A Time for Hanging
“She was dead, all right; Vincent knew that the minute he saw her, the light of the moon falling on her through the trees. He shook his head. "Have a look at her, doc," he said.
"I tell you, I never seen anything like it," Harl Case said. "That damn Paco." "Where is he?" Vincent said.
Harl hitched a thumb over his shoulder. "Back yonder in the trees." Leaving the examination of the body to Bigby, Vincent walked back there, his boots scuffing through dried leaves. He saw Jack leaning against the tree. "Well, Jack." "Yeah," Jack said. He looked like some kind of vengeful ghost standing there, his glass eye not quite lined up right, the scar on his face livid in the dim light.
Vincent looked down at Paco. "Jesus, they did a real job on him. He still alive?" "I think so. I checked a few minutes ago, and he was still breathin' then." "Better get him back to the jail and lock him up, then. You think we can carry him?" Simkins pushed away from the tree. "He don't weigh that much...." "Let's try not to hurt him anymore than he already is," Vincent said as they bent down. The took the unconscious boy by his legs and shoulders and lifted him.MoreLess
"I tell you, I never seen anything like it," Harl Case said. "That damn Paco." "Where is he?" Vincent said.
Harl hitched a thumb over his shoulder. "Back yonder in the trees." Leaving the examination of the body to Bigby, Vincent walked back there, his boots scuffing through dried leaves. He saw Jack leaning against the tree. "Well, Jack." "Yeah," Jack said. He looked like some kind of vengeful ghost standing there, his glass eye not quite lined up right, the scar on his face livid in the dim light.
Vincent looked down at Paco. "Jesus, they did a real job on him. He still alive?" "I think so. I checked a few minutes ago, and he was still breathin' then." "Better get him back to the jail and lock him up, then. You think we can carry him?" Simkins pushed away from the tree. "He don't weigh that much...." "Let's try not to hurt him anymore than he already is," Vincent said as they bent down. The took the unconscious boy by his legs and shoulders and lifted him.MoreLess
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