Audrey And the Maverick (2010)
“He was breathless and looked as if he hadn’t slept in the last ten days, but his eyes were alight with excitement. Kemp hoped he brought good news.
“Get out,” he ordered the rest of his men loitering in the jail lobby. When the room emptied, he faced Ike. “So let’s have it. What did you find out?”
“It’s no rumor, Sheriff. Dillard and Fiske opened a couple dozen logging camps in the mountains to cut railroad ties. They’re gonna be sending ten thousand dollars in silver up to the main camp to cov...er payroll and operating expenses.” He looked at the sheriff. “Every month.”
Kemp eyed his hired gun, trying to see if he was lying or had been duped. This news was a helluva break. “You sure about this? Who did you talk to?”
“Word’s out all over Cheyenne. They’re hiring every man, Chinkie, and Mick they can. Paying three times what a cowboy makes, more if their camps meet quotas. They’re flush, and it’s coming our way.”
“When’s the first shipment?”
“Next week.MoreLess
“Get out,” he ordered the rest of his men loitering in the jail lobby. When the room emptied, he faced Ike. “So let’s have it. What did you find out?”
“It’s no rumor, Sheriff. Dillard and Fiske opened a couple dozen logging camps in the mountains to cut railroad ties. They’re gonna be sending ten thousand dollars in silver up to the main camp to cov...er payroll and operating expenses.” He looked at the sheriff. “Every month.”
Kemp eyed his hired gun, trying to see if he was lying or had been duped. This news was a helluva break. “You sure about this? Who did you talk to?”
“Word’s out all over Cheyenne. They’re hiring every man, Chinkie, and Mick they can. Paying three times what a cowboy makes, more if their camps meet quotas. They’re flush, and it’s coming our way.”
“When’s the first shipment?”
“Next week.MoreLess
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