True Grit part 7
Mattie and Rooster arrive at The Original Greaser Bob’s cabin, wedged in the notch of a valley to find it already occupied. Rooster puts Mattie to work stopping the cabin’s chimney, to smoke the men out. Rooster tells the men inside that he is with Columbus Potter and five other men.
(In the novel, Columbus Potter was Rooster’s only friend, and Rooster’s decrepit condition could be said to be a reflection of his grief over the loss of his friend.)