SHE SPUTTERS PISTOL SHOTS / o, public humiliation

Morgan nodded in response to the stranger, reforming its mask from its anklets. It had no idea where the outlander was headed, but it took solace in observing that it was in a different direction from where Beck had fled. The samoyed sat down and stared up into the sky, conflicted about the day's events. Why had the poltergeist hung up and attacked the unfamiliar animal? Was it right in attacking him back? Who was the stranger?