Autumn of the Gun (2010)
Autumn of the Gun
“Captain Dillard said. “While neither has a record, they were once arrested on suspicion of bank robbery and released for lack of evidence. It was Collins who tried to back-shoot you, Nathan.”
“I realize them having my horse and saddlebags won’t be enough to convict them,” said Nathan. “There must be some way of forcing them to talk.”
“So far, nothing beyond their names,” Captain Dillard said. “In the morning, the bank tellers who were on duty at the time of the robbery will have a look at these... two.”
“Does that include Sheriff Littlefield’s son, who identified me?”
“No,” said the Ranger. “After his relationship to Littlefield came to light in Austin, he left the bank and nobody knows where he is. We could have tracked him down and maybe convicted him of perjury, but you were set free and we believed justice had been done.”
When Nathan and Harley reached the jail the following morning, Captain Dillard was already there. Sheriff Littlefield nodded to Nathan and Harley.MoreLess
“I realize them having my horse and saddlebags won’t be enough to convict them,” said Nathan. “There must be some way of forcing them to talk.”
“So far, nothing beyond their names,” Captain Dillard said. “In the morning, the bank tellers who were on duty at the time of the robbery will have a look at these... two.”
“Does that include Sheriff Littlefield’s son, who identified me?”
“No,” said the Ranger. “After his relationship to Littlefield came to light in Austin, he left the bank and nobody knows where he is. We could have tracked him down and maybe convicted him of perjury, but you were set free and we believed justice had been done.”
When Nathan and Harley reached the jail the following morning, Captain Dillard was already there. Sheriff Littlefield nodded to Nathan and Harley.MoreLess
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