p a t p e r k e m a h a n me r e k a d e n g a n s e t e p a t - t e p a t n y a . I n i d i l a k u k a n n y a s e r a y a me n a m b a h k a n , " M u n g k i n k i t a t i d a k a k a n me n e m u k a n o r a n g - o r a n g I n d i a n i t u d i s a n a , s a y a k i r a me r e k a i t u me n g i k u t i k a m i d a n h e n d a k me n g e j a r k a m i , k a r e n a i t u l e b i h b a i k k a l a u k i t a s e k a r a n g b e r a n g k a t s e c e p a t - c e p a t n y a .

" E n g k a u k e l i r u , D i c k , " j a w a b s a y a . " K a m u t i d a k d i k e j a r . A n d a i k a n o r a n g P a - U t e t a h u b a h w a k a m u b e r t i g a t e l a h l o l o s , ma k a s u d a h l a m a me r e k a s a m p a i d i s i n i . M e r e k a b e t u l - b e t u l me n g i r a b a h w a me r e k a t e l a h me n a n g k a p s e m u a o r a n g k u l i t p u t i h d a r i p e r k e m a h a n m u . "

" T e t a p i j e j a k - j e j a k k a m i ! K a r e n a i t u me r e k a a k a n d a p a t me n g e t a h u i b a h w a k a m i s e d a n g b e r b u r u , j a d i p a d a w a k t u p e n y e r g a p a n k a m i t i d a k a d a d i s i t u ? "

" P e n y e r g a p a n t e r s e b u t b e r l a n g s u n g k e m a r i n ma l a m s e t e l a h h a r i g e l a p , d a n t a d i p a g i j e j a k m u s u d a h d e m i k i a n k a b u r n y a s e h i n g g a me r e k a t i d a k d a p a t me n g e t a h u i l a g i a p a k a h j e j a k -j e j a k t e r s e b u t t e r j a d i s e b e l u m a t a u k a h s e s u d a h p e n y e r g a p a n a t a s p e r k e m a h a n k a m u . D a n k a w a n - k a w a n k a m u y a n g me n g h a r a p k a n b a n t u a n d a r i k a m u t e n t u n y a a k a n b e r h a t i - h a t i u n t u k t i d a k me n g k h i a n a t i , j i k a me r e k a d i t a n y a i . S e l a i n i t u o r a n g P a - U t e i n i s e d a n g b e r p e r a n g , j a d i me r e k a t i d a k d a p a t me n g a n g k u t k e d u a ma y a t t e r s e b u t . M e r e k a a k a n me n g u b u r k e d u a o r a n g t e r s e b u t d i s a n a . K e n d a t i p u n me r e k a t e r p a k s a me m p e r p e n d e k u p a c a r a - u p a c a r a y a n g b i a s a n y a d i a d a k a n u n t u k i t u , me r e k a t i d a k d a p a t s e l e s a i j u g a s e b e l u m n y a b e s o k s o r e , j a d i me r e k a b e l u m d a p a t b e r a n g k a t . L a g i p u l a me r e k a t i d a k a k a n b e r g e g a s - g e g a s , k a r e n a h a r u s me n a n t i k a n k e m b a l i n y a

k e d u a o r a n g p e r i n t i s me r e k a , y a n g t i d a k me r e k a k e t a h u i b a h w a o r a n g - o r a n g t e r s e b u t t e l a h j a t u h k e t a n g a n o r a n g N a v a j o . J a d i e n g k a u l i h a t , k i t a me m p u n y a i c u k u p w a k t u . "

" M e m p u n y a i w a k t u a t a u t i d a k , i t u s a m a s a j a , s a y a t e r p a k s a me n g i k u t i k e m a u a n A n d a , s e b a b A n d a s u n g g u h - s u n g g u h l e b i h b i j a k s a n a d a r i p a d a P i e t H o l b e r s , s i o l d c o o n i t u ! D e m i k i a n l a h k a t a n y a s e n d i r i t a d i . "

" B a i k l a h , s a y a t i d a k ma u me m b a n t a h e n g k a u , D i c k . " H o l b e r s me n a m b a h i d e n g a n me l u c u .

" D i a m l a h s a j a ! E n g k a u k a n b e r k a t a , b a h w a e n g k a u t i d a k ma u b e r b i c a r a l a g i . J a d i a p a y a n g a k a n k i t a k e r j a k a n , M r . S h a t t e r h a n d ? "

"W i n n e t o u l a h y a n g a k a n me n e n t u k a n n y a . S a y a t e l a h me m b e r i p e n j e l a s a n k e p a d a k a m u , s e l a n j u t n y a d i a y a n g a k a n me m i m p i n k i t a . "

W i n n e t o u d a n s a y a s a l i n g me n g e n a l y a n g j a r a n g a d a d u a o r a n g y a n g b e g i t u . P a d a s a a t - s a a t b e l u m a d a k e p u t u s a n y a n g h a r u s d i t e n t u k a n , k e r a p k a l i s e a k a n - a k a n k a m i b e r d u a me r u p a k a n s a t u j i w a d a n me m p u n y a i s a t u p i k i r a n s a j a . A p a y a n g d i u c a p k a n s a l a h s e o r a n g d a r i k a m i i t u t e l a h d i p i k i r k a n o l e h y a n g l a i n n y a d e n g a n d i a m - d i a m l e b i h d u l u . D e m i k i a n l a h j u g a p a d a s a a t i n i . S i A p a c h e me m a n d a n g s a y a d a l a m - d a l a m d a n k e t i k a s a y a me n g e d i p , d i a b e r p a l i n g p a d a s i N a v a j o y a n g i k u t d e n g a n k a m i d a n h i n g g a s e k a r a n g ma s i h me r u p a k a n s e o r a n g p e n d e n g a r y a n g p e n d i a m . B i l a d u a o r a n g k e p a l a s u k u b e r b i c a r a , s e o r a n g p r a j u r i t b i a s a t a k a k a n b e r a n i me n y e l i n g i me r e k a .

Episode 9

" A p a k a h s a u d a r a s a y a y a n g mu d a t a h u t e n t a n g c a ? o n ( j u r a n g p e g u n u n g a n y a n g c u r a m ) y a n g g e l a p d i s u n g a i S a n J u a n ? " t a n y a W i n n e t o u p a d a n y a .

Y a n g d i t a n y a i me n g a n g g u k d e n g a n d i a m d a n r a m a h . M a k a s i k e p a l a s u k u me l a n j u t k a n , " P a d a k e d u a s i s i c a ? o n i t u a d a j a l a n - j a l a n s e m p i t y a n g me n u j u k e b a w a h , y a n g h a n y a d i k e t a h u i o l e h p e j u a n g - p e j u a n g N a v a j o . N i t s a s K a r , k e p a l a s u k u p e m b e r a n i h a r u s me m b a w a p e j u a n g n y a k e c a ? o n i n i . S e b a g i a n h i n g g a k e b a w a h , s e b a g i a n l a i n n y a t e t a p d i a t a s , t e t a p i s e d e m i k i a n r u p a a g a r me r e k a t i d a k d a p a t d i l i h a t . K i t a h a r u s b e r u s a h a me m i k a t o r a n g P a - U t e u n t u k p e r g i k e c a ?

o n i t u . B a r u s e t e l a h me r e k a ma s u k k e d a l a m n y a , y a n g b e r a d a d i a t a s b o l e h mu n c u l . M a k a o r a n g P a - U t e i t u t e r j e p i t d a r i k e d u a b e l a h j u r u s a n d a n t e r p a k s a h a r u s me n y e r a h , j i k a me r e k a t i d a k ma u , d i t e m b a k ma t i s a m p a i p r a j u r i t t e r a k h i r , s e b a b me r e k a b e r a d a d i a n t a r a d u a d i n d i n g y a n g t i n g g i d a n l i c i n d a r i c a ? o n i t u , d i m a n a me r e k a t i d a k d a p a t b e r s e m b u n y i . S e d a n g k a n o r a n g N a v a j o am a n d a r i p e l u r u me r e k a s e r t a d a p a t b e r s e m b u n y i d i b a l i k b u k i t b a t u y a n g t e r d a p a t d i a t a s d a n d i b a w a h j u r a n g t e r s e b u t . A p a k a h s a u d a r a s a y a me n g e r t i ? "

S e k a l i l a g i s u a t u a n g g u k a n d e n g a n me m b i s u .

" K a l a u d e m i k i a n , p a s a n g l a h s e g e r a p e l a n a p a d a k u d a m u d a n b e r a n g k a t l a h ! "

B e b e r a p a s a a t k e m u d i a n s i N a v a j o me l a r i k a n k u d a n y a t a n p a me n g u c a p k a n a p a - a p a . K a m i p u n n a i k k e k u d a d a n p e r g i k e S a n J u a n . W i n n e t o u d a n s a y a me n g e n a l b a i k t e p i - t e p i n y a . S e u m p a m a k a m i t i d a k me n g e t a h u i n y a , ma k a H a m m e r d u l l d a n H o l b e r s p e n u n j u k j a l a n y a n g d a p a t d i p e r c a y a . T i d a k s e p a t a h k a t a p u n d a r i p e m b i c a r a a n k a m i y a n g t i d a k t e r d e n g a r o l e h F l e t c h e r , t e t a p i k a m i t i d a k me n g a j a k n y a u n t u k t u r u t s e r t a , b a h k a n k a m i b e r s i k a p s e a k a n - a k a n d i a t i d a k a d a . N a m u n k e t i k a k a m i t e l a h mu l a i b e r j a l a n , p e r l a h a n - l a h a n d i a me n g i k u t i k a m i d a r i b e l a k a n g . K a m i l e b i h s e n a n g b i l a d i a t i n g g a l s a j a .

S e p e r t i s a y a , W i n n e t o u j u g a y a k i n s e p e n u h n y a b a h w a o r a n g P a - U t e ma s i h b e r a d a d i t e m p a t d i m a n a me r e k a me n y e r g a p o r a n g k u l i t p u t i h . K e n d a t i d e m i k i a n k a m i b e r h a t i - h a t i j u g a u n t u k t i d a k l a n g s u n g p e r g i k e s a n a . M e r e k a b e r m a k s u d u n t u k b e r p e r a n g d e n g a n o r a n g N a v a j o , a r a h d a r i ma n a k a m i d a t a n g d a n t i d a k l a h t i d a k mu n g k i n me r e k a a k a n b e r a n g k a t l e b i h d u l u d a r i p a d a w a k t u y a n g k a m i p e r k i r a k a n , a t a u p u n s e k a l i l a g i me n g i r i m k a n p e r i n t i s y a n g mu n g k i n d a p a t me l i h a t k a m i . J a d i k a m i b e r g e r a k l e b i h k e k a n a n a r t i n y a k e s e b e l a h t i m u r d a n k e t i k a p a d a h a r i b e r i k u t n y a me n j e l a n g p a g i k a m i s a m p a i d i s e k i t a r d a e r a h p e r k e m a h a n , k a m i ma s i h b e r k u d a s e d i k i t t e r u s l a g i , k e m u d i a n b a r u me m b e l o k k e k i r i u n t u k me n d e k a t i t e m p a t t e r s e b u t d a r i s e b e l a h t i m u r , d a r i p a d a d a r i a r a h b a r a t .

K a m i y a k i n b a h w a o r a n g - o r a n g I n d i a n i n i t i d a k me n g h a r a p k a n mu s u h me r e k a d a t a n g d a r i a r a h i n i . M e s k i p u n d e m i k i a n k a m i h a r u s w a s p a d a j u g a , k a r e n a a d a s e d e m i k i a n b a n y a k n y a o r a n g y a n g me m b u t u h k a n ma k a n a n , j a d i mu n g k i n a d a b e b e r a p a o r a n g

d a r i me r e k a y a n g s e d a n g b e r b u r u d a n b e r k e l i a r a n d i d e k a t d i s i n i .

K a m i t i b a d i s u n g a i p a d a t e m p a t y a n g l e b i h k e h u l u d a n b e r k e m a h d i t e m p a t t e r b u k a , y a n g d i k e l i l i n g i s e m a k - s e m a k y a n g r i m b u n . S e k a r a n g ma s a l a h n y a a d a l a h me n g e t a h u i b a g a i m a n a k e a d a a n o r a n g P a - U t e i t u b e r s a m a t a h a n a n n y a , n a m u n h a l i n i t i d a k mu d a h . S a y a me n g a j u k a n d i r i u n t u k me l a k s a n a k a n t u g a s t e r s e b u t , t e t a p i k a r e n a W i n n e t o u b e r k e r a s h a t i u n t u k me l a k u k a n n y a s e n d i r i , s a y a t e r p a k s a me n g i k u t i k e m a u a n n y a . K e t i k a d i a t e l a h p e r g i , u n t u k me n j a g a k e a m a n a n k a m i s e n d i r i , p e r t a m a - t a m a k a m i b e r u s a h a me n g h a p u s j e j a k y a n g mu n g k i n k a m i b u a t d i d a e r a h i n i .

Episode 10

S e t e l a h i t u k a m i p e r l u me n g u r u s i O l d C u r s i n g D r y i n i . M e m a n g s a y a s u d a h t i d a k ma u b e r b i c a r a l a g i d e n g a n d i a , t e t a p i n i a t i n i t e r p a k s a d i i n g k a r i s a j a , k a r e n a l e b i h b a i k b a g i k e a m a n a n k a m i s e n d i r i . S a m p a i d i s i n i d i a me n g i k u t i k a m i t e r u s . S e p e r t i j u g a y a n g k a m i l a k u k a n , d i a me n g i k a t k u d a n y a d a n k e m u d i a n b e r b a r i n g d i a t a s r u m p u t b e b e r a p a j a u h n y a d a r i k a m i . T a k s e o r a n g p u n d a r i k a m i y a n g b e r b i c a r a d e n g a n d i a d a n n a m p a k l a h d i a s a n g a t me n d o n g k o l p a d a k a m i s e m u a n y a d a n t e n t u s a j a me m i k i r k a n u n t u k me m b a l a s d e n d a m . K a l a u a n a k d a n s e p u p u n y a t i d a k t u r u t t e r t a n g k a p , p a s t i l a h d i a s u d a h b e r b u a t j a h a t d e n g a n me m b e r i t a h u k a n t e n t a n g k a m i k e p a d a o r a n g P a - U t e .

K a m i t i d a k d a p a t me m p e r c a y a i n y a , s i a p a t a h u ma k s u d j a h a t a p a y a n g a d a b e r k e c a m u k d a l a m p i k i r a n n y a ? K a r e n a i t u s a y a k i r a l e b i h b a i k s a y a me m u t u s k a n u n t u k b e r b i c a r a d e n g a n d i a , s e b a b s e t i d a k n y a k a t a - k a t a s a y a a k a n d a p a t l e b i h me n g e s a n k a n d a r i p a d a p e r c a k a p a n D i c k H a m m e r d u l l d a n P i e t H o l b e r s . M a k a s a y a p e r g i k e p a d a n y a s e r t a b e r t a n y a , " S e j a k k e m a r i n A n d a t e l a h me n g i k u t i k a m i M r . F l e t c h e r , t a n p a k a m i m i n t a i n i p a d a A n d a . R u p a n y a A n d a j u g a ma u me n g i k u t i k a m i t e r u s , b u k a n k a n d e m i k i a n ? "

" P e r s e t a n , A n d a t i d a k p e r l u me n g u r u s i n y a ! " j a w a b n y a .

" S a y a k i r a i n i b e s a r a r t i n y a b a g i k a m i , ma k a s a y a m i n t a k e p a d a A n d a , S i r , b e r b i c a r a l a h d e n g a n n a d a y a n g l a i n . S a y a t i d a k b i a s a me n d e n g a r k a n p e r k a t a a n - p e r k a t a a n y a n g k a s a r , a t a u s a y a a k a n me n j a w a b d e n g a n c a r a y a n g s a m a ! E n g k a u l i h a t d a n d e n g a r b a h w a k a m i t i d a k s u d i b e r s a m a A n d a l a g i d a n

s e t e l a h s e k a r a n g A n d a me n g i k u t i s a m p a i d i s i n i , k a m i h a n y a me n g i j i n k a n n y a s e l a m a A n d a t i d a k me r u g i k a n k a m i . "

" M e r u g i k a n ? " c e t u s n y a . " D i r i m u t i d a k p e r l u d i b i k i n r u s a k l a g i ! "

B e l u m s e l e s a i d i a me n g u c a p k a n i n i , s a y a me r e n g g u t s e b a t a n g r a n t i n g y a n g c u k u p g e m u k d a r i p o h o n y a n g t u m b u h d e k a t s a y a , s a y a b e r s i h k a n d a u n n y a d a n me n c a m b u k n y a k e r a s - k e r a s k e mu k a n y a .

" B e g i n i l a h b a r a n g s i a p a t i d a k ma u me n d e n g a r k a n , h a r u s me r a s a k a n n y a . A k a n s a y a a j a r i e n g k a u u n t u k me n j a d i o r a n g y a n g s o p a n . "

D i a me m e k i k k e m a r a h a n , me l o m p a t s e r t a me n c a b u t p i s t o l n y a , t e t a p i b e l u m s e m p a t d i a me n g a r a h k a n n y a k e p a d a s a y a , s a y a p u k u l l e n g a n n y a s e h i n g g a d i a h a r u s me n u r u n k a n n y a , k e m u d i a n s a y a t i n j u p e l i p i s n y a s e h i n g g a d i a j a t u h k e t a n a h b a g a i s e p o t o n g b a l o k .

D a l a m s e k e j a p ma t a H a m m e r d u l l y a n g g e m u k b e r d i r i d i s a m p i n g s a y a d a n s e m e n t a r a mu k a n y a b e r s e r i - s e r i k e g i r a n g a n , b e r s e r u , " H i g h d a y ! B a r u s e k a r a n g l a g i k a m i d a p a t me l i h a t p u k u l a n m u y a n g b e g i t u ma s y h u r i t u . B e g i t u l a h S i r , o r a n g i t u p a t u t me n e r i m a n y a ! K i t a i k a t d i a s a j a , s u p a y a j a n g a n b e r b u a t g i l a k a l a u n a n t i s u d a h s a d a r y a ? "

" Y a , D i c k y a n g b a i k , i k a t k a n s a j a b e b e r a p a l e m b a r s a b u k p a d a t a n g a n s e r t a k a k i n y a . "

" A y o l a h k e m a r i , P i e t H o l b e r s , o l d c o o n ! A k a n k i t a h i a s i O l d C u r s i n g D r y i n i d e n g a n p i t a - p i t a y a n g i n d a h . "

P i e t d a t a n g d e n g a n t e r t a w a t e r b a h a k - b a h a k d a n d e n g a n c a r a n y a y a n g l u c u me n j a w a b , " K a l a u k i r a m u p e r l u , ma k a s a y a a k a n me n o l o n g m u , D i c k y a n g b u d i m a n . "

" P e r l u a t a u t i d a k p e r l u , i t u s a m a s a j a , l e b i h b a i k k i t a k e r j a k a n . "

M e r e k a t i d a k h a n y a me n g i k a t t a n g a n d a n k a k i n y a s a j a , t e t a p i j u g a me n g i k a t d i a d e n g a n s e u t a s t a l i y a n g k o k o h p a d a s e b a t a n g p o h o n , s e h i n g g a t i d a k mu n g k i n d i a a k a n b e r g u l i n g d e n g a n d i a m - d i a m . K e t i k a me r e k a t e l a h s e l e s a i me n g e r j a k a n i t u , D i c k me n g u s a p - u s a p t a n g a n n y a y a n g g e m u k d a n b e r k a t a d e n g a n p e n u h k e p u a s a n , " B e r s a m a A n d a k a m i s e l a l u me n g a l a m i

k e h i d u p a n y a n g l a i n , S i r . S u d a h s e b u l a n k a m i b e r k e l a n a , t a n p a a d a s e s u a t u y a n g i s t i m e w a t e r j a d i . T e t a p i b a r u s a j a k a m i b e r t e m u , k a m i t e l a h me n g a l a m i p e t u a l a n g a n -p e t u a l a n g a n . "

" D a n p e n y e r g a p a n k e m a r i n d u l u i t u ? B u k a n k a h i t u j u g a s a t u p e t u a l a n g a n ? " t a n y a s a y a .

" B a g i k a m i t i d a k , s e b a b k a m i t i d a k a d a d i s a n a . D a l a m s e m i n g g u b e r s a m a A n d a l e b i h b a n y a k y a n g d i a l a m i d a r i p a d a s e t a h u n d i a n t a r a k a m i s e n d i r i , i t u s u d a h d i m a k l u m i o l e h s e m u a o r a n g . S e k a r a n g k i t a t e l a h me n g i k a t F l e t c h e r t u a i n i , j a d i d a p a t me m i k i r k a n h a l - h a l l a i n . B a g a i m a n a p e n d a p a t m u k a l a u s e k a r a n g k i t a me m p e r s i a p k a n h i d a n g a n i k a n ? "

" K a m u me m p u n y a i k a i l ? "

" B u k a n ma i n , D i c k H a m m e r d u l l d a n P i e t H o l b e r s t i d a k me m p u n y a i k a i l ? Y a n g h a r u s d i t a n y a k a n a d a l a h a p a k a h d i R i o ( s u n g a i ) S a n J u a n a d a i k a n ? A t a u k a h b a r a n g k a l i k i t a ma u me n a n g k a p i k a n b u n t e k d a n me n g g o r e n g n y a ? "

" H m m , k a l a u k a u k i r a me r e k a s e g e m u k e n g k a u D i c k H a m m e r d u l l , ma k a s a y a t i d a k k e b e r a t a n , t e t a p i s a y a l e b i h s u k a i k a n l a i n , s e b a b i t u l a h ma k a n a n y a n g p a l i n g s a y a s u k a i . L a g i p u l a h a r i i n i s a y a t i d a k s u k a ma k a n i k a n b u n t e k . "

K a t a - k a t a n y a i n i me r u p a k a n p e r c a k a p a n y a n g p a n j a n g , y a n g s a n g a t j a r a n g d i u c a p k a n o l e h P i e t H o l b e r s , k a r e n a y a n g d i b i c a r a k a n t a d i a d a l a h ma k a n a n y a n g p a l i n g d i s u k a i n y a . B e r d a s a r k a n p e n g a l a m a n b e r g a u l d e n g a n me r e k a , s a y a y a k i n b a h w a me r e k a a k a n d a p a t me n a n g k a p i k a n b a n y a k d a n d e n g a n d e m i k i a n p e r g i l a h me r e k a k e t e p i s u n g a i me m b a w a k a i l . D i s a n a me r e k a b e r s e m b u n y i s e d a p a t - d a p a t n y a , s u p a y a t i d a k a k a n d a p a t t e r l i h a t o l e h o r a n g P a - U t e y a n g k e b e t u l a n s e d a n g b e r k e l i a r a n d i d a e r a h i t u ; s e d a n g s a y a b e r b a r i n g d i a t a s r u m p u t s e r t a me n u t u p ma t a , k e n d a t i p u n s a y a t i d a k me r a s a l e l a h . M e m a n g s a y a j u g a t i d a k b e r m a k s u d u n t u k t i d u r . J i k a s e o r a n g p e m b u r u p r a i r i b e r b a r i n g , me s k i p u n d i a t i d a k t i d u r , h a r u s l a h d i a me n u t u p ma t a n y a , s u p a y a d i a d a p a t me n d e n g a r l e b i h b a i k .

B e l u m s a t u j a m l a m a n y a , p a r a p e n g a i l t e l a h k e m b a l i . M e r e k a d a p a t me n a n g k a p s e d e m i k i a n b a n y a k n y a , s e h i n g g a c u k u p u n t u k ma k a n s o r e d a n ma k a n ma l a m s e k a l i g u s . S a y a n g s e k a l i k a m i t i d a k d a p a t me n y a l a k a n a p i s e b e l u m W i n n e t o u k e m b a l i , s e b a b k a m i b e l u m t a h u a p a k a h k a m i d a p a t me l a k u k a n i n i t a n p a

mu n g k i n a k a n d i k e t a h u i . H i d u n g o r a n g I n d i a n d a p a t me m b a u i a s a p a p i d a r i t e m p a t y a n g j a u h , t e t a p i b a u i k a n a t a u p a n g g a n g a n d a g i n g b i n a t a n g l i a r d a p a t d i c i u m n y a d a r i t e m p a t y a n g l e b i h j a u h l a g i .

Episode 11

Wa k t u b e r l a l u t e r u s . H a r i p u n me n j a d i s o r e d a n p a d a k e d u a s a h a b a t s a y a t i m b u l k e k h a w a t i r a n me n g e n a i W i n n e t o u . S a y a me m p e r i n g a t k a n me r e k a t e n t a n g j a r a k y a n g j a u h d a r i s i n i h i n g g a k e p e r k e m a h a n d a n k e s u k a r a n b e r g e r a k t a n p a d a p a t d i l i h a t p a d a s i a n g h a r i . O l d C u r s i n g D r y s u d a h l a m a s i u m a n k e m b a l i , t e t a p i d i a me m e j a m k a n ma t a n y a t e r u s d a n t i d a k b e r g e r a k .

A k h i r n y a k a m i d e n g a r b u n y i b e r i s i k l e m a h d i s e m a k - s e m a k d a n W i n n e t o u d a t a n g . R a u t mu k a n y a k a k u s e p e r t i b i a s a n y a , t e t a p i s a y a k e n a l d i a l e b i h b a i k d a r i p a d a o r a n g - o r a n g l a i n , d a n s a y a t a h u b a h w a d i a me m b a w a b e r i t a b a i k . I n i d i u m u m k a n n y a k e p a d a k a m i d e n g a n c a r a n y a y a n g u n i k , s e b a b t a n p a b e r k a t a a p a - a p a me n g u m p u l k a n r u m p u t d a n a l a n g - a l a n g k e r i n g d a l a m s a t u o n g g o k a n y a n g k e c i l , me n g e l u a r k a n b a t u a p i n y a d a r i d a l a m s a k u d a n me n y a l a k a n a p i .

D i c k H a m m e r d u l l b e r g i r a n g h a t i , s a m b i l me n y i n g g u n g P i e t H o l b e r s d e n g a n s i k u n y a , b e r k a t a l a h d i a , "W e l l , t a m p a k n y a s e m u a n y a b e r e s d a n k i t a d a p a t me m a n g g a n g i k a n k i t a d e n g a n t e n t e r a m , b a g a i m a n a p e n d a p a t m u P i e t H o l b e r s , o l d c o o n ? "

" K a l a u k i r a m u b a h w a s a y a b e r g e m b i r a u n t u k ma k a n e n a k , ma k a e n g k a u t i d a k s a l a h s a n g k a , o l d D i c k , " d e m i k i a n j a w a b n y a .

I k a n t e r s e b u t d i b a g i d u a , u n t u k ma k a n s o r e d a n ma k a n ma l a m , k e m u d i a n ma s i n g - ma s i n g me n e r i m a b a g i a n n y a . F l e t c h e r j u g a me n d a p a t b a g i a n n y a s e b a n y a k y a n g l a i n n y a d a n k e t i k a j a t a h n y a s u d a h d i p a n g g a n g , D i c k d e n g a n t e r t a w a - t a w a me n y u a p i d i a b a g a i k a n me m b e r i ma k a n a n a k k e c i l . W i n n e t o u j u g a me l i h a t b a h w a d i a d i i k a t , t e t a p i b u k a n l a h k e b i a s a a n n y a u n t u k me n a n y a k a n a l a s a n .

S a y a p u n t i d a k me n a n y a k a n p a d a n y a t e n t a n g t u g a s me r i n t i s y a n g t e l a h d i k e r j a k a n n y a , s e b a b s a y a t a h u d i a a k a n mu l a i me l a p o r k a n n y a s e s u a i k e m a u a n n y a ; t a p i k e d u a t e m a n y a n g l a i n l e b i h t i d a k s a b a r d a r i p a d a s a y a . B a r u s a j a D i c k me n c a p l o k ma k a n a n y a n g t e r s i s a , d i u s a p n y a mu l u t n y a d e n g a n l e n g a n b a j u n y a , l a n g s u n g b e r k a t a , " N a h , s e k a r a n g k i t a k e n y a n g ,

ma k a k i t a d a p a t me m i k i r k a n t e n t a n g o r a n g P a - U t e . S a y a h a r a p me r e k a b e l u m p e r g i . "

K e t i k a W i n n e t o u t i d a k l a n g s u n g me m b a l a s n y a , d i l a n j u t k a n n y a , " A t a u mu n g k i n s a y a k h i l a f d a n me r e k a t e l a h p e r g i ? "

P a d a r a u t mu k a W i n n e t o u y a n g g a g a h t e r b a y a n g l a h s e n y u m a n y a n g l e m a h d a n d i a me n j a w a b d e n g a n r a m a h , " E m b u n j a t u h p a d a w a k t u n y a d a n b e g i t u p u l a ma t a h a r i b e r s i n a r p a d a w a k t u n y a s e n d i r i . M e n g a p a s a u d a r a k u l i t p u t i h s a y a t i d a k me n u n g g u s a m p a i w a k t u s a y a u n t u k b e r b i c a r a t i b a ? "

" S a n g a t s e d e r h a n a , k a r e n a s a y a i n g i n t a h u , " j a w a b D i c k s e j u j u r - j u j u r n y a .

" S e o r a n g w a n i t a t u a b o l e h s u k a i n g i n t a h u , t e t a p i t i d a k s e o r a n g l a k i - l a k i , a p a l a g i k a l a u d i a s e o r a n g p r a j u r i t s e p e r t i D i c k H a m m e r d u l l . T e t a p i s a y a a k a n me n c e r i t a k a n a p a y a n g i n g i n d i k e t a h u i o l e h s a u d a r a s a y a . O r a n g P a - U t e ma s i h a d a . "

" D i m a n a ? "

" D i p e r k e m a h a n y a n g me r e k a s e r a n g k e m a r i n . W i n n e t o u t e l a h me n g h i t u n g s e m u a n y a . A d a d u a r a t u s d a n e n a m k a l i s e p u l u h . P e m i m p i n me r e k a a d a l a h P a t s A v a t ( M o c c a s i n B e s a r ) k e p a l a s u k u P a - U t e . "

" D a n o r a n g - o r a n g y a n g d i t a n g k a p ? "

" M e r e k a d i i k a t , t e t a p i me r e k a b a i k - b a i k . M a l a m i n i k i t a a k a n me m b e b a s k a n me r e k a . "

" M e m b e b a s k a n ? " t a n y a D i c k d e n g a n g i r a n g . " S a y a k i r a l e b i h b a i k me n u n g g u d u l u s a m p a i o r a n g P a - U t e j a t u h k e t a n g a n o r a n g N a v a j o . M a k a d e n g a n d e m i k i a n t e m a n - t e m a n k i t a d e n g a n s e n d i r i n y a a k a n me m p e r o l e h k e m e r d e k a a n n y a . "

" M e n u r u t p e n d a p a t W i n n e t o u , s a u d a r a k u l i t p u t i h s a y a k e l i r u d a l a m h a l i n i . B i l a k i t a me n j e p i t s u k u P a - U t e d i d a l a m c a ?o n , p a d a h a l me r e k a ma s i h me n a h a n t a w a n a n me r e k a , t e n t u me r e k a a k a n me n g a j u k a n p e r m i n t a a n me r e k a d a n me n g a n c a m k i t a d e n g a n me m b u n u h o r a n g - o r a n g k u l i t p u t i h t e r s e b u t . S e d a n g j i k a me r e k a i n i t e l a h d i b e b a s k a n , ma k a mu s u h k i t a t e r s e b u t t e r p a k s a h a r u s me n e r i m a s e g a l a s y a r a t y a n g k i t a a j u k a n . "

Episode 12

" B a g u s p e n d a p a t b e g i t u . S a y a j u g a l e b i h s e t u j u k a l a u ma l a m i n i k i t a s u d a h b i s a me m b e b a s k a n k a w a n - k a w a n k i t a , s e b a b i n i a k a n me n g g e m b i r a k a n k i t a . T e t a p i b a g a i m a n a k i t a a k a n me l a k u k a n n y a ? "

" S a u d a r a s a y a a k a n me n d e n g a r n y a b i l a w a k t u n y a t i b a . W i n n e t o u t e l a h me n d e n g a r k a n d e n g a n d i a m - d i a m , d a n d a r i p e m b i c a r a a n o r a n g P a - U t e , d i a d a p a t me n g e t a h u i me n g a p a me r e k a b e l u m p e r g i d a n b a g a i m a n a t e r j a d i n y a p e n y e r g a p a n i t u . S a l a h s e o r a n g d a r i k e d u a o r a n g y a n g t e r b u n u h i t u a d a l a h p u t e r a k e p a l a s u k u , y a n g p e n g u b u r a n n y a t i d a k mu n g k i n a k a n t e r j a d i s e b e l u m b e s o k , k a r e n a k u b u r a n n y a h a r u s t e r b u a t d a r i b a t u - b a t u . S a n g k e p a l a s u k u s a n g a t b e r d u k a a t a s k e m a t i a n p u t e r a n y a d a n s a n g a t l a h mu n g k i n d i a a k a n me m b u n u h p a r a t a w a n a n , s u p a y a r o h me r e k a i t u d a p a t me n g a b d i k e p a d a r o h p u t e r a n y a d i p a d a n g p e r b u r u a n a b a d i . "

" A l l d e v i l s ! I t u a k a n s a n g a t me n g e r i k a n . "

" I n i t i d a k l a i n d a r i p e m b a l a s a n d e n d a m y a n g me r e k a t i r u d a r i o r a n g k u l i t p u t i h . L a g i p u l a h u k u m a n i t u a d a l a h a d i l , k a r e n a i n i a k a n me n j a d i h u k u m a n s i p e m b u n u h n y a - - y a n g me m p u n y a i a n a k d a n s a u d a r a s e p u p u d i a n t a r a me r e k a - - b e r l i p a t g a n d a . "

" J a d i b e t u l O l d C u r s i n g D r y ? "

" Y a , d i a l a h p e m b u n u h n y a . "

F l e t c h e r b e r b a r i n g c u k u p d e k a t d e n g a n k a m i , s e h i n g g a d a p a t me n d e n g a r n y a d e n g a n j e l a s . S e d a r i w a k t u ma k a n s o r e d i a t e l a h me m b u k a ma t a n y a . D i a p u n b e r s e r u , " B u k a n s a y a , b u k a n s a y a , s a y a t i d a k t a h u a p a - a p a ! B a j i n g a n - b a j i n g a n………. i n i a d a l a h……. y a n g p a l i n g c u r a n g . S a y a b e r s u m p a h a t a s………. . . b a h w a s a y a me n g a t a k a n y a n g s e s u n g g u h n y a ! "

P e m b e l a a n i n i b e r i s i l a g i t i g a ma k i a n , y a n g t i d a k l a h mu n g k i n u n t u k d i t u l i s . W i n n e t o u b e r l a k u s e a k a n - a k a n t i d a k me n d e n g a r n y a s e r t a me l a n j u t k a n , " O r a n g P a - U t e s e b e n a r n y a t i d a k b e r m a k s u d b e r k e m a h , me l a i n k a n b e r j a l a n l e b i h j a u h . S e b e n a r n y a me r e k a s a m a s e k a l i t i d a k me l i h a t o r a n g k u l i t p u t i h i t u , j i k a p e m b u n u h a n t e r s e b u t t i d a k t e r j a d i . P u t e r a k e p a l a s u k u b e r k u d a b e r s a m a d u a o r a n g p r a j u r i t d i mu k a p a s u k a n me r e k a a g a k l e b i h d u l u . S e k o n y o n g - k o n y o n g me l e t u s l a h d u a t e m b a k a n b e r t u r u t - t u r u t d a n t e r p e l a n t i n g l a h

d i a ma t i d a r i k u d a n y a d a n d i s a m p i n g n y a s a l a h s e o r a n g p e j u a n g . K e d u a - d u a n y a t e r k e n a k e p a l a me r e k a . "

" D a p a t k a h i t u me m b u k t i k a n , b a h w a s a y a l a h y a n g me l a k u k a n n y a ? " g e r a m F l e t c h e r d e n g a n ma r a h .

W i n n e t o u b e r p a l i n g k e p a d a D i c k d a n P i e t , " J i k a o r a n g i n i ma s i h b e r a n i b e r t e r i a k b e g i t u k e r a s , s a u d a r a - s a u d a r a s a y a b o l e h me m a s u k k a n s u m b a t k e d a l a m mu l u t n y a d a n me n g i k a t n y a h i n g g a b e n g k o k , k e m u d i a n k i t a g a n t u n g d i a d i d a l a m s u n g a i , s e h i n g g a d i a h a r u s ma t i t e r b e n a m d e n g a n p e r l a h a n - l a h a n , d a n me n g e r i k a n . "

K e m u d i a n d i a b e r b i c a r a d a l a m n a d a y a n g b i a s a s e r t a me l a n j u t k a n , " P e n u n g g a n g k u d a y a n g t i d a k t e r k e n a , me n g e n d a l i k a n k u d a n y a k e a r a h d a r i ma n a t e m b a k a n - t e m b a k a n i t u b e r a s a l d a n t e l a h me l i h a t s e o r a n g p e n u n g g a n g k u d a me l a r i k a n d i r i . K a r e n a w a k t u i t u b e l u m g e l a p b e n a r , d i a d a p a t me n g e n a l b a i k s i p e n u n g g a n g b e s e r t a k u d a n y a . O r a n g i t u me m a k a i t o p i j e r a m i d a n s a p u t a n g a n , s e p e r t i y a n g s e r i n g d i g u n a k a n o l e h v a q u e r o - v a q u e r o ( g e m b a l a s a p i M e x i k o ) d a n c o w b o y . K u d a n y a b e r w a r n a h i t a m , d e n g a n p l e k b e r w a r n a t e r a n g p a d a p a n g k a l p a h a n y a s e b e l a h k a n a n . T e n t u s a u d a r a - s a u d a r a s a y a me n g e t a h u i s i a p a y a n g me m a k a i t o p i d a n s a p u t a n g a n y a n g d e m i k i a n i t u s e r t a me m p u n y a i k u d a h i t a m d e n g a n p l e k y a n g t e r a n g b e g i t u . W i n n e t o u me n d e n g a r n y a d e n g a n j e l a s b a g a i m a n a s e o r a n g P a - U t e me n c e r i t a k a n i t u k e t e m a n n y a . "

T e n t u s a j a y a n g d i m a k s u d s e m u a n y a i n i a d a l a h F l e t c h e r . S e k a l i l a g i d i a b e r a n i j u g a me n g i n g k a r i n y a s e r t a b e r t e r i a k k e r a s - k e r a s , " O m o n g k o s o n g , o m o n g k o s o n g s e m u a n y a . A p a y a n g d i k a t a k a n o r a n g me r a h………be g i t u . T i d a k a d a……… a r t i n y a . S a y a b e r s u m p a h a t a s………. B a h w a s a y a s a m a s e k a l i t i d a k b e r s a l a h , s e p e r t i …………."

Episode 13

B e g i t u l a h l a g i u c a p a n - u c a p a n n y a , y a n g s e b e n a r n y a d a p a t me n y e b a b k a n s a y a me m u k u l d i a h i n g g a s e t e n g a h ma t i . S i A p a c h e me l a n j u t k a n d e n g a n t e n a n g , " M a s i h i n g a t k a h s a u d a r a -s a u d a r a s a y a k a t a - k a t a b i a d a b y a n g d i u c a p k a n o r a n g y a n g b e r b a r i n g d i s i t u , k e m a r i n k e t i k a d i a me l i h a t k a m i u n t u k p e r t a m a k a l i n y a , t e r h a d a p p a d a o r a n g I n d i a n ? D i a me n g a t a k a n n y a , s e d a n g d i a s e n d i r i me l i h a t b a h w a s a y a s e o r a n g k u l i t me r a h . S e b a n y a k y a n g d i k a t a k a n n y a , s e b a n y a k i t u l a h j u g a p e n u n t u t a n t e r h a d a p n y a . T i d a k a d a o r a n g l a i n

k e c u a l i d i a l a h p e m b u n u h n y a . K e n d a t i p u n d i a b e r s u m p a h b a h w a b u k a n l a h d i a y a n g me l a k u k a n n y a . "

O l d C u r s i n g D r y - p u n a g a k me n e g a k k a n d i r i n y a s e r t a b e r t e r i a k , " S a y a u l a n g i l a g i s u m p a h i t u a t a s n a m a s e m u a……. S e m o g a s a y a me n j a d i b u t a d a n r e m u k r e d a m , j i k a s a y a p e m b u n u h n y a ! J i k a k a m u b e g i t u b o d o h u n t u k…………….."

D i a t i d a k s e m p a t me l a n j u t k a n k a l i m a t n y a . S e b a b s a y a s u d a h b e r l u t u t d i s a m p i n g n y a . S e m e n t a r a i t u s a y a c e k i k l e h e r n y a d e n g a n t a n g a n k a n a n , s a y a me r o b e k b a j u n y a s e p o t o n g d e n g a n t a n g a n k i r i d a n me m b u a t g u m p a l a n b o l a . D i a me n g g a g a p - g a g a p , l a l u s a y a ma s u k k a n s u m b a t i t u d i a n t a r a g i g i - g i g i n y a , s e d a n g D i c k H a m m e r d u l l me n g a m b i l s e p o t o n g k a i n l a g i y a n g k a m i i k a t k a n p a d a mu l u t n y a s u p a y a d i a t i d a k d a p a t me n g e l u a r k a n s u m b a t i t u d e n g a n l i d a h n y a . S e k a r a n g b e b a s l a h k a m i d a r i me n d e n g a r ma k i a n - ma k i a n n y a d a n k e m b a l i l a h k a m i k e t e m p a t k a m i .

K a m i l a l u d u d u k b e r s a m a - s a m a , ma s i n g - ma s i n g t a h u b a g a i m a n a p e r a s a a n y a n g l a i n n y a s e r t a b e r f i k i r , t e t a p i t i d a k s e o r a n g p u n y a n g me n g a t a k a n n y a . S a m p a h ma s y a r a k a t s e p e r t i i t u l e b i h r e n d a h l a g i d a r i p a d a b i n a t a n g . A d a k a h o r a n g y a n g s u n g g u h - s u n g g u h d a p a t d i u m p a m a k a n b e g i t u ? H i n g g a p a d a w a k t u i t u s a y a a k a n me n y a n g k a l n y a , s e k a r a n g s a y a t e r p a k s a me n g a k u i b a h w a me r e k a s u n g g u h - s u n g g u h a d a . A p a y a n g h a r u s k i t a l a k u k a n p a d a o r a n g i n i ? M e l e p a s k a n d i a , d i a , o r a n g y a n g b u k a n ma n u s i a l a g i ? T i d a k ! M e n y e r a h k a n d i a k e p a d a o r a n g P a - U t e ? Y a , i t u l a h g a n j a r a n n y a , s e b a b d i a l a h p e m b u n u h n y a d a n h a n y a d e n g a n ma t i n y a d i a t i d a k a k a n b e r d a y a l a g i .

W i n n e t o u me l e t a k k a n t a n g a n n y a d i a t a s l e n g a n s a y a d a n b e r k a t a , s e o l a h - o l a h d i a me m b a c a p i k i r a n s a y a , " S a u d a r a k u j a n g a n l a h t e r l a l u l a m a me m i k i r k a n t e n t a n g h a l i n i ! J i k a b a g i n y a a d a l a h me n y e d i h k a n u n t u k me l i h a t o r a n g y a n g t i d a k b e r h a r g a i n i d i m u s n a h k a n , ma k a k e p a l a s u k u A p a c h e a k a n b e r t i n d a k s e n d i r i s e b a g a i h a k i m . O l d C u r s i n g D r y a k a n d i s e r a h k a n k e p a d a o r a n g P a - U t e . S a y a t e l a h b e r k a t a . H o w g h !

" A p a k a h A n d a me n y a n g k a s a y a b e r k e c i l h a t i ? "

" T i d a k , t e t a p i A n d a t e r l a l u me n a r u h b e l a s k a s i h a n . "

" Y a , me m a n g s a y a me n a r u h k a s i h a n p a d a o r a n g i n i , b u k a n p a d a t u b u h n y a , t e t a p i p a d a j i w a n y a . T i d a k k a h A n d a ma u me m b e r i k a n k e s e m p a t a n s u p a y a d i a me n y e s a l s e d i k i t ? "

" A p a a r t i n y a p e n y e s a l a n b a g i n y a ? A p a A n d a k i r a s a n g g u p me m b u k a h a t i n y a u n t u k s o a l - s o a l d e m i k i a n ? T i d a k ! H a n y a M a n i t o u y a n g A g u n g y a n g b e r k u a s a me l a k u k a n n y a . A n d a me n g a j a r s a y a u n t u k p e r c a y a k e p a d a N y a t e t a p i s e k a r a n g A n d a s e n d i r i t i d a k ma u b e r b u a t b e g i t u . J a n g a n l a h k h a w a t i r ! K e h i d u p a n d u n i a w i p e m b u n u h i t u t i d a k d a p a t d i t a w a r l a g i me l a w a n h u k u m p r a i r i . T e n t a n g j i w a n y a , M a n i t o u - l a h y a n g a k a n me n g a t u r n y a . M u l a i s a a t i n i d i a b u k a n l a g i s e o r a n g p e n g i k u t y a n g k i t a s e n a n g i , me l a i n k a n s e o r a n g t a w a n a n , y a n g a k a n k i t a s e r a h k a n k e p a d a o r a n g P a - U t e . K a r e n a i t u d i a t i d a k d i p e r b o l e h k a n me n d e n g a r k a n a p a y a n g k i t a b i c a r a k a n s e l a n j u t n y a . "

S e t e l a h b e r k a t a b e g i t u , d i a b e r p i k i r s e b e n t a r d a n k e m u d i a n me l a n j u t k a n d e n g a n n a d a s u a r a y a n g t e r t e k a n , "W i n n e t o u s e k a r a n g a k a n me m b e r i t a h u k a n k e p a d a A n d a , b a g a i m a n a c a r a n y a u n t u k me m b e b a s k a n d e l a p a n t a w a n a n i t u . D i c k H a m m e r d u l l d a n P i e t H o l b e r s t a h u t e n t a n g t e m p a t p e r k e m a h a n o r a n g P a - U t e y a n g h e n d a k s a y a s e l i d i k i . D i s a n a a d a s a t u s e m e n a n j u n g k e c i l y a n g d i h u b u n g k a n o l e h t a n a h y a n g s e m p i t d e n g a n t e p i s u n g a i . K e s e m e n a n j u n g i n i l a h o r a n g t a h a n a n t e r s e b u t d i b a w a , s e b a b d i s a n a me r e k a l e b i h mu d a h d i a w a s i d a n t i d a k mu n g k i n me l a r i k a n d i r i . "

" S a y a t a h u s e m e n a n j u n g i t u , " a n g g u k H a m m e r d u l l . "W a k t u i t u k a m i b e r m a k s u d b e r k e m a h d i s a n a , t e t a p i t i d a k j a d i , k a r e n a b a n y a k l a l a t k u d a . T e t a p i s e m e n a n j u n g t e r s e b u t d i p e n u h i d e n g a n s e m a k - s e m a k . "

" B a g u s , h a l i t u a k a n me m u d a h k a n u s a h a k i t a u n t u k me m b e b a s k a n me r e k a . K e d e l a p a n o r a n g i t u t e n t u n y a d i i k a t d a n b a g i me r e k a t i d a k l a h t e r p i k i r k a n u n t u k me l a r i k a n d i r i me l a l u i s u n g a i . K a r e n a i t u s e o r a n g p e n j a g a s a j a s u d a h c u k u p , d a n d i a d a p a t d i t e m p a t k a n p a d a j a l a n ma s u k d a r i t e p i s u n g a i k e s e m e n a n j u n g i t u . L a g i p u l a b i a r p u n me r e k a s a n g a t b e r h a t i - h a t i d e n g a n me n e m p a t k a n d u a a t a u t i g a o r a n g p e n j a g a , ma k a i n i t i d a k l a h s a n g a t me n y u k a r k a n , s e b a b me r e k a i n i d a l a m b e b e r a p a me n i t s a j a d a p a t k i t a b u a t t i d a k b e r d a y a . "

Episode 14

" Y a , s a y a y a k i n k i t a d a p a t me n y i n g k i r k a n d e n g a n c e p a t t i g a o r a n g p e n j a g a a t a u p u n l e b i h , s e c e p a t i t u p u l a k i t a a k a n me l e p a s k a n t a l i - t a l i p a r a t a w a n a n , t e t a p i b a g a i m a n a s e l a n j u t n y a ? D i t e p i s u n g a i t e r s e b u t b e r k e m a h l e b i h d a r i

d u a r a t u s l i m a p u l u h I n d i a n , y a n g t e n t u n y a a k a n me l i h a t k i t a . "

" K i t a t i d a k a k a n me l e w a t i me r e k a , me l a i n k a n me l a r i k a n d i r i me l a l u i a i r . "

" H m m , hmm , i t u mu d a h d i k a t a k a n . S a y a y a k i n k a w a n - k a w a n k i t a i t u p a n d a i b e r e n a n g , t e t a p i me r e k a t i d a k a k a n d a p a t mu d a h me n g g e r a k k a n l e n g a n s e r t a k a k i me r e k a , k a r e n a l a m a n y a me r e k a d i i k a t . J u g a t i d a k d a p a t d i c e g a h , b a h w a s e o r a n g l e b i h c e p a t b e r e n a n g n y a d a r i p a d a y a n g l a i n , s e h i n g g a me r e k a h a r u s s a l i n g me n u n g g u . D e n g a n d e m i k i a n b a n y a k l a h w a k t u y a n g t e r b u a n g d a n k i t a me m b e r i k e s e m p a t a n k e p a d a o r a n g I n d i a n u n t u k me n a n g k a p me r e k a k e m b a l i . "

" S a u d a r a s a y a k u l i t p u t i h t i d a k me m p e r h a t i k a n s u n g g u h -s u n g g u h p e r k a t a a n s a y a . S a y a t i d a k b e r k a t a me n y e b e r a n g d i d a l a m a i r , t e t a p i me l a r i k a n d i r i me l a l u i a i r . K i t a a k a n me m b u a t s e b u a h r a k i t . J i k a s a m p a i t e r p a k s a a d a y a n g h a r u s ma s u k d a l a m a i r , ma k a me r e k a i t u h a n y a l a h d u a d i a n t a r a k i t a , y a i t u O l d S h a t t e r h a n d d a n s a y a . "

" B e g i t u , s e b u a h r a k i t . T e t a p i r a k i t y a n g d a p a t me n g a n g k u t d e l a p a n o r a n g t e n t u l a h a k a n s a n g a t b e s a r s e h i n g g a o r a n g I n d i a n a k a n d a p a t me l i h a t me s k i p u n ma l a m n a n t i s a n g a t g e l a p , k a r e n a b u l a n s u d a h t u a . B u k a n k a h b e g i t u p e n d a p a t m u , P i e t H o l b e r s , o l d c o o n ? "

" B a h w a b u l a n t u a me m a n g b e t u l , o l d D i c k , " t e r d e n g a r j a w a b n y a , " T e t a p i W i n n e t o u t a h u a p a y a n g d i k e h e n d a k i n y a . "

" A p a k a h d i a t a h u a t a u t i d a k , i t u s a m a s a j a , t e t a p i s a y a j u g a y a k i n b a h w a d i a me m a n g b e n a r . B a g a i m a n a p e n d a p a t m u M r . S h a t t e r h a n d ? "

K a r e n a p e r t a n y a a n i t u d i t u j u k a n k e p a d a s a y a , s a y a p u n me n j a w a b , " S a y a d a p a t me n e r k a ma k s u d s a u d a r a k u l i t me r a h k i t a . M e m a n g r a k i t t e r s e b u t a k a n t e r l i h a t , b a h k a n b i a r p u n o r a n g P a - U t e t i n g g a l d i p e r k e m a h a n , me r e k a a k a n me l i h a t n y a j u g a , k a r e n a i t u s a y a d u g a W i n n e t o u b e r m a k s u d me m b u j u k me r e k a u n t u k p e r g i . "

" S a u d a r a k u l i t p u t i h s a y a t e l a h me n e r k a ma k s u d s a y a , " a n g g u k s i A p a c h e . " O r a n g P a - U t e h a r u s p e r g i d a r i p e r k e m a h a n me r e k a . "

" T e t a p i b a g a i m a n a k i t a d a p a t me n y e b a b k a n me r e k a b e r b u a t d e m i k i a n ? " t a n y a D i c k H a m m e r d u l l .

" D e n g a n k e b a k a r a n ! "

" B a i k , t e t a p i a p a y a n g h a r u s k i t a b a k a r ? K i t a k a n t i d a k a k a n me m b a k a r h u t a n ? K i t a a k a n b e r d o s a k a r e n a d i s i n i h a n y a t u m b u h s e d i k i t h u t a n . "

" B a g i k e p a l a s u k u A p a c h e h u t a n i t u s u c i , h u t a n t i d a k b o l e h d i m u s n a h k a n . K i t a h a r u s me m b a k a r s e s u a t u y a n g l a i n , y a n g j u g a d i a n g g a p s u c i o l e h o r a n g P a - U t e , k a r e n a j i k a t i d a k a d a a l a s a n y a n g p e n t i n g , me r e k a t i d a k a k a n s e b o d o h i t u u n t u k me n i n g g a l k a n t e m p a t p e r k e m a h a n . "

" K a l a u d e m i k i a n s a y a i n g i n s e k a l i t a h u a p a y a n g h e n d a k d i b a k a r W i n n e t o u ! "

" B a n g u n a n k u b u r a n y a n g b a r u . "

" H e b a t ! P i k i r a n t e r s e b u t d a p a t b e r h a r g a s e p u l u h r i b u d o l a r . T e t a p i b a n g u n a n i t u t i d a k a k a n t e r b a k a r , s e b a b t e r b u a t d a r i b a t u . "

" T i d a k l a h j u g a p e r l u b a h w a b a n g u n a n i t u h a r u s t e r b a k a r . K i t a me m b u a t o n g g o k a n b e s a r t u m p u k a n k a y u d a n r u m p u t k e r i n g d i a t a s k u b u r a n t e r s e b u t . B i l a o n g g o k a n t e r s e b u t t e r b a k a r s e m u a o r a n g k u l i t me r a h a k a n s a n g a t t e r k e j u t d a n a k a n b e r l a r i k e s a n a u n t u k me m a d a m k a n n y a . "

" K a l a u b e g i t u k i t a h a r u s me n a n t i k a n d u l u s a m p a i me r e k a s e l e s a i me m b a n g u n . K e m u d i a n i t u ma s i h j u g a b e r b a h a y a u n t u k me n d e k a t i n y a , k a r e n a mu n g k i n me r e k a a k a n me n e m p a t k a n p e n j a g a . "

" S a u d a r a s a y a H a m m e r d u l l h a r u s i n g a t p a d a k e b i a s a a n b a n g s a me r a h . S e g e r a s e t e l a h k u b u r a n i t u s e l e s a i , me r e k a a k a n me m b a r i n g k a n ma y a t p u t e r a k e p a l a s u k u d i d a l a m n y a d a n t i d a k s e o r a n g p u n k e c u a l i a y a h n y a a k a n t i n g g a l d i s a n a . M e r e k a h a r u s me n i n g g a l k a n d i a s e n d i r i d i s a n a , s u p a y a d i a d a p a t me m p e r s e m b a h k a n n y a n y i a n k e m a t i a n , y a n g h a n y a b o l e h d i d e n g a r k a n o l e h j i w a y a n g s u d a h me n i n g g a l . J a d i k i t a h a n y a h a r u s b e r u r u s a n d e n g a n d i a s a j a . "

" H a r u s k a h d i a d i b u n u h ? "

" T i d a k . O l d S h a t t e r h a n d d a n W i n n e t o u t i d a k a k a n me m b u n u h ma n u s i a , j i k a me r e k a s e n d i r i t i d a k me m a k s a k a m i u n t u k me l a k u k a n n y a . D i a a k a n me n e r i m a t i n j u s a u d a r a s a y a S h a t t e r h a n d s u p a y a d i a b e r d i a m d i r i s e l a m a t i d a k d i p e r k e n a n k a n b e r b i c a r a , s e l a i n d a r i i t u d i a t i d a k b o l e h d i r u g i k a n . "

" T e t a p i k i t a t i d a k d a p a t s e k a l i g u s b e r a d a d i k u b u r a n t e r s e b u t d a n d i r a k i t ! O r a n g k u l i t me r a h t e n t u a k a n s u d a h me m a d a m k a n a p i t e r s e b u t s e b e l u m n y a k i t a s e l e s a i , ma k a t i m b u l p e r t a n y a a n a p a k a h r e n c a n a k i t a i n i a k a n b e r h a s i l . "

" D i c k H a m m e r d u l l t i d a k p e r l u k h a w a t i r . K i t a a k a n b a g i d a l a m d u a r e g u s e r t a me n g h i t u n g w a k t u n y a s e t e p a t mu n g k i n a g a r h a r a p a n u n t u k b e r h a s i l s a n g a t l a h b e s a r . M a r i l a h k i t a b e k e r j a me m b u a t r a k i t i t u , s e b a b s u d a h h a r u s s e l e s a i s e b e l u m ma l a m . "

" P a s t i k a h b a h w a k i t a t i d a k a k a n t e r l i h a t ? "

"W i n n e t o u t a h u d e n g a n p a s t i b a h w a o r a n g P a - U t e t i d a k a k a n d a t a n g k e d a e r a h i n i . "

" A p a k a h me r e k a d a t a n g a t a u t i d a k , i t u s a m a s a j a . T e t a p i b a g a i m a n a p u n j u g a a d a l a h l e b i h b a i k j i k a me r e k a t i d a k t a h u k e b e r a d a a n k i t a d i s i n i s e r t a a p a ma k s u d k i t a . B u k a n k a h j u g a d e m i k i a n p e n d a p a t m u , P i e t H o l b e r s , o l d c o o n ? "

" K a l a u k i r a m u i t u l e b i h b a i k , D i c k y a n g b u d i m a n , s a y a t i d a k me n y a n g k a l n y a , " j a w a b P i e t d e n g a n c a r a n y a y a n g k a k u .

S e k a r a n g k a m i me m o t o n g p o h o n - p o h o n y a n g k u r u s ; p e k e r j a a n i n i t i d a k d a p a t l a n c a r , k a r e n a k a m i t i d a k me m p u n y a i k a p a k . R a n t i n g - r a n t i n g y a n g s e g a r y a n g mu d a h d i b e n g k o k k a n u n t u k me n g i k a t b a t a n g - b a t a n g p o h o n c u k u p b a n y a k d a n d a l a m w a k t u d u a j a m k a m i t e l a h s e l e s a i me m b u a t r a k i t . R a k i t t e r s e b u t me m p u n y a i d u a k e m u d i , s e b u a h d i mu k a d a n s a t u n y a d i b e l a k a n g . S e l a i n i t u j u g a d i s e d i a k a n em p a t b u a h p e n d a y u n g u n t u k d i p e r g u n a k a n j i k a k a m i h a r u s b e r g e g a s - g e g a s . K a m i j u g a me n g u m p u l k a n em p a t o n g g o k a n b e s a r k a y u d a n r u m p u t s e r t a me m b a w a n y a k e a t a s r a k i t i t u .

Episode 15

K e t i k a k a m i t e l a h s e l e s a i , k a m i h a r u s me n y e m b u n y i k a n k u d a k a m i . S e p e r t i t e l a h d i t u t u r k a n , k a m i b e r a d a d i h u l u d a r i p e r k e m a h a n o r a n g P a - U t e , j a d i k a m i h a r u s b e r l a y a r d e n g a n

r a k i t i t u k e h i l i r d a n p a r a t a w a n a n p u n a k a n d a p a t t u r u n k e d a r a t d i h i l i r j i k a r e n c a n a k a m i b e r h a s i l , n a m u n h a r u s d i b a g i a n t e p i y a n g l a i n s u p a y a o r a n g y a n g me n g e j a r k a m i t e r p a k s a h a r u s me n y e b e r a n g d a h u l u s e b e l u m me r e k a d a p a t me n g i k u t i k a m i . K a r e n a i t u k a m i p e r l u me n y e m b u n y i k a n k u d a k a m i d a h u l u p a d a t e m p a t y a n g s e s u a i u n t u k i t u d i s e b e l a h h i l i r . O l d C u r s i n g D r y t e n t u h a r u s i k u t j u g a . M a k a k a m i p u n me m b a w a k u d a k a m i k e t e p i s u n g a i y a n g l a i n d a n me n g i k a t F l e t c h e r d i a t a s p e l a n a n y a . P i e t H o l b e r s h a r u s me n j a g a r a k i t k a m i . S e d a n g l a i n n y a b e r k u d a k e h i l i r , t e t a p i t i d a k t e r l a l u d e k a t d e n g a n t e p i s u n g a i s u p a y a t i d a k a d a k e m u n g k i n a n a k a n d a p a t d i l i h a t .

K a m i me l a r i k a n k u d a k a m i d a n s e t e l a h s e t e n g a h j a m k a m i t e l a h s a m p a i s e j a u h k u r a n g l e b i h s e t e n g a h m i l I n g g r i s l e w a t p e r k e m a h a n o r a n g P a - U t e . D i s i t u a d a j u r a n g y a n g s e m p i t , d i m a n a t u m b u h p o h o n - p o h o n d a n k a m i t a m b a t k a n k u d a k a m i . O l d C u r s i n g D r y k a m i a n g k a t p a d a s e b a t a n g p o h o n . D i a s a n g a t ma r a h d a n me n y e p a k - n y e p a k k a m i p a d a w a k t u k a m i s i b u k me n g i k a t n y a . A n d a i k a n mu l u t n y a t i d a k d i s u m b a t , ma k a p a s t i l a h k a m i d i h u j a n i d e n g a n ma k i a n n y a .

K a m i t e r p a k s a me n i n g g a l k a n d i a d i s i t u s e o r a n g d i r i t a n p a p e n j a g a d a n k a m i h a r u s b e r j a l a n k a k i k e m b a l i d a r i ma n a k a m i t a d i d a t a n g b e r k u d a . B a r u s a j a k a m i b e r j a l a n , ma l a m p u n t i b a , t e t a p i k a m i s a m p a i j u g a k e P i e t H o l b e r s d e n g a n s e l a m a t . K a m i n a i k i r a k i t , me l e p a s k a n n y a d a n me m u l a i p e r j a l a n a n y a n g t i d a k d a p a t d i k a t a k a n t i d a k b e r b a h a y a . S a y a b e r d i r i p a d a k e m u d i d i b e l a k a n g , W i n n e t o u d i m u k a d a n d e n g a n p e r l a h a n - l a h a n d i a me m b i s i k k a n p e r i n t a h n y a p a d a s a y a . M a l a m d e m i k i a n g e l a p n y a , s e h i n g g a s e o r a n g y a n g b u k a n p e m b u r u p r a i r i y a n g b e r p e n g a l a m a n t i d a k a k a n d a p a t me l i h a t a p a - a p a . S e d a n g s a y a d a p a t me l i h a t p o h o n - p o h o n d i t e p i s u n g a i , a p a l a g i W i n n e t o u y a n g d a p a t me l i h a t l e b i h t a j a m l a g i d a r i p a d a s a y a . D i c k d a n P i e t d u d u k d i t e n g a h r a k i t d a n me m p e r c a y a k a n s e l u r u h n y a p a d a k a m i b e r d u a .

S u k u P a - U t e b e r k e m a h d i t e p i k i r i s u n g a i , k a r e n a i t u k a m i h a r u s b e r l a y a r s e b i s a - b i s a n y a p a d a t e p i k a n a n . A r u s a i r a g a k d e r a s ma k a k a m i p u n d a p a t ma j u d e n g a n p e s a t . K e t i k a s a n g k a W i n n e t o u k a m i t e l a h c u k u p d e k a t d e n g a n t e m p a t p e r k e m a h a n , k a m i me n e p i k e s e b e l a h k i r i d i m a n a r a k i t t e r s e b u t d a p a t d i s e m b u n y i k a n d e n g a n am a n d i b a w a h r a n t i n g -r a n t i n g p o h o n y a n g me n g g a n t u n g k e b a w a h . S a y a k a t a k a n p a d a t e p i k i r i , k e n d a t i p u n n a n t i k a m i b e r m a k s u d me l a r i k a n d i r i me l a l u i t e p i k a n a n , t e t a p i k a m i h a r u s t u r u n d u l u k e s i n i u n t u k me n g a d a k a n p e r s i a p a n s e p e r l u n y a .

P e r t a m a W i n n e t o u me r u n d u k p e r g i u n t u k me n y e l i d i k i d a e r a h i n i . S e t e l a h k i r a - k i r a d u a j a m k e m b a l i l a h d i a d a n me l a p o r k a n b a h w a me n u r u t p e n d a p a t n y a s e m u a n y a d a l a m k e a d a a n y a n g me m u a s k a n . B a n g u n a n k u b u r a n a k a n s e l e s a i k u r a n g l e b i h me n j e l a n g t e n g a h ma l a m , ma k a s e t e l a h i t u s i k e p a l a s u k u a k a n p e r g i k e s a n a . B a n g u n a n t e r s e b u t b e r d i r i d a l a m h u t a n , s e k i a r t i g a r a t u s l a n g k a h j a u h n y a d a r i t e m p a t p e r k e m a h a n . S i A p a c h e p e m b e r a n i i n i t e l a h me n y u s u p h a m p i r s a m p a i k e d e k a t s e m e n a n j u n g u n t u k me n g e t a h u i k e a r a h ma n a d i a h a r u s me n g e m u d i k a n r a k i t n y a n a n t i . H i n g g a t e n g a h ma l a m k a m i b e r b a r i n g d e n g a n d i a m d i b a w a h s e m a k - s e m a k y a n g l e b a t . K e m u d i a n W i n n e t o u b e r b i s i k k e p a d a s a y a , " S a u d a r a s a y a b o l e h me n g e l u a r k a n s u m b u d a r i s a b u k p e l u r u n y a . "

J a d i p e k e r j a a n k a m i a k a n s e g e r a d i m u l a i . S e t i a p p e m b u r u p r a i r i y a n g b a i k s e l a l u me m b a w a s e g u l u n g a n s u m b u , s e b a b d i a s e r i n g me m b u t u h k a n n y a . M a k a s a y a p u n me m o t o n g s e c u k u p n y a d a n me n g a n t o n g i n y a d a l a m s a k u u n t u k d a p a t d i p e r g u n a k a n s e g e r a . S e t e l a h i t u k a m i s e m u a n y a t u r u n d a r i r a k i t k e t e p i s u n g a i s e r t a me m b a w a o n g g o k a n r a n t i n g d a n r u m p u t t e r s e b u t . W i n n e t o u b e r j a l a n d i m u k a . K a m i b e r j a l a n d e n g a n a r a h me n y e r o n g t e r u s k e d a l a m h u t a n . S i A p a c h e me m i l i h b e r j a l a n d i a n t a r a p o h o n - p o h o n y a n g t i d a k t u m b u h t e r l a l u b e r d e k a t a n d a n t i d a k l a m a k a m i p u n me l i h a t d i s e b e l a h k a n a n k a m i c a h a y a a p i p e r k e m a h a n d a n d i s e b e l a h k i r i c a h a y a y a n g l e b i h k e c i l , y a n g me n y a l a d i b a n g u n a n k u b u r a n .

Episode 16

K e t i k a k a m i l e b i h me n d e k a t , t e r l i h a t P a t s A v a t , k e p a l a s u k u P a - U t e , s e n d i r i a n b e r a d a d i s a m p i n g ma y a t p u t e r a n y a . L e b i h d e k a t l a g i , t e r d e n g a r d i a me n y a n y i k a n l a g u k e m a t i a n . K a m i p u n me l e t a k k a n o n g g o k a n y a n g k a m i b a w a k e t a n a h . D i c k d a n P i e t me n d a p a t p e r i n t a h u n t u k t i n g g a l d i s i n i , s a y a me r u n d u k b e r s a m a W i n n e t o u h i n g g a h a m p i r d i b e l a k a n g p u n g g u n g k e p a l a s u k u d a n s e k o n y o n g - k o n y o n g W i n n e t o u b e r d i r i d i h a d a p a n n y a . P a t s A v a t me n e n g a d a h , k e t i k a d i a me n g e n a l i W i n n e t o u , c e p a t d i a b a n g k i t d a n t e r k e j u t , " U f ! W i n n e t o u , k e p a l a s u k u A p a c h e . "

W i n n e t o u me n g a n g k a t t a n g a n n y a d a n me n u n j u k p a d a s a y a s e r t a me n j a w a b , " Y a , i n i l a h s a y a . D a n d i s a n a b e r d i r i s a h a b a t s e r t a s a u d a r a k u l i t p u t i h s a y a , O l d S h a t t e r h a n d . "

S i P a - U t e b e r b a l i k s e r t a me m a n d a n g s a y a d e n g a n ma t a t e r b e l a l a k . D i a s u d a h me m b u k a mu l u t n y a u n t u k m i n t a t o l o n g ,

t e t a p i p a d a w a k t u i t u j u g a d i a me n d a p a t p u k u l a n d a r i s a y a p a d a k e p a l a n y a y a n g me n g a k i b a t k a n d i a j a t u h p i n g s a n . S e k a r a n g D i c k d a n P i e t me n g g e n d o n g o n g g o k a n r a n t i n g y a n g b e s a r i t u d a n b e r s a m a - s a m a k a m i me n u m p u k n y a d i a t a s b a n g u n a n k u b u r a n . K a m i me m b a k a r n y a , d a n me l a r i k a n d i r i s e d e m i k i a n c e p a t n y a s e h i n g g a h a n y a d a l a m b e b e r a p a me n i t k e m u d i a n k a m i s u d a h b e r a d a d i r a k i t l a g i . K a m i l e p a s k a n d a n me n g a p u n g k a n n y a k e h i l i r , d e n g a n me n g u s a h a k a n a g a r t e t a p b e r a d a d i t e p i .

T e r l i h a t k e a d a a n me n j a d i t e r a n g ; k a m i p u n t e l a h d a p a t me l i h a t a p i p e r k e m a h a n d a n d a l a m c a h a y a n y a d a p a t t e r l i h a t s e m e n a n j u n g i t u d i h a d a p a n k a m i . T i b a - t i b a t e r c e t u s s u a t u n y a l a a p i , y a n g t e n t u n y a me n a r i k p e r h a t i a n o r a n g P a - U t e . K a m i d e n g a r t e r i a k a n - t e r i a k a n d a n t a m p a k b a n y a k o r a n g b e r l a r i a n me n u j u k e b a n g u n a n k u b u r a n .

" B e r h a s i l ! " k a t a W i n n e t o u . " S i a p k a n s e n j a t a t e r h a d a p p e r l a w a n a n y a n g mu n g k i n t i m b u l d a n p i s a u u n t u k me m o t o n g t a l i p a r a t a w a n a n . "

D a r i d a l a m h u t a n t e r d e n g a r l a h t e r i a k a n y a n g n y a r i n g , " N e a v e - a k v e , n e a v e - a k v e , - - k e p a l a s u k u t e w a s , k e p a l a s u k u t e w a s ! "

M e r e k a s e m u a n y a y a n g ma s i h t i n g g a l d i b e l a k a n g me l o m p a t d a n b e r l a r i k e d a l a m h u t a n . K a m i p u n d a p a t me l i h a t d e n g a n j e l a s b a h w a j u g a d u a o r a n g I n d i a n d a r i s e m e n a n j u n g p e r g i k e s e b e r a n g s e r t a b e r l a r i k e d a l a m h u t a n .

" A y o d a y u n g k e s e m e n a n j u n g ! " p e r i n t a h s a y a . " H o l b e r s h a r u s me n g e m u d i k a n n y a . "

R a k i t k a m i b e r l a y a r s e c e p a t p e r a h u . K e t i k a t e l a h me n u b r u k t a n a h , W i n n e t o u , H a m m e r d u l l d a n s a y a me l o m p a t t u r u n . M a s i h a d a s e o r a n g p e n j a g a y a n g t i n g g a l d i s i t u , t a p i d i a me n g h a d a p k a n p u n g g u n g n y a p a d a k a m i d a n me m a n d a n g k e h u t a n . K e t i k a d i a me n d e n g a r s u a r a r i b u t y a n g t i d a k d a p a t k a m i c e g a h , b e r b a l i k l a h d i a . D e n g a n s e g e r a d i a me l i h a t k a m i , b e r t e r i a k m i n t a t o l o n g s e r t a me n y i a p k a n s e n a p a n n y a . S a y a l o m p a t i d i a , s a y a r a m p a s s e n a p a n n y a , t e t a p i t i d a k d a p a t me n c e g a h n y a me l e t u s . S a a t b e r i k u t n y a s a y a p u k u l d i a d e m i k i a n k e r a s n y a d e n g a n p a n g k a l s e n a p a n n y a s e h i n g g a j a t u h p i n g s a n . K e m u d i a n s a y a b e r l a r i d e n g a n p i s a u d a l a m g e n g g a m a n , me n u j u o r a n g t a w a n a n . B e b e r a p a me n i t k e m u d i a n me r e k a t e l a h l e p a s b e b a s d a n am a n d i d a l a m r a k i t . K a m i

me n g i k u t i me r e k a c e p a t - c e p a t , b e r d a y u n g d a n p e r t a m a - t a m a me n g e m u d i k a n r a k i t k e s e b e r a n g .

S e g a l a n y a b e r l a n g s u n g l e b i h c e p a t d a r i p a d a y a n g k a m i h a r a p k a n , me s k i p u n d e m i k i a n k a m i h a r u s p e r g i s e c e p a t mu n g k i n , s e b a b l e t u s a n d a n t e r i a k a n k a u m I n d i a n t e l a h t e r d e n g a r d a n o r a n g k u l i t me r a h b e r l a r i k e m b a l i u n t u k me l i h a t a p a y a n g t e r j a d i . M e r e k a me l i h a t k a m i s e b a b k a m i j u s t r u s e d a n g me l a l u i t e m p a t y a n g t e r a n g d i s i n a r i c a h a y a a p i . M e r e k a p u n me n j e r i t - j e r i t d e n g a n ma r a h . S u a r a W i n n e t o u y a n g l a n t a n g t e r d e n g a r d i a t a s s e g a l a j e r i t a n i t u , " P a t s A v a t , k e p a l a s u k u P a - U t e t i d a k ma t i , d i a a k a n b a n g u n k e m b a l i , s e b a b O l d S h a t t e r h a n d h a n y a me m u k u l d i a p i n g s a n , d a n d i s i n i W i n n e t o u k e p a l a s u k u A p a c h e . K a m i t e l a h me m b e b a s k a n t a w a n a n k u l i t p u t i h d a n s e r i b u o r a n g P a - U t e p u n t i d a k a k a n s a n g g u p me r a m p a s n y a k e m b a l i d a r i k a m i . H o w g h ! "

M e n d e n g a r k a t a - k a t a i t u j e r i t a n me r e k a b e r t a m b a h k e r a s d a n t e m b a k a n - t e m b a k a n me l e t u s l a h , t e t a p i t i d a k a d a y a n g me n g e n a i s a s a r a n n y a , k a r e n a k a m i t e l a h b e r a d a d a l a m k e g e l a p a n p u l a . M a s i h l a m a l a g i k a m i d e n g a r s u a r a - s u a r a mu s u h k a m i y a n g s e p e r t i o r a n g g i l a b e r l a r i - l a r i k i a n k e m a r i d i t e p i s u n g a i , t a n p a h a r a p a n a k a n d a p a t me n y u s u l k a m i .

Episode 17

O r a n g - o r a n g y a n g t e l a h d i b e b a s k a n , b a h k a n t e l a h d i s e l a m a t k a n d a r i k e m a t i a n , t e l a h me n g e t a h u i s i a p a k a m i d a r i k a t a - k a t a s i A p a c h e . M e r e k a b e r m a k s u d b e r t e r i a k - t e r i a k k a r e n a k e g i r a n g a n d a n t e r i m a k a s i h , t e t a p i W i n n e t o u me n c e g a h n y a d e n g a n b e r k a t a , " D i a m ! K i t a b e l u m am a n . D a n a p a k a h s e m u a n y a p a t u t b e r g e m b i r a t e r l e p a s d a r i o r a n g P a -U t e ? S e g e r a k a l i a n a k a n d i a j u k a n d i d e p a n s u a t u p e n g a d i l a n d a n s i a p a t a h u b a g a i m a n a a k h i r n y a . H o w g h ! "

S e p e r t i t a d i , W i n n e t o u b e r d i r i d i k e m u d i d e p a n d a n me n g e m u d i k a n r a k i t k a m i k e t e p i k a n a n , s e b a b k a m i t e l a h t i b a d i d e k a t ma n a k a m i me n i n g g a l k a n F l e t c h e r d a n k u d a k a m i . K e d e l a p a n o r a n g y a n g t e l a h d i b e b a s k a n me n g i r a s e g e r a t u r u n d i s i n i , t e t a p i W i n n e t o u b e r s e r u k e p a d a me r e k a , " T i n g g a l l a h d i s i n i , k i t a a k a n b e r l a y a r t e r u s . "

" K a l a u b e g i t u k e n a p a e n g k a u me r a p a t d i s i n i , j i k a k a m i t i d a k b o l e h me n d a r a t ? " t a n y a s a l a h s e o r a n g d a r i me r e k a d e n g a n n a d a y a n g k u r a n g a j a r .

" K a r e n a k u d a k a m i b e r a d a d i s i n i . "

" D a n k a m i t i d a k p u n y a s e e k o r p u n ! A p a k a h e n g k a u t i d a k me m p u n y a i w a k t u a t a u k a h t i d a k s u d i me l e p a s k a n k u d a k a m i ? K a m i j u g a t i d a k p u n y a s e n j a t a . A p a y a n g h a r u s k a m i l a k u k a n d i F a r We s t s i n i t a n p a b e d i l d a n p i s a u ? I t u k a n d a p a t k a m u p i k i r k a n s e b e l u m n y a ? "

H e n i n g s e b e n t a r , k e m u d i a n W i n n e t o u b e r t a n y a , " A p a k a h n a m a o r a n g mu d a b e r k u l i t p u t i h y a n g b a r u b e r b i c a r a i t u b a r a n g k a l i F l e t c h e r ? "

S a y a k e n a l b a i k n a d a s u a r a n y a d a l a m me n g a j u k a n p e r t a n y a a n i n i . D e m i k i a n l a h s e l a l u s u a r a n y a j i k a d i a b e r b i c a r a p a d a s e o r a n g y a n g h i n a d a n h a r u s me n g e k a n g k e m a r a h a n n y a .

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" B a n g s a t ! S i a p a y a n g me n g i j i n k a n e n g k a u me n g u c a p k a n n a m a i t u ? "

"W i n n e t o u me n g i j i n k a n n y a s e n d i r i d a n d i a i n g i n b e r h a d a p a n d e n g a n o r a n g y a n g b e r a n i me l a r a n g n y a . "

" A k u l a h ! N a m a i t u a d a l a h n a m a e j e k a n y a n g t i d a k ma u s a y a d e n g a r ! D i m a n a a y a h s a y a ? D i a s e d a n g p e r g i k e t i k a k a m i d i s e r g a p , j a d i d i a t i d a k t u r u t t e r t a n g k a p . S a y a h a r a p b a h w a e n g k a u , T u a n - T u a n , t i d a k me n c u l i k k a m i d a r i s i n i d a n me n i n g g a l k a n a y a h s a y a . J i k a d e m i k i a n h a l n y a s a y a a k a n me…… e n g k a u , d a n s a y a b e r s u m p a h a t a s n a m a……"

" D i a m ! " p o t o n g W i n n e t o u , " J a n g a n b e r s u m p a h d a n j a n g a n me m a k i , k a m i t i d a k me n g i j i n k a n ! S i F l e t c h e r t u a d a l a m k e a d a a n b a i k d a n b e s o k e n g k a u a k a n d a p a t b e r t e m u . S e c e p a t i n i me n g e m b a l i k a n k u d a s e r t a s e n j a t a k a m u a d a l a h p e r b u a t a n g i l a ! W i n n e t o u - l a h y a n g a k a n me m b e r i t a h u k a n p a d a k a m u a p a y a n g h a r u s d i k e r j a k a n . O r a n g P a - U t e a k a n me n g e j a r k i t a d a n k i t a j e b a k me r e k a ma s u k k e d a l a m p e r a n g k a p , d i m a n a t i d a k s e o r a n g p u n d a r i me r e k a y a n g d a p a t k e l u a r . M e r e k a h a r u s me n y e r a h k a n s e m u a n y a k e m b a l i a p a y a n g t e l a h d i r a m p a s d a r i k a l i a n . P r a j u r i t N a v a j o t e l a h b e r s i a p - s i a p u n t u k me n a n g k a p me r e k a . S i a p a y a n g t i d a k me m p u n y a i k u d a h a r u s t i n g g a l d i a t a s r a k i t s a m p a i d i t e m p a t t u j u a n . M u l a i d a r i s i n i s u n g a i i n i me m b e l o k k e a r a h t e m p a t y a n g d i s e b u t o l e h o r a n g I n d i a n

S i t s u T o ( a i r k u n i n g ) . M a s i h i n g a t k a h s a u d a r a s a y a S h a t t e r h a n d t e m p a t i t u ? "

" Y a . " j a w a b s a y a , " j i k a b e r k u d a d a r i s i n i k i t a a k a n s a m p a i me n j e l a n g p a g i . "

" B e t u l . K i t a y a n g b e r l a y a r d e n g a n r a k i t a k a n s a m p a i d i s a n a a g a k l e b i h l a m b a t . S a u d a r a s a y a S h a t t e r h a n d me m p u n y a i em p a t e k o r k u d a . D i a b o l e h t u r u n b e r s a m a H a m m e r d u l l , H o l b e r s d a n s a l a h s e o r a n g t e m a n n y a s e r t a b e r k u d a k e S i t s u T o u n t u k me n a n t i k a n k a m i d i s a n a . A p a y a n g a k a n k i t a l a k u k a n n a n t i d a p a t l a h d i p i k i r k a n b e l a k a n g a n . "

K a m i t e l a h me m b e b a s k a n d e l a p a n o r a n g t a w a n a n , em p a t o r a n g s a h a b a t D i c k d a n P i e t s e r t a em p a t o r a n g l a g i k a w a n F l e t c h e r t u a . W i n n e t o u me n u n j u k o r a n g d a r i k e l o m p o k p e r t a m a u n t u k i k u t d e n g a n s a y a d a n b u k a n l a h o r a n g d a r i k e l o m p o k k e d u a . S e d a n g k a n F l e t c h e r a d a l a h t a w a n a n k a m i . H a m m e r d u l l me m i l i h s a l a h s e o r a n g k a w a n n y a d a n k a m i p u n t u r u n k e d a r a t , s e m e n t a r a r a k i t i t u b e r l a y a r t e r u s . W i n n e t o u me m b e r a n i k a n d i r i b e r l a y a r b e r s a m a em p a t o r a n g ma n u s i a s e j e n i s F l e t c h e r mu d a i t u . M e n d e n g a r t u n t u t a n n y a y a n g t i d a k t a h u ma l u d a n c a r a n y a b e r b i c a r a , ma k a n y a t a l a h b a h w a b u a h i t u j a t u h t i d a k j a u h d a r i p o h o n n y a .

Episode 18

K a m i b e r e m p a t me n i n g g a l k a n t e p i s u n g a i . M e s k i p u n g e l a p , k a m i s e g e r a me n e m u k a n k e m b a l i j u r a n g d i m a n a k a m i me n g i k a t k a n k u d a k a m i . D i s i n i t i d a k a d a s e s u a t u y a n g t e r j a d i . K e n d a t i p u n t a m p a k o l e h s a y a b a h w a O l d C u r s i n g D r y t e l a h b e r u s a h a s e k u a t n y a u n t u k me n a r i k - n a r i k i k a t a n n y a t e t a p i u p a y a n y a u n t u k l e p a s s a m a s e k a l i t i d a k me m b u a h k a n h a s i l . S e k a r a n g d i a d i n a i k k a n k e a t a s k u d a n y a d a n d i i k a t e r a t - e r a t . K a w a n H a m m e r d u l l s a n g a t h e r a n me l i h a t p e r l a k u a n k a m i t e r h a d a p F l e t c h e r , t e t a p i d e n g a n b e b e r a p a k a t a p e n j e l a s a n d i a t e l a h me n g e r t i ; s e t e l a h i t u , k a m i me n u n g g a n g i k u d a k a m i d a n b e r k u d a k e s u a t u d a t a r a n t e r b u k a , u n t u k s e l a n j u t n y a me m o t o n g j a l a n s u n g a i S a n J u a n y a n g me m b e l o k .

S a y a b e r k u d a d i d e p a n d e n g a n t e t a p me n u n t u n k u d a F l e t c h e r p a d a t a l i k e k a n g n y a d a n t i d a k me m p e r h a t i k a n a p a y a n g d i p e r b i n c a n g k a n o l e h k e t i g a o r a n g d i b e l a k a n g . K e t i k a f a j a r mu l a i me n y i n g s i n g k a m i l i h a t d i k e j a u h a n s u n g a i y a n g me n g h i j a u d a n s a m p a i d i s u n g a i i t u k a m i t u r u n u n t u k

me n a n t i k a n k e d a t a n g a n W i n n e t o u . T e n t u s a j a F l e t c h e r d i i k a t l a g i p a d a s e b a t a n g p o h o n . S e l a m a p e r j a l a n a n s u m b a t mu l u t n y a t e t a p t i d a k d i l e p a s k a n . S e k a r a n g s a y a me n g e l u a r k a n n y a k a r e n a b e l a s k a s i h a n . T e t a p i b a r u s a j a l i d a h n y a b e b a s , d i a l a n g s u n g me n g h u j a n i k a m i d e n g a n ma k i a n d a n k u t u k a n , y a n g h a n y a d a p a t k a m i h e n t i k a n d e n g a n a n c a m a n u n t u k s e g e r a me n y u m b a t l a g i d a n me n g h a j a r d i a d e n g a n p u k u l a n - p u k u l a n i s t i m e w a .

U n t u k me n g h e m a t , k e m a r i n k a m i t i d a k me m a s a k i k a n k a m i y a n g s e b a g i a n , k a r e n a i t u s e k a r a n g k a m i me n y a l a k a n a p i d a n me n y i a p k a n ma k a n p a g i , j u g a F l e t c h e r me n e r i m a b a g i a n n y a . S e m e n t a r a ma k a n , H a m m e r d u l l t i d a k d a p a t me n a h a n l a g i p e r t a n y a a n - p e r t a n y a a n y a n g s e j a k k e m a r i n b e r g a n t u n g d i b i b i r n y a , t e t a p i s a y a me m b e r i t a n d a u n t u k d i a m , k a r e n a F l e t c h e r t i d a k b o l e h me n d e n g a r n y a . K e t i k a d i a t e l a h s e l e s a i ma k a n , s u m b a t d i m a s u k k a n l a g i k e d a l a m mu l u t n y a d a n k a m i b a w a d i a k e a t a s k u d a n y a s e b e r a p a j a u h d a n d i s a n a d i a d i i k a t l a g i . M a k a s e k a r a n g s i g e m u k t i d a k s a n g g u p me n a h a n k e i n g i n a n n y a s e r t a b e r t a n y a , " M e n g a p a o r a n g t u a i t u t i d a k b o l e h t i n g g a l d i s i n i M r . S h a t t e r h a n d ? M e n g a p a e n g k a u me m b a w a n y a k e m b a l i k e s e m a k - s e m a k s a n a ? "

" K a r e n a a n a k n y a . J i k a d i a t u r u n d i s i n i , t i d a k b o l e h me l i h a t n y a , s e b a b d i a a k a n b e r o n t a k p a d a k i t a ; n a m u n d i a a k a n t e n a n g s a j a s e l a m a t i d a k t a h u a p a y a n g k i t a r e n c a n a k a n p a d a a y a h n y a . "

"W e l l , i t u b i j a k s a n a , t e t a p i ma s i h b e r a t u s - r a t u s p e r t a n y a a n y a n g …………… "

" Y a n g s e b a i k n y a e n g k a u s i m p a n d u l u . " S a y a p o t o n g k a l i m a t n y a . " A m b i l l a h k a i l - k a i l m u d a n c o b a l a h b a r a n g k a l i d i s i n i j u g a a d a i k a n .

K a l a u W i n n e t o u k e m b a l i b e r s a m a r o m b o n g a n n y a , me r e k a t e n t u n y a l a p a r . S e m e n t a r a i n i s a y a b e r i t a h u e n g k a u , o r a n g P a - U t e p a s t i a k a n me n g e j a r k i t a b a i k d i d a r a t ma u p u n d i s u n g a i . K a r e n a d a l a m g e l a p ma l a m me r e k a t i d a k d a p a t me l i h a t j e j a k k i t a , ma k a me r e k a t e r p a k s a me n u n g g u s a m p a i p a g i d a n d a l a m w a k t u i t u me r e k a me m b u a t r a k i t . S e m e n t a r a i t u o r a n g y a n g me n i n g g a l j u g a h a r u s d i k u b u r k a n , j a d i d a p a t k a u k i r a -k i r a b e r a p a j a u h n y a me r e k a i t u . "

" M e r e k a t i d a k a k a n mu d a h me n y u s u l n y a ! "

" T i d a k , t e t a p i u n t u k me n g g a n g g u me r e k a a k a n k i t a b i a r k a n me r e k a me n d e k a t i k i t a s e d e k a t mu n g k i n , ma k a mu n g k i n me r e k a l e n g a h d a n me n g i k u t i k i t a k e d a l a m c a ? o n . "

" A p a k a h o r a n g N a v a j o s u d a h a d a d i s a n a ? "

" S e k a r a n g i n i b e l u m , t e t a p i k i t a s e n d i r i j u g a b a r u a k a n s a m p a i d i s a n a ma l a m i n i , d i m a n a N i t s a s K a r j u g a a k a n t i b a b e r s a m a p a s u k a n n y a . I t u l a h y a n g p e r t a m a - t a m a h a r u s k i t a k e t a h u i . "

" T e t a p i t e n t a n g i n i t i d a k A n d a b i c a r a k a n d e n g a n W i n n e t o u . M u n g k i n d i a p u n y a r e n c a n a l a i n . "

" T i d a k . S a y a k e n a l d i a d a n d i a k e n a l s a y a . C o b a s e k a r a n g k i t a c a r i ma k a n a n d u l u . "

S e k a l i l a g i H a m m e r d u l l d a n H o l b e r s s a n g a t b e r g e m b i r a , k a i l me r e k a me m b e r i h a s i l b a i k d a n me r e k a b a r u b e r h e n t i k e t i k a d a r i k e j a u h a n k a m i me l i h a t r a k i t k a m i d a t a n g . I k a n p u n s e g e r a d i p a n g g a n g d i a t a s a p i a g a r me r e k a y a n g l a p a r t i d a k u s a h me n u n g g u t e r l a l u l a m a . W i n n e t o u b e r d i r i p a d a k e m u d i d e n g a n k e p a l a t e g a k s a m b i l me m a n d a n g k e s e k e l i l i n g n y a . K e t i k a d i a t i d a k me l i h a t s i F l e t c h e r t u a , d i a me n g a n g g u k k e p a d a s a y a d e n g a n p u a s s e r a y a me r a p a t k a n r a k i t k e t e p i , k e m u d i a n d i t a m b a t k a n . B a u i k a n p a n g g a n g me n a r i k s e l u r u h p e r h a t i a n k e d e l a p a n o r a n g t e r s e b u t , d a n d a l a m b e b e r a p a me n i t s a j a me r e k a t e l a h d u d u k d i s e k e l i l i n g a p i s a m b i l b e r -k e c a p - k e c a p .

D a l a m p a g i y a n g t e r a n g b e g i n i d a p a t s a y a l i h a t w a j a h me r e k a l e b i h j e l a s . K e e m p a t o r a n g y a n g t e r g a b u n g d e n g a n O l d C u r s i n g D r y t i d a k me m i l i k i mu k a y a n g b i s a d i p e r c a y a d a n c a r a me r e k a b e r b i c a r a s a m a s e k a l i t i d a k s o p a n .

W i n n e t o u me n a r i k s a y a k e s a m p i n g u n t u k me m b i c a r a k a n h a l y a n g p e n t i n g . S e m e n t a r a F l e t c h e r mu d a b e r t e r i a k k e p a d a k a m i , " A p a y a n g k a m u k e r j a k a n d i s a n a ? A p a k a h k a m u me m p u n y a i ma k s u d j a h a t , s e h i n g g a k a m i t i d a k b o l e h me n d e n g a r k a n a p a y a n g k a u b i c a r a k a n ? "

D i c k H a m m e r d u l l me n j a w a b , " R u p a - r u p a n y a e n g k a u t i d a k t a h u M r . F l e t c h e r , d e n g a n s i a p a e n g k a u b e r b i c a r a . O l d S h a t t e r h a n d d a n W i n n e t o u t i d a k b i a s a d i t e g u r d e n g a n c a r a y a n g d e m i k i a n . "

" J a d i k a r e n a i t u s a y a h a r u s me n u t u p mu l u t s a y a ? "

" H a r u s a t a u t i d a k , i t u s a m a s a j a ; t e t a p i s e k a l i w a k t u e n g k a u d a p a t me n e r i m a p u k u l a n y a n g me n c e l a k a k a n p a d a mu l u t m u ! "

" S a y a i n g i n me l i h a t s i a p a y a n g b e r a n i b e r b u a t b e g i t u . B a h w a k a m u t e l a h me m b e b a s k a n k a m i , t i d a k b e r a r t i a p a - a p a , s e b a b i t u k e w a j i b a n……………. k a m u , d a n k a m i s a m a s e k a l i t i d a k p e r l u b e r t e r i m a k a s i h k a r e n a n y a . S e k a r a n g s a y a i n g i n t a h u d i m a n a………….. s a y a . "

Episode 19

K a t a y a n g d i g u n a k a n u n t u k me n y e b u t " a y a h " t e r l a l u l a h k u r a n g a j a r . D i c k me n j a w a b , " J i k a y a n g e n g k a u ma k s u d k a n a y a h m u d e n g a n k a t a y a n g b a g u s i t u t a d i , ma k a s a y a b e r s e d i a me m b e r i t a h u k a n p a d a m u b a h w a d i a s e k a r a n g s e d a n g p e r g i k e o r a n g N a v a j o , b u k a n k a h b e g i t u , P i e t H o l b e r s , o l d c o o n ? "

" Y a , D i c k y a n g b a i k . " j a w a b n y a , " J i k a d i a t i d a k d i b e l a k a n g k a m i , ma k a d i a b e r a d a d i mu k a . "

" Y a h , k a l a u b e g i t u s a y a p u a s . " F l e t c h e r mu d a me n j a w a b , " K i t a h a r a p o r a n g P a - U t e i t u a k a n ma s u k p e r a n g k a p ma k a me r e k a a k a n ……"

K a t a - k a t a n y a i n i d i i k u t i d e n g a n k u t u k a n - k u t u k a n y a n g t i d a k mu n g k i n d i t u t u r k a n d i s i n i , d a n d i a t e l a h me r e n c a n a k a n ma c a m - ma c a m k e j a d i a n y a n g me n y a t a k a n d e n g a n j e l a s b a h w a k e d u a F l e t c h e r i t u t e l a h b i a s a me n g a n g g a p s e t i a p I n d i a n s e b a g a i ma h l u k y a n g h a r u s d i m u s n a h k a n . S u d a h b e r a p a p e m b u n u h a n k a h y a n g t e l a h me r e k a l a k u k a n ?

K a r e n a k a m i b e r m a k s u d me m p e r p e n d e k j a r a k a n t a r a k a m i d a n p e n g e j a r k a m i , ma k a k a m i t i n g g a l d e n g a n s e e n a k n y a em p a t j a m l a m a n y a d i S i t s u T o , k e m u d i a n W i n n e t o u b e r l a y a r l a g i b e r s a m a k e t u j u h o r a n g t a d i . K a m i y a n g ma s i h t i n g g a l me n g u s a h a k a n s u p a y a j i k a o r a n g P a - U t e d a t a n g , d a p a t s e g e r a me l i h a t b a h w a r a k i t k a m i t e l a h me r a p a t d i s i n i d a n j u g a b a h w a k a m i p a r a p e n u n g g a n g k u d a t e l a h b e r h e n t i d i s i n i . S e t e l a h i t u k a m i me n i n g g a l k a n p u l a t e m p a t t e r s e b u t , s e t e l a h l e b i h d u l u me n g e l u a r k a n O l d C u r s i n g D r y d a r i t e m p a t p e r s e m b u n y i a n n y a .

D i t e n g a h p e r j a l a n a n k a m i k e l u a r k a n s u m b a t d a r i mu l u t n y a d a n me s k i p u n d i a t i d a k b e r a n i me m a k i - ma k i k a m i , n a m u n k a m i h a r u s t a h a n j u g a me n d e n g a r k a n s u m p a h - s e r a p a h n y a y a n g t i d a k

h e n t i - h e n t i n y a , y a n g b e l u m p e r n a h s a y a d e n g a r s e b e l u m n y a . D i a b e r s u m p a h s e k e r a s - k e r a s n y a , t e r u t a m a b a h w a b u k a n d i a l a h p e m b u n u h o r a n g P a - U t e i t u .

J a l a n k a m i k e r a p me n y i s i r t e p i s u n g a i , s e k a l i - s e k a l i s a j a l e b i h j a u h d a n b a r u d i s o r e h a r i k a m i d a p a t t e r u s me n g i k u t i t e p i s u n g a i . D i b e l a k a n g k a m i d a t a r a n y a n g b e r b a t u - b a t u , d i k i r i s u n g a i d a n d i d e p a n k a m i me n j u l a n g l a h b u k i t - b u k i t b a t u . D i n d i n g - d i n d i n g n y a t e g a k k e a t a s d a n d i a n t a r a ma n a R i o S a n J u a n me n g h i l a n g . I n i l a h c a ? o n y a n g ma n a k a m i h e n d a k me n a n g k a p o r a n g P a - U t e . S e k a r a n g p e r t a n y a a n n y a a p a k a h me r e k a a k a n ma s u k k e d a l a m . U n t u k me n g g e r a k k a n me r e k a k e d a l a m , s a y a s e p e n d a p a t d e n g a n W i n n e t o u u n t u k me n u n g g u d i s i n i , h i n g g a me r e k a d a p a t me l i h a t k a m i . D i a p u n h e n d a k b e r b u a t b e g i t u d e n g a n r a k i t n y a . B e l u m s e p e r e m p a t j a m b e r l a l u , k a m i me l i h a t s e o r a n g p e n g e n d a r a k u d a d a t a n g k e s u n g a i . D i a s e o r a n g N a v a j o y a n g me l a p o r k a n k e p a d a k a m i b a h w a p a s u k a n n y a t e l a h d a t a n g d a n s i a p me n g a m b i l t e m p a t s e p e r t i y a n g t e l a h d i p e r i n t a h k a n W i n n e t o u . K e m u d i a n d i a p e r g i l a g i u n t u k me m b e r i t a h u N i t s a K a r b a h w a d i a t e l a h b e r t e m u k a m i .

B e b e r a p a s a a t k e m u d i a n k a m i l i h a t r a k i t k a m i d a t a n g . S a y a b e r i t a n d a s e p e r t i y a n g t e l a h k a m i j a n j i k a n p a d a W i n n e t o u , s e t e l a h ma n a d i a me r a p a t u n t u k me n u n g g u j u g a , s e p e r t i k a m i d i s i n i . A r a h s u n g a i t e r s e b u t l u r u s k e h u l u , j a d i W i n n e t o u j u g a d a p a t me l i h a t , s e p e r t i k a m i , o r a n g y a n g me n g e j a r k a m i . B a r u s a j a D i c k H a m m e r d u l l me l o n t a r k a n p e r t a n y a a n a p a k a h o r a n g P a - U t e s u n g g u h - s u n g g u h a k a n me n g e j a r k a m i , P i e t H o l b e r s me n u n j u k k e k e j a u h a n s e r t a b e r k a t a , " C o b a l a h l i h a t d i b e l a k a n g m u , o l d D i c k d a n e n g k a u a k a n me l i h a t b a h w a M r . S h a t t e r h a n d s e p e r t i p a d a l a z i m n y a s e l a l u b e r p e n d a p a t b e n a r . "

Y a , me r e k a d a t a n g ! S e p a s u k a n b e s a r o r a n g b e r k u d a , mu n g k i n s e b a n y a k d u a r a t u s o r a n g . K a m i ma s i h t e t a p b e r d i r i . K e t i k a k a m i s u d a h t e r l i h a t , me r e k a b e r h e n t i . K e m u d i a n ma t a k a m i t e r t u j u p a d a s u n g a i , s e b a b d i s a n a k a m i l i h a t em p a t a t a u l i m a b u a h r a k i t . W i n n e t o u j u g a me l i h a t me r e k a d a n me n d a y u n g k e t e n g a h u n t u k me n a m p a k k a n d i r i n y a . M e r e k a i t u p u n s e g e r a me n a m b a h k e c e p a t a n n y a d a n p e n u n g g a n g - p e n u n g g a n g k u d a d i b e l a k a n g k a m i j u g a b e r g e r a k ma j u ; t a m p a k n y a r e n c a n a k a m i a k a n b e r h a s i l .

Episode 20

K a m i b e r k u d a ma j u s e d e m i k i a n r u p a s e h i n g g a k a m i t e t a p s e j a j a r d e n g a n W i n n e t o u . D e n g a n s e k a l i - s e k a l i me n e n g o k k e b e l a k a n g , d a p a t l a h k a m i me l i h a t b e b e r a p a s a a t k e m u d i a n b a h w a p a r a p e n u n g g a n g k u d a t e r s e b u t s u d a h s a m p a i d i t e m p a t d i m a n a k a m i t a d i b e r h e n t i d a n d a r i s i t u j u g a d a p a t me l i h a t r a k i t - r a k i t me r e k a s e r t a r a k i t W i n n e t o u . K a m i t i d a k d a p a t me n d e n g a r me r e k a , t e t a p i me l i h a t me r e k a me n g a c u n g - a c u n g k a n t a n g a n me n a n d a k a n b a h w a me r e k a b e r s o r a k - s o r a k g e m b i r a . M e r e k a k e m u d i a n me l a r i k a n k u d a n y a , k a m i me l a k u k a n h a l y a n g s a m a . D i s i n i s u n g a i me l a l u i a l i r a n y a n g s e m p i t , s e h i n g g a k e c e p a t a n a i r b e r t a m b a h d e r a s , y a n g me m b u a t W i n n e t o u d a p a t me n g i k u t i k a m i .

B u k i t - b u k i t b a t u mu n c u l ma k i n t i n g g i d a n l e t a k n y a d e m i k i a n b e r d e k a t a n , s e h i n g g a t e p i - t e p i s u n g a i t e r s e b u t h a n y a b e r j a r a k l i m a me t e r , b a h k a n d i s a n a - s i n i ma s i h l e b i h s e m p i t l a g i . I n i l a h j a l a n ma s u k k e c a ? o n . K a r e n a k e t a j a m a n p e n g l i h a t a n , s a y a y a k i n b a h w a b a g i a n o r a n g N a v a j o y a n g p e r t a m a t e l a h me n d u d u k i p o s me r e k a . S e g e r a k a m i b e r k u d a am a t c e p a t , k e m u d i a n l e w a t d i a n t a r a d i n d i n g b u k i t b a t u y a n g b a g a i k a n s e t i n g g i l a n g i t d i t e p i a i r , me l a l u i b e l a h a n d a n g u m p a l a n b a t u d a l a m s e t e n g a h k e g e l a p a n , h i n g g a t i b a -t i b a me n j a d i t e r a n g k e m b a l i k a r e n a d i n d i n g a l a m t e r s e b u t t e l a h d i l a m p a u i . S a m p a i l a h k a m i d i b u k i t - b u k i t b a t u y a n g b e r l a p i s - l a p i s d a n d i b e l a k a n g n y a t a m p a k o r a n g N a v a j o .

K a m i t u r u n u n t u k me n u n t u n k u d a k a m i d i b a g i a n y a n g b e r b a h a y a i n i . S a n g K e p a l a S u k u s e n d i r i me n y a m b u t k a m i d a n s i F l e t c h e r t u a s a y a s e r a h k a n p a d a n y a , d e n g a n p e r m i n t a a n u n t u k me n j a g a d i a s e b a i k - b a i k n y a .

S e g e r a s e t e l a h i t u , W i n n e t o u me n a b r a k k a n r a k i t n y a p a d a d i n d i n g b u k i t y a n g c u r a m d a n d a t a n g b e r s a m a r o m b o n g a n n y a . S e m u a n y a b e r l a n g s u n g l e b i h c e p a t l a g i d a r i p a d a y a n g d a p a t s a y a k i s a h k a n , d a n s e k a r a n g n a m p a k j u g a o l e h k a m i mu n c u l n y a r a k i t s e r t a p e n g e n d a r a k u d a P a - U t e d i d a e r a h y a n g s e m p i t i t u . R u p a n y a me m a n g d e m i k i a n b e n t u k c a n o n i n i . M e r e k a ma s u k p e r a n g k a p . S a y a me m b i d i k me r e k a d e n g a n s e n a p a n p e m b u n u h b e r u a n g d a n me n e m b a k j a t u h d u a e k o r k u d a . T e m b a k a n - t e m b a k a n t e r s e b u t me n g g e l e g a r d i a n t a r a d i n d i n g b u k i t b a t u b a g a i k a n t e m b a k a n me r i a m .

O r a n g N a v a j o mu n c u l d a r i p e r s e m b u n y i a n n y a d a n me n g a c u n g k a n s e n a p a n - s e n a p a n me r e k a . K e t i k a p e n u n g g a n g 2 k u d a P a - U t e me l i h a t i n i , me r e k a me m b e l o k k a n k u d a me r e k a s e r t a me m b e r i t a n d a k e p a d a k a w a n - k a w a n me r e k a y a n g b e r a d a d i r a k i t u n t u k me n d a r a t , y a n g t i d a k d a p a t me r e k a l a k u k a n d e n g a n mu d a h .

M e l e t u s k a n k e m u d i a n t e m b a k a n - t e m b a k a n d a r i k e d u a b e l a h p i h a k y a n g t i d a k me r u g i k a n k a m i . M u s u h k a m i d a p a t me n g e t a h u i b a h w a me r e k a t i d a k d a p a t me n y e r a n g ma j u d a n me r e k a b e r b a l i k k e m b a l i .

K e t i k a me r e k a t e l a h me n g h i l a n g , r a k i t - r a k i t me r e k a y a n g k o s o n g t e r a p u n g - a p u n g me l e w a t i k a m i . K a m i t i d a k p e r l u me n u n g g u l a m a , k a r e n a o r a n g P a - U t e k e m b a l i l a g i . P a d a w a k t u me r e k a mu n d u r , me r e k a t e l a h b e r h a d a p a n d e n g a n b a g i a n k a m i y a n g l a i n , d a n t e r p a k s a h a r u s me n y a d a r i b a h w a me r e k a b e r a d a d a l a m k e k u a s a a n k a m i . K a m i me n d u d u k i d a e r a h d i ma n a k a m i d a p a t me n y e b a r , s e h i n g g a s e t i a p o r a n g d a r i k a m i d a p a t me n e m b a k . S e d a n g me r e k a t e l a h ma s u k k e d a l a m j a l a n y a n g b e g i t u s e m p i t , s e h i n g g a h a n y a y a n g p a l i n g mu k a s a j a l a h y a n g d a p a t me m p e r g u n a k a n s e n a p a n me r e k a j i k a t i d a k ma u s a l i n g me l u k a i s e s a m a n y a . A p a k a h me r e k a a k a n me m b i a r k a n d i r i me r e k a t e r j e p i t d a l a m d a e r a h y a n g s e m p i t l a g i b e r b a h a y a i n i ? T e n t u i n i s u a t u p e r b u a t a n y a n g g i l a . J a d i k a m i p u n y a k i n , b a h w a k a m i t i d a k p e r l u me n a n t i k a n k e p u t u s a n me r e k a l e b i h l a m a l a g i .

N y a t a n y a me m a n g d e m i k i a n , s e b a b b e b e r a p a s a a t k e m u d i a n d a t a n g l a h s a l a h s e o r a n g d a r i me r e k a me n u j u k a m i d e n g a n me n g a c u n g k a n s e l e m b a r k a i n p u t i h d a l a m t a n g a n n y a , s e b a g a i t a n d a ma u b e r u n d i n g . K a m i me m b i a r k a n d i a d a t a n g d e n g a n t e n a n g d a n d i a b e r k a t a k e p a d a k a m i , b a h w a k e p a l a s u k u n y a i n g i n b e r b i c a r a d e n g a n p e m i m p i n k a m i . A p a y a n g k a m i h a r a p k a n t e r j a d i l a h . K e p a l a S u k u P a - U t e me m p e r c a y a i k a t a -k a t a k a m i d a n d a t a n g me n d a p a t k a n k a m i . P e r u n d i n g a n i t u b e r j a l a n d e n g a n p e r l a h a n - l a h a n me n u r u t t a t a c a r a I n d i a n ; s e h i n g g a s a m p a i me n j e l a n g ma l a m d a n p e r l u d i n y a l a k a n a p i u n g g u n . K e p a l a S u k u N a v a j o me n g i n g i n k a n d a m a i d a n l i m a p u l u h b e d i l , o r a n g P a - U t e ma u b e r d a m a i t e t a p i t i d a k ma u me m b e r i k a n b e d i l , k a r e n a s u d a h a d a d u a o r a n g p e j u a n g d a r i me r e k a y a n g t e r b u n u h .

S e k a r a n g W i n n e t o u t u r u t c a m p u r d a l a m p e r k a r a t e r s e b u t d a n me n u r u t u s u l n y a P a t s A v a t a k a n me m b e r i k a n s e n a p a n -s e n a p a n n y a s e d a n g d i a a k a n me n e r i m a o r a n g y a n g me m b u n u h p u t e r a n y a . P e r j a n j i a n i n i d i k u a t k a n d e n g a n me n g h i s a p p i p a p e r d a m a i a n . D a n s i P a - U t e p u n k e m b a l i l a h k e p a s u k a n n y a u n t u k me n c e r i t a k a n h a s i l n y a p a d a me r e k a . S e l a n j u t n y a s e o r a n g p e m b a w a b e r i t a d i k i r i m k e b a g i a n y a n g l a i n d a n t i d a k l a m a a n t a r a n y a s e m u a o r a n g N a v a j o b e r k u m p u l d i t e p i s u n g a i . D i s a n a p e r k e m a h a n d i d i r i k a n d a n o r a n g P a - U t e j u g a b e r k e m a h d i s e k i t a r s i t u .

S u k a r s e k a l i b a g i P a t s A v a t d a r i s i a p a - s i a p a d i a h a r u s me n g a m b i l b e d i l n y a d a n h a m p i r t e n g a h ma l a m b a r u l a h d i a d a p a t me n y e r a h k a n n y a . K e m u d i a n d a t a n g l a h me r e k a u n t u k me n g a m b i l s i p e m b u n u h . D e n g a n s e n d i r i n y a me r e k a j u g a h a r u s me n y e r a h k a n k e m b a l i s e g a l a - g a l a n y a y a n g me r e k a r a m p a s d a r i k e d e l a p a n o r a n g y a n g me r e k a t a n g k a p . B e r s a m a me r e k a d a t a n g l a h j u g a o r a n g P a - U t e , y a n g d a h u l u b e r k u d a d i d e p a n d e n g a n k e d u a o r a n g y a n g t e r b u n u h d a n t e l a h me l i h a t s i p e m b u n u h y a n g me l a r i k a n d i r i . T e n t u s a j a s e b e l u m O l d C u r s i n g D r y d i s e r a h k a n , h a r u s d i j e l a s k a n a p a a l a s a n -a l a s a n n y a . K a r e n a i t u d i b e n t u k l a h s e b u a h j u r i , t e r d i r i d a r i k e d u a k e p a l a s u k u , W i n n e t o u , D i c k H a m m e r d u l l d a n s a y a .

Episode 21

F l e t c h e r s e l a m a i n i d i s i n g k i r k a n , h i n g g a a n a k n y a s a m p a i s e k a r a n g i n i b e l u m p e r n a h me l i h a t d i a . S e k a r a n g s e t e l a h d i a d i b a w a k e a p i p e r k e m a h a n d e n g a n t e r i k a t , a n a k n y a p u n me l i h a t s i a y a h d a n d e n g a n me n g g a g a p - g a g a p k e m a r a h a n me n u n t u t k a m i u n t u k s e g e r a me l e p a s k a n a y a h n y a . T e r j a d i l a h s u a t u p e r g u m u l a n y a n g l e b i h b a i k t i d a k s a y a c e r i t a k a n , d e n g a n k e s u d a h a n s i F l e t c h e r j u n i o r d i i k a t j u g a .

S e t e l a h i t u , d i s e k e l i l i n g k a m i t e r b e n t u k l a h s u a t u l i n g k a r a n d a r i o r a n g y a n g h e n d a k me n d e n g a r k a n s i d a n g . S e b e l u m p e m e r i k s a a n d i m u l a i , me n u r u t h u k u m p r a i r i , i k a t a n - i k a t a n h e n d a k n y a d i l e p a s k a n k a r e n a d i a t i d a k mu n g k i n me l a r i k a n d i r i . S a k s i s e g e r a me n g e n a l n y a , b a h w a d i a l a h y a n g me l a r i k a n d i r i , d a n p a d a w a k t u d i t u n j u k k a n k u d a F l e t c h e r , d i a me n e r a n g k a n d e n g a n p a s t i b a h w a i n i l a h b i n a t a n g y a n g d e n g a n ma n a s i p e m b u n u h me l a r i k a n d i r i . B u k t i - b u k t i t e r s e b u t s u d a h c u k u p .

K e t i k a F l e t c h e r d i b e r i k e s e m p a t a n u n t u k me m b e l a d i r i n y a , y a n g d a p a t d i u c a p k a n n y a t i d a k l a i n a d a l a h ma k i a n - ma k i a n s e r t a s u m p a h - s e r a p a h y a n g b e r a k h i r d e n g a n me n y a t a k a n b a h w a d i a a k a n me n j a d i b u t a d a n r e m u k r e d a m j i k a d i a l a h p e m b u n u h n y a . K a m i t e r p a k s a me m b i a r k a n d i a b e r b i c a r a , t e t a p i p e r k a t a a n n y a s u n g g u h - s u n g g u h t i d a k p a t u t d i d e n g a r k a n . A p a l a g i w a j a h n y a ! L e b i h m i r i p b i n a t a n g y a n g ma r a h d a r i p a d a w a j a h o r a n g !

P a t s A v a t , a y a h d a r i p u t e r a y a n g t e r b u n u h , d u d u k b e r h a d a p a n d e n g a n s a y a . S e n a p a n n y a t e r l e t a k d i s a m p i n g n y a . S e b i l a h p i s a u , s e b u a h t o m a h a w k d a n s e p u c u k p i s t o l t u a b e r l a r a s d u a t e r s e l i p d a l a m s a b u k n y a , y a n g ma n a j u g a b e r g a n t u n g k a n t u n g me s i u d a r i k u l i t . M u n g k i n h a n y a u n t u k b e r b u a t s e s u a t u a t a u

u n t u k me n y e m b u n y i k a n k e d o n g k o l a n n y a , d i a me n g e l u a r k a n p i s t o l n y a d a n me n g i s i n y a , s a y a t i d a k me m p e r h a t i k a n k a r e n a p e r h a t i a n s a y a t e r t u j u p a d a O l d C u r s i n g D r y .

W i n n e t o u me n g u l a n g i l a g i t u d u h a n - t u d u h a n n y a , t i d a k a d a s e s u a t u y a n g d a p a t d i b e l a , j a d i k a m i p u n h a r u s me n j a t u h k a n k e p u t u s a n . K e t i k a s e m u a n y a me n y a t a k a n " b e r s a l a h " s i A p a c h e b e r d i r i d a n b e r s e r u , " M e n u r u t h u k u m p r a i r i t e l a h t e r b u k t i b a h w a O l d C u r s i n g D r y y a n g me m b u n u h p r a j u r i t P a - U t e . D a n k a r e n a k a m i t e l a h b e r j a n j i u n t u k me n y e r a h k a n p e m b u n u h i n i k e p a d a o r a n g P a - U t e , ma k a mu l a i s a a t i n i d i a b e r a d a d a l a m t a n g a n K e p a l a S u k u P a - U t e , y a n g b o l e h me m p e r l a k u k a n d i a s e k e h e n d a k n y a . H o w g h ! "

P a t s A v a t j u g a b a n g k i t . D e n g a n p i s t o l n y a d a l a m t a n g a n k i r i , d e n g a n t a n g a n k a n a n n y a d i a me n u n j u k p a d a s i p e m b u n u h s e r a y a b e r s e r u , " J a d i b i n a t a n g b u a s i n i mu l a i s e k a r a n g a d a l a h m i l i k s a y a . S e g e r a d i a a k a n d i i k a t p a d a t i a n g d a n d i s i k s a s e d e m i k i a n r u p a s e h i n g g a d i a a k a n b e r t e r i a k - t e r i a k k e s a k i t a n t i g a h a r i t i g a ma l a m l a m a n y a , d e n g a n t i d a k d a p a t ma t i , s e b a b d i a b u k a n h a n y a me l a k u k a n k e d u a p e m b u n u h a n i t u , t e t a p i s e l a i n i t u t e l a h me m b u n u h j u g a b a n y a k o r a n g k u l i t me r a h . H o w g h ! "

B e b e r a p a s a a t l a m a n y a F l e t c h e r b e r d i r i t e g a k d e n g a n k a k u .

" S a y a h a r u s ma t i ? P a d a t i a n g p e n y i k s a a n ? M e s k i p u n t e l a h s a y a k a t a k a n b a h w a s a y a b u k a n l a h p e m b u n u h n y a ? A n j i n g me r a h y a n g ……… J i k a s a y a t i d a k d a p a t d i s e l a m a t k a n , ma k a k a m u a k a n t e r j u n j u g a k e d a l a m n e r a k a . L i h a t ! "

D i a me r e n g g u t p i s t o l d a r i t a n g a n k e p a l a s u k u , me m b i d i k k e p a d a n y a d a n me n e m b a k . P a d a s a a t b e r i k u t n y a d i a me n e k a n s e n j a t a t e r s e b u t p a d a p e l i p i s n y a s e n d i r i d a n me n e m b a k s e k a l i l a g i . K e d u a t e m b a k a n t e r s e b u t b e r b u n y i b e r u r u t a n . K a m i h a m p i r t i d a k d a p a t me l i h a t b a h w a k e p a l a s u k u me n g e l a k k e s a m p i n g p a d a t e m b a k a n y a n g p e r t a m a d a n p a d a t e m b a k a n y a n g k e d u a me r a i h p i s t o l n y a .

K a m i s e m u a n y a b a n g k i t d a n me n g i r a b a h w a k e d u a o r a n g i t u j a t u h ma t i , t e t a p i s i k e p a l a s u k u b a n g k i t d e n g a n t i d a k t e r l u k a s e d i k i t p u n s e r t a b e r k a t a d e n g a n me n g h i n a , " D i a t i d a k me n g e n a i s a y a , s e b a b s a y a me n e p i s t a n g a n n y a k e s a m p i n g d a n d a l a m p i s t o l i t u b e l u m a d a p e l u r u n y a , b a r u me s i u . C o b a l a h l i h a t a n j i n g b e r m u k a p u c a t i t u ! A p a y a n g t e r j a d i d e n g a n d i a ? "

Y a , a p a y a n g t e r j a d i d e n g a n F l e t c h e r ? D i a t e l a h me n j a t u h k a n p i s t o l i t u d a n me n e k a n k e d u a t a n g a n n y a k u a t - k u a t p a d a ma t a n y a , k e m u d i a n d i a me l e p a s k a n t a n g a n n y a , me n g a n g k a t k e p a l a n y a s e a k a n - a k a n d i a h e n d a k me m a n d a n g k e a n g k a s a , me n j e r i t s a n g a t me m i l u k a n d a n me n j a t u h k a n d i r i n y a k e t a n a h , s e r a y a me n g g e r a m d a n me n g g a r u k - g a r u k t a n a h .

" U f , u f , u f ! " c e t u s W i n n e t o u , " D i a m i n t a j a d i b u t a j i k a d i a b e r s a l a h , d a n s e k a r a n g d i a me n e m b a k s e n d i r i ma t a n y a d e n g a n me s i u . M e n u r u t h u k u m p r a i r i d i a t e l a h d i a d i l i , t e t a p i M a n i t o u y a n g A g u n g t e l a h me n g h u k u m n y a l e b i h k e r a s l a g i . W i n n e t o u , p e m i m p i n o r a n g A p a c h e t e l a h me l i h a t d a n me n g a l a m i b a n y a k p e r i s t i w a y a n g t i d a k d i l i h a t o r a n g l a i n , t e t a p i d i a me n g g i g i l me l i h a t i n i . H o w g h !

Episode 22

D i a me n g g i g i l s e p e r t i k e d i n g i n a n d a n b e r b a l i k u n t u k p e r g i . S e p e r t i y a n g d i k a t a k a n , F l e t c h e r b e r m a k s u d me n e m b a k p e l i p i s n y a , t e t a p i k a r e n a P a t s A v a t p a d a s a a t t e r s e b u t me n e p i s p i s t o l i t u , t e m b a k a n me l e t u s me n g a r a h k e d u a b u a h ma t a n y a . S a y a me r a s a k a n s e p e r t i W i n n e t o u , me n g g i g i l d a n p e r g i me n j a u h s a m p a i s a y a t i d a k d a p a t me n d e n g a r r i n t i h a n -r i n t i h a n n y a l a g i . S e t e l a h b e b e r a p a l a m a s a y a k e m b a l i p u l a , d i a t e l a h d i b a w a o r a n g P a - U t e , s e d a n g k e p a l a s u k u me r e k a t i d a k me m i k i r k a n l a g i u n t u k me n g i k a t n y a p a d a t i a n g p e n y i k s a a n ma l a m i n i j u g a .

K e n d a t i p u n k a m i s e m u a n y a i n g i n t i d u r , s a y a t i d a k d a p a t t e r t i d u r j u g a , b e r b o l a k - b a l i k d a r i s i s i y a n g s a t u k e s i s i y a n g l a i n d a n t e r u s me n e r u s t e r d e n g a r d a l a m t e l i n g a s a y a k a t a - k a t a W i n n e t o u , " T e t a p i M a n i t o u y a n g A g u n g t e l a h me n g h u k u m n y a l e b i h k e r a s l a g i " .

D a n k e t i k a p a d a a k h i r n y a s a y a t e r t i d u r j u g a , d a l a m m i m p i s e a k a n - a k a n s a y a me n d e n g a r t e m b a k a n b e r k a l i - k a l i . T e t a p i a p a k a h i n i s u n g g u h s u a t u i m p i a n ? A t a u k a h s a y a t e r j a g a ? B e t u l - b e t u l t e l a h t e r j a d i t e m b a k a n - t e m b a k a n d a n s a y a me n d e n g a r o r a n g b e r l a r i a n k e s a n a - k e m a r i . K e t i k a s a y a b a n g u n , s a y a l i h a t p e r k e m a h a n d a l a m k e a d a a n h i r u k p i k u k d a n a t a s p e r t a n y a a n s a y a me r e k a me n c e r i t a k a n b a h w a O l d C u r s i n g D r y t e l a h me l a r i k a n d i r i .

M u n g k i n k a h i t u ? D i a , y a n g b u t a , me l a r i k a n d i r i ? H a m p i r -h a m p i r s a y a t i d a k d a p a t me m p e r c a y a i n y a ! A t a u k a h d i a s e b e n a r n y a t i d a k b u t a s a m a s e k a l i ? D i c k H a m m e r d u l l b e r l a r i -l a r i me n d a p a t k a n s a y a , d a r i k e j a u h a n d i a t e l a h b e r t e r i a k ,

" S u d a h k a h A n d a k e t a h u i b a h w a s i F l e t c h e r t u a t e l a h h i l a n g , S i r ? "

" S a y a t e l a h me n d e n g a r n y a , t e t a p i s a y a h a m p i r t i d a k d a p a t me m p e r c a y a i n y a ! "

" A p a k a h A n d a p e r c a y a a t a u t i d a k , i t u s a m a s a j a , t e t a p i b e g i t u l a h y a n g s e b e n a r n y a M r . S h a t t e r h a n d . "

" A p a k a h d i a t i d a k d i i k a t ? "

" T e n t u s a j a d i a d i i k a t . "

" J a d i a p a k a h o r a n g P a - U t e t i d a k me n j a g a n y a c u k u p k u a t ? "

" S a y a k i r a c u k u p k u a t . T e t a p i k a r e n a d i a b u t a d a n l a g i j u g a t e r i k a t , me r e k a p i k i r t e n t u d i a t i d a k a k a n d a p a t l a r i . "

" J a d i b a g a i m a n a t e r j a d i n y a ? T e n t u h a r u s a d a o r a n g y a n g me n o l o n g d i a . "

" Y a , t e n t u s a j a o r a n g y a n g me n o l o n g d i a , a n a k n y a , d a n d i a i n i j u g a t e l a h l a r i . S a l a h s e o r a n g p e n j a g a y a n g p a l i n g l u a r t e l a h me l i h a t d u a o r a n g me n u n g g a n g i s e e k o r k u d a . "

" J a d i k e d u a F l e t c h e r i t u t i d a k s e m p a t me n g a m b i l s e e k o r k u d a l a g i ? A p a k a h a n a k n y a t i d a k d i i k a t ? "

" D i i k a t a p a t i d a k , i t u s a m a s a j a , t e t a p i me r e k a t e l a h me l e p a s k a n t a l i n y a , s e b a b d i a me m i n t a n y a d a n b e r j a n j i u n t u k b e r l a k u t e n a n g . M e r e k a k i r a t i d a k p e r l u c u r i g a p a d a n y a , k a r e n a a y a h n y a b e r a d a p a d a s u k u P a - U t e . "

" B e t a p a t i d a k b e r h a t i - h a t i n y a me r e k a i n i . K e a r a h ma n a l a r i me r e k a ?

" K e s e l a t a n . P e n j a g a y a n g h a r u s me r e k a l a l u i t e l a h me m e r g o k i me r e k a d a n k e t i k a me r e k a t i d a k me n j a w a b , d i a me n e m b a k d u a k a l i k e a r a h me r e k a . D i a me m p u n y a i b e d i l b e r l a r a s d u a , s e b a b d i a s a l a h s e o r a n g k a w a n s a y a . "

" M a r i i k u t ! S a y a ma u k e t e m p a t d i m a n a d i a b e r d i r i . M e s k i p u n g e l a p , mu n g k i n k i t a ma s i h d a p a t me n e m u k a n j e j a k n y a . "

K a m i p e r g i . B a n y a k o r a n g l a i n me n g i k u t i k a m i t e t a p i b e g i t u h i n g g a j a u h k e d e p a n , k a m i d e n g a r p e r i n t a h W i n n e t o u y a n g me l a r a n g o r a n g l e b i h ma j u k e mu k a l a g i , k a r e n a d e n g a n

d e m i k i a n me n y e b a b k a n j e j a k p e l a r i a n a k a n r u s a k . O r a n g me m a t u h i n y a , s e d a n g s a y a b e r j a l a n t e r u s , b e r k a t a l a h d i a , " T e n t u n y a s a u d a r a s a y a t e l a h me n d e n g a r a p a y a n g t e r j a d i . K i t a h a r u s…… "

Episode 23

D i a b e r h e n t i d a n me n d e n g a r k a n . D e n g a n j e l a s k a m i me n d e n g a r d e r a p k u d a y a n g d e n g a n p e r l a h a n - l a h a n d a t a n g me n d e k a t . K a m i me n d e k a t i n y a d e n g a n j a r i - j a r i s i a p p a d a p e l a t u k p i s t o l k a m i . S i k a p h a t i - h a t i k a m i i n i t e r n y a t a t i d a k a d a ma n f a a t n y a , k a r e n a t i d a k a d a o r a n g d i a t a s k u d a i t u . K u d a t e r s e b u t a d a l a h k u d a y a n g d i t u n g g a n g i F l e t c h e r mu d a . K e t i k a k a m i me m b a w a n y a k e a p i p e r k e m a h a n y a n g t e l a h d i n y a l a k a n l a g i , t a m p a k o l e h k a m i b a h w a s e l u r u h b a g i a n b e l a k a n g k u d a b e r d a r a h , t e t a p i k u d a i t u s e n d i r i t i d a k t e r l u k a . J a d i t e n t u n y a s a l a h s e o r a n g p e n u n g g a n g k u d a t e r k e n a p e l u r u s i p e n j a g a . K u d a i t u k e m u d i a n me l e m p a r k e d u a p e n u n g g a n g n y a d a n k e m b a l i k e m a r i .S e k a r a n g k a m i d a p a t me m a s t i k a n u n t u k me n e m u k a n k e d u a o r a n g p e l a r i a n i t u d a n me n u n g g u s a m p a i p a g i h a r i t i b a . P a d a w a k t u f a j a r b a r u s a j a me n y i n g s i n g , k a m i mu l a i me n c a r i . K a m i t i d a k p e r l u p e r g i j a u h - j a u h . D a r i t e m p a t d i m a n a k e d u a F l e t c h e r t e r s e b u t t e r l i h a t u n t u k t e r a k h i r k a l i n y a , j e j a k n y a t a k s a m p a i s e r i b u l a n g k a h . D i t e m p a t i t u me n g g e l e t a k l a h ma y a t a n a k n y a , s u d a h k a k u s a m a s e k a l i . P e l u r u n y a t e l a h me m a s u k i p u n g g u n g n y a , j a d i h a n y a b e b e r a p a me n i t s a j a d i a d a p a t b e r t a h a n d i a t a s k u d a . S e d a n g b i n a t a n g t e r s e b u t ma s i h l a r i d e n g a n F l e t c h e r t u a l e b i h j a u h l a g i . K a r e n a b u t a , d i a t e l a h s a l a h me n g e n d a l i k a n , y a i t u k e p i n g g i r b u k i t b a t u , y a n g k i r a - k i r a t i g a p u l u h me t e r d a l a m n y a t u r u n k e s u n g a i .D i s i n i s i k u d a t i d a k ma u me n e r u s k a n l a g i d a n me l e m p a r k a n p e n u n g g a n g n y a . K e t i k a d a r i p i n g g i r a n k a m i me m a n d a n g k e b a w a h , k a m i l i h a t d i a me n g g e l e t a k . D i a ma s i h h i d u p s e b a b k a m i l i h a t d i a b e r g e r a k d a n t e r d e n g a r r i n t i h a n y a n g s a y u p -s a y u p . S a y a t i d a k p e r n a h p e n i n g , t e t a p i s e k a r a n g k e p a l a s a y a p u s i n g me n g i n g a t b a h w a p e n g h u j a t a n n y a y a n g k e d u a t e r h a d a p T u h a n s e k a r a n g j u g a t e r p e n u h i . " S e m o g a s a y a me n j a d i b u t a d a n r e m u k r e d a m ! " k a t a n y a , d a n s e k a r a n g d i a me n g g e l e t a k j a u h d i b a w a h s a n a !K a m i t u r u n d a r i s e b e l a h l a i n y a n g t i d a k b e r b a h a y a . K e t i k a k a m i s a m p a i d i t e m p a t n y a , d i a ma s i h me n g g e l e t a k d i t e m p a t y a n g s a m a , me r a t a p - r a t a p d a n d e n g a n ma t a t e r t u t u p . S a y a b e r l u t u t d i s a m p i n g n y a s e r t a b e r t a n y a , " M r . F l e t c h e r , e n g k a u d e n g a r s a y a ? "P e r l a h a n - l a h a n d i a me m b u k a k a n k e l o p a k ma t a n y a d a n me m a n d a n g k e a r a h s a y a d e n g a n ma t a y a n g b e r k a c a - k a c a , t e t a p i s a y a

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Catatan “Si Pemaki Tuhan“ berjudul as l i “Old Curs ing Dry” (S i Ceking Pemaki) dan ditu l i s pertama kal i di suatu majalah. Ket ika diterb i t kan dalam bentuk buku diber i judul baru “Gott L?s s t Sich Nicht Spotten ” (Tuhan Tidak Memperkenankan Memaki) dan digabungkan bersama dengan cer i ta - cer i ta la innya dalam sebuah buku yang berjudul “Auf fremden Pfaden” (Di Pelosok Neger i Asing) (1897) .