A Promise in Defiance: Romance in the Rockies book 3
“She would miss the man terribly, but sobbing like a baby wasn’t helping anyone. Now the anger was seeping in.
Billy came up behind her and wrapped her in a huge, warm hug. “Are you all right?”
“Who would do this?”
She leaned into him, comforted by his broad chest and strong arms. “Doc was a good man. Everybody liked him—” she bit that off. Not everyone. Smith and Shelby didn’t care for him, but did they dislike him enough to kill him?
“What is it, Hannah?”
Was it worth mentioning? “Smith and Sh...elby were in here a while back. Doc had to pull his scalpel on Shelby. He was misbehaving.”
“Really?” Billy sounded interested. “We should tell the marshal.”
“Tell me what?”
Beckwith stepped out of the examination room and strode up to them, his boots thudding like thunder.
“I sewed Smith up, I don’t know, a month or so ago. Shelby was with him and they got a little out of hand. Doc pulled a scalpel on them to remind ’em of their manners.”
Beckwith rubbed his wide, bony jaw.MoreLess
Billy came up behind her and wrapped her in a huge, warm hug. “Are you all right?”
“Who would do this?”
She leaned into him, comforted by his broad chest and strong arms. “Doc was a good man. Everybody liked him—” she bit that off. Not everyone. Smith and Shelby didn’t care for him, but did they dislike him enough to kill him?
“What is it, Hannah?”
Was it worth mentioning? “Smith and Sh...elby were in here a while back. Doc had to pull his scalpel on Shelby. He was misbehaving.”
“Really?” Billy sounded interested. “We should tell the marshal.”
“Tell me what?”
Beckwith stepped out of the examination room and strode up to them, his boots thudding like thunder.
“I sewed Smith up, I don’t know, a month or so ago. Shelby was with him and they got a little out of hand. Doc pulled a scalpel on them to remind ’em of their manners.”
Beckwith rubbed his wide, bony jaw.MoreLess
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