Death in the Desert
“As he got there, he saw two men outside the house he’d put the body in. They were talking to each other, very animated. Then the door opened and a third man came out—the supervisor. Clint moved closer so he could hear what they were saying . . .
• • • “Somebody plugged him once,” the supervisor said.
“We didn’t hear no shot,” one of the others said.
“Too far away,” the boss said. Clint was still waiting to hear his name. He didn’t have to wait much longer.
“Steve, what’s goi...n’ on?” the second man said. “Who killed Kenny?”
“I don’t know,” Steve said.
“Well,” the first man said, “somebody’s in town with us—somebody we ain’t seen yet. I don’t like it.”
“Neither do I,” Steve said. “We’ve gotta find him, though.”
“We need more men to search the whole town,”MoreLess
• • • “Somebody plugged him once,” the supervisor said.
“We didn’t hear no shot,” one of the others said.
“Too far away,” the boss said. Clint was still waiting to hear his name. He didn’t have to wait much longer.
“Steve, what’s goi...n’ on?” the second man said. “Who killed Kenny?”
“I don’t know,” Steve said.
“Well,” the first man said, “somebody’s in town with us—somebody we ain’t seen yet. I don’t like it.”
“Neither do I,” Steve said. “We’ve gotta find him, though.”
“We need more men to search the whole town,”MoreLess
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