Beyond This Moment
“That was for certain. Behind him on the trail, Winsome whinnied and pawed the ground."Easy, girl;' he whispered, rifle at the ready.He scanned the woods around him and above him on the ridge, paying special attention to the trees. Cougars were formidable predators. He'd seen one shoot straight up a lodgepole pine, as if gravity meant nothing, and then perch there, waiting, only to leap straight down-some thirty feet at least-to take down a bull elk twice the animal's size.His attention keen, he... climbed back in the saddle and continued down the twisting path.The newspaper office was closed over the weekend, but come Monday he'd ask Elizabeth Ranslett to put a line about the killings in the next issue. Just so people would be on the alert with their animals. Cougars were shy of people, so that typically wasn't a worry-although folks being more attentive wouldn't hurt.When he reached the fork in the trail, he paused. The narrow path leading upward to the left followed the ridge, skirting around the lake, and would take him directly into town.MoreLess
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